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Article 29-3 of the French Civil Code

Any person has the right to act to have it decided that he or she has or does not have French nationality.

The public prosecutor has the same right with regard to any person. He is a necessary defendant in any action declaring nationality. He must be called into question whenever a question of nationality is raised as an incident before a court competent to hear it.

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Article 29-3

Toute personne a le droit d’agir pour faire décider qu’elle a ou qu’elle n’a point la qualité de Français.

Le procureur de la République a le même droit à l’égard de toute personne. Il est défendeur nécessaire à toute action déclaratoire de nationalité. Il doit être mis en cause toutes les fois qu’une question de nationalité est posée à titre incident devant un tribunal habile à en connaître.

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