Réintégration décret Art 24-1

2026 reform overlay — CONFIRMED 2026-05-30: The B2 language requirement and examen civique introduced by Décret 2025-648 apply to naturalisation and réintégration par DÉCRET (Art 24-1), via Décret 2025-648 amending Décret 93-1362 art. 37. Article 24-2 réintégration par déclaration follows a separate procedural track under Arts 26 ff Code civil, implemented by Décret 93-1362 art. 19 — and a direct reading of the consolidated art. 19 (version en vigueur 2026, Légifrance LODA JORFTEXT000000699753) confirms it imposes neither B2 nor examen civique, only the liens-manifestes condition. Service-public.fr F39426 independently states that déclaration procedures « ne sont pas concernées » by the examen civique. Observation (primary-source confirmed, no longer mere inference): the 2026 B2 + examen civique overlay does NOT extend to Art 24-2 réintégration par déclaration. [FR-EVID-E3-007; FR-EVID-E2-022; FR-SRC-A1-006; FR-SRC-D-004 art. 19 consolidated; service-public.fr F39426]

Confidence: HIGH for statutory architecture; HIGH (upgraded from MEDIUM) for the 2026 overlay scope as applied to Art 24-2 following the art. 19 consolidated-text retrieval.

Last evidence verification: 2026-05-30

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Stage 1 — Document preparation

• Proof of prior French nationality (acte de naissance with nationality mention, CNF, historical identity document)
• Proof of loss mechanism (acte de mariage showing foreign-national spouse for Category A; registered voluntary-loss declaration for Category B)
• Evidence of "liens manifestes avec la France" (family certificates, professional documents, cultural affiliation, visit records)
• SCEC Nantes (Service central d'état civil) for historical civil register documents where applicable [FR-SRC-H-010]
• Sworn translations of non-French documents

Stage 2 — Filing (dépôt)

• Declaration filed at tribunal judiciaire — directeur des services de greffe judiciaires (Arts 26 ff procedure; Décret 93-1362 art. 19 + art. 3)
• For applicants abroad: declaration filed at consulat de France competent for place of residence
• Récépissé issued

Stage 3 — Procureur opposition window

• The procureur de la République has a 1-year statutory window to oppose the enregistrement of the declaration on grounds of:
• Indignité
• Fraud (fabricated loss mechanism or manufactured links)
• Art 21-27 bars
• If no opposition is lodged within the window, enregistrement crystallises the réintégration

Stage 4 — Enregistrement

• Réintégration takes effect at date of enregistrement of the declaration
• Service central d'état civil de Nantes inscribes the mention nationale on the applicant's acte de naissance

Stage 5 — CNF issuance

• Certificat de Nationalité Française available on request post-enregistrement

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