Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

The application for a certificate of French nationality is delivered or sent to the clerk’s office of the judicial court or the local court chamber using a form. It shall be accompanied by documents meeting the requirements of article 9 of decree n° 93-1362 of 30 December 1993. The content of the form and the list of documents to be produced are determined by order of the Minister of Justice….

A challenge to the refusal to issue a certificate of French nationality is made by petition delivered or addressed to the clerk of the judicial court. The applicant is required to constitute a lawyer. The act of incorporation entails election of domicile. The action is brought, on pain of foreclosure, within six months of notification of the refusal or expiry of the time limits provided for in the third paragraph…