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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(2) Romanian citizenship cannot be withdrawn if acquired by birth.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 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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(3) Every person has the right to freely decide which national group he or she is a member of. All manner of influence or coercion that may affect or lead to a denial of a person's original nationality shall be prohibited.
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(3) Kaţdý má právo slobodne rozhodovať o svojej národnosti. Zakazuje sa akékoľvek ovplyvňovanie tohto rozhodovania a všetky spôsoby nátlaku smerujúce k odnárodňovaniu.
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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
- English1. The status of Andorran national, as well as its legal effects, is acquired, kept and lost in accordance with the provisions of a Qualified Law.
2. The acquisition or retention of a nationality other than Andorran shall entail the loss of the latter, subject to the terms and periods established by law. (Art. 7) - Catalan1. La condició de nacional andorrà, així com les seves conseqüències jurídiques, s'adquireix, es conserva i es perd d'acord amb el que es reguli en Llei Qualificada.
2. L'adquisició o el manteniment d'una nacionalitat diferent de l'andorrana implicarà la pèrdua d'aquesta en els termes i terminis fixats per la llei. (Art. 7)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe status as a Belgian citizen is acquired, kept and lost according to rules established by civil law.
… (Art. 8) - DutchDe staat van Belg wordt verkregen, behouden en verloren volgens de regelen bij de burgerlijke wet gesteld.
… (Art. 8) - FrenchLa qualité de Belge s’acquiert, se conserve et se perd d’après les règles déterminées par la loi civile.
… (Art. 8) - GermanErwerb, Fortbestand und Verlust der belgischen Staatsangehörigkeit werden durch das Zivilgesetz geregelt.
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Citizenship and Nationality
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(1) For the Republic of Austria there is a uniform nationality.
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(1) Für die Republik Österreich besteht eine einheitliche Staatsbürgerschaft.
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Citizenship and Nationality
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Statutes shall determine the rules concerning:
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- nationality,
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La loi fixe les règles concernant:
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- la nationalité,
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Citizenship and Nationality
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3. All persons possessing the qualifications for citizenship as specified by law are Greek citizens. Withdrawal of Greek citizenship shall be permitted only in case of voluntary acquisition of another citizenship or of undertaking service contrary to national interests in a foreign country, under the conditions and procedures more specifically provided by law.
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3. Έλληνες πολίτες είναι όσοι έχουν τα προσόντα που ορίζει ο νόμος. Eπιτρέπεται να αφαιρεθεί η ελληνική ιθαγένεια μόνο σε περίπτωση που κάποιος απέκτησε εκούσια άλλη ιθαγένεια ή που ανέλαβε σε ξένη χώρα υπηρεσία αντίθετη προς τα εθνικά συμφέροντα, με τις προϋποθέσεις και τη διαδικασία που προβλέπει ειδικότερα ο νόμος.
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Citizenship and Nationality
- English1 Any person who is a citizen of a commune and of the Canton to which that commune belongs is a Swiss citizen.
… (Art. 37) - French1 A la citoyenneté suisse toute personne qui possède un droit de cité communal et le droit de cité du canton.
… (Art. 37) - German1 Schweizerbürgerin oder Schweizerbürger ist, wer das Bürgerrecht einer Gemeinde und das Bürgerrecht des Kantons besitzt.
… (Art. 37) - Italian1 Ha la cittadinanza svizzera chi possiede una cittadinanza comunale e la cittadinanza di un Cantone.
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