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Article 21-8 of the French Civil Code

The interested party has the option of declaring, under the conditions provided for in articles 26 et seq and provided that he proves that he has the nationality of a foreign State, that he declines French nationality in the six months preceding his majority or in the twelve months following it.

In the latter case, he is deemed never to have been French.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 21-8

L’intéressé a la faculté de déclarer, dans les conditions prévues aux articles 26 et suivants et sous réserve qu’il prouve qu’il a la nationalité d’un Etat étranger, qu’il décline la qualité de Français dans les six mois qui précèdent sa majorité ou dans les douze mois qui la suivent.

Dans ce dernier cas, il est réputé n’avoir jamais été français.

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