Section 3: Forfeiture of French nationality

An individual who has acquired French nationality may, by decree issued after the assent of the Conseil d’Etat, be stripped of French nationality, unless the stripping results in the individual becoming stateless: 1° If he is convicted of an act classified as a felony or misdemeanour constituting an attack on the fundamental interests of the Nation or for a felony or misdemeanour constituting an act of terrorism; 2° If he…

Discontinuance is only incurred if the acts of which the person concerned is accused and referred to in article 25 occurred prior to the acquisition of French nationality or within ten years of the date of such acquisition. It may only be pronounced within ten years of the commission of the said acts. If the acts of which the person concerned is accused are referred to in 1° of Article…