Protected Access for Name Change Requests
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This text explains that individual decisions about a person’s civil status or nationality, including name change requests, cannot be published in France’s Official Journal in a way that lets search engines index them. These documents remain available on Légifrance, but only through protected access. The practical aim is to protect personal privacy while still allowing official access to the records.
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Key Changes
- Individual acts concerning civil status or nationality must not be searchable through public search engines
- Name change-related documents remain accessible through protected access on Légifrance
- Publication must balance official transparency with personal privacy protections
Obligations
What this law requires
Individual acts relating to a person’s civil status or nationality may be published in the Official Journal of the French Republic only under conditions that ensure they are not indexed by search engines.
Individual acts relating to civil status or nationality that are not indexable by search engines must remain accessible on Légifrance through protected access rather than unrestricted indexed publication.