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Article 311-15 of the French Civil Code

However, if the child and his father and mother or one of them have their habitual residence in France, whether common or separate, possession of status produces all the consequences that flow from it under French law, even if the other elements of filiation could have depended on foreign law.

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Article 311-15

Toutefois, si l’enfant et ses père et mère ou l’un d’eux ont en France leur résidence habituelle, commune ou séparée, la possession d’état produit toutes les conséquences qui en découlent selon la loi française, lors même que les autres éléments de la filiation auraient pu dépendre d’une loi étrangère.

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