Foreign nationals holding the resident card provided for in article L. 424-1 may be issued with a resident card bearing the words “long-term resident-EU” for a period of ten years under the conditions provided for in article L. 426-17.
The decision to grant a resident card bearing the wording “long-term resident-EU” provided for in this article is subject to compliance with the conditions of republican integration provided for in article L. 413-7.