Article R234-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
Whatever their nationality, family members residing with the European Union citizen referred to in 1° of article L. 233-1 acquire a right to permanent residence on French territory before the end of the uninterrupted five-year period of legal residence provided for in article L. 234-1 in the following cases:1° The worker himself benefits from the right to permanent residence pursuant to articles R. 234-4 and R. 234-5;2° The worker dies…