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Citizenship and Nationality
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(1) The citizenship of the Republic of Moldova shall be acquired, maintained or withdrawn under the conditions provided for by the organic law.
(2) No one may be arbitrarily deprived of his/her citizenship or of the right to change the citizenship. (Art. 17) - Moldovian
(1) Cetăţenia Republicii Moldova se dobîndeşte, se păstrează ori se pierde în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică.
(2) Nimeni nu poate fi lipsit în mod arbitrar de cetăţenia sa şi nici de dreptul de a-şi schimba cetăţenia. (Art. 17)
Citizenship and Nationality
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1. Dutch nationality shall be regulated by Act of Parliament.
… (Art. 2) - Dutch
1. De wet regelt wie Nederlander is.
… (Art. 2)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe Russian Federation shall have jurisdiction over:
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c. ... citizenship in the Russian Federation,
... (Art. 71) - RussianВ ведении Российской Федерации находятся:
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в) ... гражданство в Российской Федерации;
... (Статья 71)
Citizenship and Nationality
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5. Greeks deprived in any manner whatsoever of their citizenship prior to the coming into force of this Constitution shall re-acquire it upon a decision by special committees of magistrates as specified by law.
… (Art. 111) - Greek…
5. Έλληνες που στερήθηκαν με οποιονδήποτε τρόπο την ιθαγένειά τους έως την έναρξη της ισχύος του Συντάγματος, την αποκτούν πάλι ύστερα από κρίση ειδικών επιτροπών από δικαστικούς λειτουργούς, όπως νόμος ορίζει.
… ('Αρθρο 111)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Romanian citizenship can be acquired, retained or lost as provided by the organic law.
(2) Romanian citizenship cannot be withdrawn if acquired by birth. (Art. 5) - Romanian(1) Cetăţenia română se dobândeşte, se păstrează sau se pierde în condiţiile prevăzute de legea organică.
(2) Cetăţenia română nu poate fi retrasă aceluia care a dobândit-o prin naştere. (Art. 5)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A person born outside the United Kingdom and the qualifying territories after commencement shall be a British citizen if at the time of the birth his father or mother—
(a) is a British citizen otherwise than by descent; or
(b) is a British citizen and is serving outside the United Kingdom and the qualifying territories in service to which this paragraph applies, his or her recruitment for that service having taken place in the United Kingdom or a qualifying territory; or
(c) is a British citizen and is serving outside the United Kingdom and the qualifying territories in service under an EU institution, his or her recruitment for that service having taken place in a country which at the time of the recruitment was a member of the European Union.
… (British Nationality Act 1981, Sec. 2)2
Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. Polish citizenship shall be acquired by birth to parents being Polish citizens. Other methods of acquiring Polish citizenship shall be specified by statute.
2. A Polish citizen shall not lose Polish citizenship except by renunciation thereof. (Art. 34) - Polish1. Obywatelstwo polskie nabywa się przez urodzenie z rodziców będących obywatelami polskimi. Inne przypadki nabycia obywatelstwa polskiego określa ustawa.
2. Obywatel polski nie może utracić obywatelstwa polskiego, chyba że sam się go zrzeknie. (Art. 34)
Citizenship and Nationality
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Statutes shall determine the rules concerning:
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- nationality,
… (1958 Constitution, Art. 34) - French
La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- la nationalité,
… (Constitution 1958, Art. 34)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishCitizenship of the Republic of Lithuania shall be acquired by birth or on other grounds established by law.
With the exception of individual cases provided for by law, no one may be a citizen of both the Republic of Lithuania and another state at the same time.
The procedure for the acquisition and loss of citizenship shall be established by law. (Art. 12) - LithuanianLietuvos Respublikos pilietybė įgyjama gimstant ir kitais įstatymo nustatytais pagrindais.
Išskyrus įstatymo numatytus atskirus atvejus, niekas negali būti kartu Lietuvos Respublikos ir kitos valstybės pilietis.
Pilietybės įgijimo ir netekimo tvarką nustato įstatymas. (12 straipsnis)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) Spanish nationality shall be acquired, retained and lost in accordance with the provisions of the law.
(2) No person of Spanish birth may be deprived of his or her nationality.
(3) The State may negotiate dual nationality treaties with Latin-American countries or with those which have had or which have special links with Spain. In these countries Spaniards may become naturalized without losing their nationality of origin, even if those countries do not grant a reciprocal right to their own citizens. (Sec. 11) - Spanish1. La nacionalidad española se adquiere, se conserva y se pierde de acuerdo con lo establecido por la ley.
2. Ningún español de origen podrá ser privado de su nacionalidad.
3. El Estado podrá concertar tratados de doble nacionalidad con los países iberoamericanos o con aquellos que hayan tenido o tengan una particular vinculación con España. En estos mismos países, aun cuando no reconozcan a sus ciudadanos un derecho recíproco, podrán naturalizarse los españoles sin perder su nacionalidad de origen. (Art. 11)