#INTN2608000DDecree of April 1, 2026 on Naturalization, Reintegration, Mention of Minor Children Benefiting from Collective Effect Attached to the Acquisition of French Nationality by Their Parents and Francization of Names and First Names (Protected Access)
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This decree, published on 5 April 2026, regulates the publication of individual administrative acts concerning French nationality and civil status. It mandates that acts related to naturalization, reintegration into French nationality, the automatic acquisition of nationality by minor children through their parents, and the official francization of surnames and given names must be published in the Journal Officiel under protected conditions. These documents are made available on Légifrance exclusively via a 'protected access' mechanism that prevents indexing by search engines. The measure implements Article L. 221-14 and Articles R. 221-15 and R. 221-16 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, following an opinion from the CNIL (data protection authority). Its purpose is to protect the privacy of individuals acquiring or recovering French nationality.
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Key Changes
- Individual acts on naturalization, reintegration, collective effect for minor children and name francization can only be published in the Journal Officiel with anti-indexing measures
- All such acts must be made available exclusively through 'Accès protégé' on the Légifrance website
- Publication rules apply pursuant to Article L. 221-14 and Articles R. 221-15 and R. 221-16 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration
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What this law requires
Publish individual administrative acts concerning naturalization in the Journal Officiel de la République française only under protected access conditions that prevent indexing by search engines
Publish individual administrative acts concerning reintegration into French nationality in the Journal Officiel de la République française only under protected access conditions that prevent indexing by search engines
Publish individual administrative acts concerning automatic acquisition of French nationality by minor children through their parents in the Journal Officiel de la République française only under protected access conditions that prevent indexing by search engines
Publish individual administrative acts concerning francization of surnames and given names in the Journal Officiel de la République française only under protected access conditions that prevent indexing by search engines
Make published acts accessible on Légifrance website exclusively through a protected access mechanism