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Article 19-1 of the French Civil Code

Is French:

1° A child born in France of stateless parents;

2° A child born in France of foreign parents for whom the foreign laws of nationality do not in any way allow him to be transmitted the nationality of either of his parents.

However, he will be deemed never to have been French if, during his minority, the foreign nationality acquired or possessed by one of his parents comes to be transmitted to him.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article 19-1

Est français :

1° L’enfant né en France de parents apatrides ;

2° L’enfant né en France de parents étrangers pour lequel les lois étrangères de nationalité ne permettent en aucune façon qu’il se voie transmettre la nationalité de l’un ou l’autre de ses parents.

Toutefois, il sera réputé n’avoir jamais été français si, au cours de sa minorité, la nationalité étrangère acquise ou possédée par l’un de ses parents vient à lui être transmise.

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