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Article 23-5 of the French Civil Code

In the event of marriage to a foreign national, the French spouse may renounce French nationality in accordance with the provisions of articles 26 et seq on condition that he has acquired the foreign nationality of his spouse and that the habitual residence of the household has been fixed abroad.

However, French nationals under the age of thirty-five will only be able to exercise this repudiation option if they have fulfilled their obligations under Book II of the National Service Code.

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Article 23-5

En cas de mariage avec un étranger, le conjoint français peut répudier la nationalité française selon les dispositions des articles 26 et suivants à la condition qu’il ait acquis la nationalité étrangère de son conjoint et que la résidence habituelle du ménage ait été fixée à l’étranger.

Toutefois, les français âgés de moins de trente-cinq ans ne pourront exercer cette faculté de répudiation que s’ils sont en règle avec les obligations prévues au livre II du code du service national.

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