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Article 21-13 of the French Civil Code

French nationality may be claimed by declaration made in accordance with articles 26 et seq, persons who have enjoyed, in a constant manner, possession of the status of French national, during the ten years preceding their declaration.

Where the validity of acts concluded prior to the declaration was subject to possession of French nationality, this validity may not be challenged solely on the grounds that the declarant did not have this nationality.

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Article 21-13

Peuvent réclamer la nationalité française par déclaration souscrite conformément aux articles 26 et suivants, les personnes qui ont joui, d’une façon constante, de la possession d’état de Français, pendant les dix années précédant leur déclaration.

Lorsque la validité des actes passés antérieurement à la déclaration était subordonnée à la possession de la nationalité française, cette validité ne peut être contestée pour le seul motif que le déclarant n’avait pas cette nationalité.

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