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Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) A Bulgarian citizen is anyone, at least one of whose parents is a Bulgarian citizen, or who has been born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should he not be entitled to any other citizenship by virtue of origin. Bulgarian citizenship shall further be acquirable through naturalization.
(2) A citizen of Bulgarian origin shall acquire Bulgarian citizenship through a facilitated procedure.
(3) No one shall be deprived of Bulgarian citizenship acquired by birth.
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(6) The conditions and procedure for the acquiring, preservation or loss of Bulgarian citizenship shall be established by law. (Art. 25) - Bulgarian(1) Български гражданин е всеки, на когото поне единият родител е българскɢ гражданин или който е роден на територията на Република България, ако не придобива другɨ гражданство по произход. Българско гражданство може да се придобие и по натурализация.
(2) Лицата от български произход придобиват българско гражданство по облекчен реo.
(3) Български гражданин по рождение не може да бъде лишен от българско гражданство.
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(6) Условията и редът за придобиване, запазване и загубване на българското гражданство сɟ определят със закон. (Чл. 25)
Citizenship and Nationality
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The State shall have exclusive legislative powers in the following fields:
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i) citizenship, vital records and registry offices;
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Lo Stato ha legislazione esclusiva nelle seguenti materie:
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i) cittadinanza, stato civile e anagrafi;
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Citizenship and Nationality
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(1) The child of a Hungarian citizen shall be a Hungarian citizen by birth. A cardinal Act may specify other instances of the origin or acquisition of Hungarian citizenship.
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(3) No one shall be deprived of Hungarian citizenship established by birth or acquired in a lawful manner.
(4) The detailed rules for citizenship shall be laid down in a cardinal Act. (Foundation, Art. G) - Hungarian
(1) Születésével a magyar állampolgár gyermeke magyar állampolgár. Sarkalatos törvény a magyar állam polgárság keletkezésének vagy megszerzésének más eseteit is meghatározhatja.
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(3) Senkit nem lehet születéssel keletkezett vagy jogszerűen szerzett magyar állampolgárságától megfosztani.
(4) Az állampolgárságra vonatkozó részletes szabályokat sarkalatos törvény határozza meg. (Alapvetés, G) cikk)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishAll persons whom the law or an international convention considers to be Portuguese citizens are such citizens. (Art. 4)
- PortugueseSão cidadãos portugueses todos aqueles que como tal sejam considerados pela lei ou por convenção internacional. (Art. 4)
Citizenship and Nationality
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No one may be deprived of citizenship of the Republic of Belarus or of the right to change citizenship.
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The acquisition and termination of citizenship shall be in accordance with the law. (Art. 10) - Belarusian
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Ніхто не можа быць пазбаўлены грамадзянства Рэспублікі Беларусь або права змяніць грамадзянства.
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Набыццё і страта грамадзянства ажыццяўляюцца ў адпаведнасці з законам. (Артыкул 10) - Russian
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Никто не может быть лишен гражданства Республики Беларусь или права изменить гражданство.
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Приобретение и утрата гражданства осуществляются в соответствии с законом. (Статья 10)
Citizenship and Nationality
- English(1) The Federation shall have exclusive legislative power with respect to:
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2. citizenship in the Federation;
… (Art. 73) - German(1) Der Bund hat die ausschließliche Gesetzgebung über:
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2. die Staatsangehörigkeit im Bunde;
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English1. The State shall have exclusive competence over the following matters:
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2) Nationality,
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2ª. Nacionalidad,
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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
- EnglishThe following are determined exclusively by the laws of Ukraine:
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2) citizenship
… (Art. 92) - UkrainianВиключно законами України визначаються:
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2) громадянство
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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;
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