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Article 370-2 of the French Civil Code

An adoption is international

1° Where a minor habitually resident in a foreign State has been, is being or is to be moved, in connection with his or her adoption, to France, where the adopter or adopters habitually reside;

2° Where a minor habitually resident in France has been, is or is to be moved, in connection with his or her adoption, to a foreign State, where the adopter(s) habitually reside(s).

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Article 370-2

L’adoption est internationale


1° Lorsqu’un mineur résidant habituellement dans un Etat étranger a été, est ou doit être déplacé, dans le cadre de son adoption, vers la France, où résident habituellement le ou les adoptants ;


2° Lorsqu’un mineur résidant habituellement en France a été, est ou doit être déplacé, dans le cadre de son adoption, vers un Etat étranger, où résident habituellement le ou les adoptants.

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