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Law No. 192 Of 10 December 1999 On The Amendment And Completion Of The Law On Romanian Citizenship No. 21/1991 Parliament Adopts This Law.

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 192 din 10 decembrie 1999 pentru modificarea şi completarea Legii cetăţeniei române nr. 21/1991 Parlamentul României adopta prezenta lege.

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LEGE no. 192 192 of 10 December 1999 to amend and supplement Romanian Citizenship Law no. 21/1991 The Romanian Parliament adopts this law
ISSUER PARLIAMENT
Published in OFFICIAL MONITOR no. 611 611 of 14 December 1999



+ Article 1 Romanian Citizenship Law no. 21/1991 , published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no. 44 of 6 March 1991, shall be amended and supplemented as follows: In Article 1, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall read as follows: "" Art. 1. -Romanian citizenship is the connection and belonging of a natural person to the Romanian state. Romanian citizens are equal before the law; only they will be admitted to civil and military public offices. " 2. Article 4 shall read as follows: "" Art. 4. -Romanian citizenship is acquired by: a) birth; b) adoption; c) granting on request. " 3. Article 8 shall be repealed. 4. In Article 9, paragraph 1, the introductory part, as well as letters a), b) and f) shall read as follows: "" Art. 9. -Romanian citizenship may be granted, upon request, to the person without citizenship or to the foreign citizen, if he meets the following conditions: a) was born and domiciled, on the date of application, on the territory of Romania or, although he was not born on this territory, has legally, continuously and steadfastly lived on the territory of the Romanian state for at least 7 years or, if he is married to a Romanian citizen, for at least 5 years; b) proves by his behavior and attitude loyalty to the Romanian state and people; .............................................................. f) knows the Romanian language and possesses elementary notions of Romanian culture and civilization, to the extent sufficient to integrate into social life; " 5. in Article 9 (1), the following shall be inserted after point f): "g) knows the Romanian Constitution." 6. In Article 9, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " The deadlines provided in par. 1 lit. a) can be reduced up to half if the applicant is an internationally recognized personality. " 7. Article 11 shall read as follows: "" Art. 11. -Romanian citizenship can also be granted to the person who had this citizenship and who asks for his regaining, with the preservation of foreign citizenship and the establishment of domicile in the country or with his maintenance abroad, if he appropriate the conditions provided in art. 9 lit. b), c) and e). Parents who repatriate and request the regaining of Romanian citizenship also decide on the citizenship of their minor children. If the parents do not agree, the court of the minor's domicile will decide, taking into account its interests. In the case of the child who has reached the age of 14, his consent is required. The regaining of citizenship by one of the spouses has no consequence on the nationality of the other spouse. The foreign or non-citizen spouse of the person who repatriates and reacquires Romanian citizenship may ask for the acquisition of Romanian citizenship under the conditions of this law. " 8. Article 12 shall read as follows: "" Art. 12. -The approval of the applications for granting Romanian citizenship is made by decision of the Government that appreciates, in this regard, the proposals of the Minister of Justice. The Government Decision is published in the Official Gazette of Romania. " 9. In Article 20, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 20. -The person who is granted Romanian citizenship, according to art. 9 and 11, with the establishment of domicile in the country, shall submit, within 6 months, to the Minister of Justice or the Secretary of State delegated specifically for this purpose, the oath of allegiance to Romania. " 10. In Article 20, paragraph 3 shall read as follows: " The person who obtained the Romanian citizenship, under the conditions provided in art. 11, with the maintenance of domicile abroad, will take the oath of allegiance before the head of the diplomatic mission or the consular office of Romania in the country where he resides. " 11. In Article 22, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 22. -The proof of Romanian citizenship is made with the identity card or, as the case may be, with the identity card, the passport or with the certificate provided in art. 21 21 para. 2 2. " 12. in Article 25, after paragraph 1, paragraph 2 is inserted as follows: "Romanian citizenship cannot be withdrawn from the one who acquired it by birth." 13. in Article 27, after point b), the letter c) shall be inserted as follows: "c) has acquired or requested and has the assurance that it will acquire another nationality." 14. in Article 28, after paragraph 3, paragraph 3 is inserted with the following contents: " The minor child, entrusted by court decision to the parent who has his domicile abroad and who gives up his citizenship, loses Romanian citizenship on the same date as the parent to whom he was entrusted and to whom he lives, provided obtaining the agreement of the other parent, Romanian citizen 15. In Article 28, paragraph 4 shall read as follows: " In the situations provided in par. 2, 3 and 3 ^ 1, the child who has reached the age of 14 is required to consent. " 16. In Article 29, paragraph 1 shall read as follows: "" Art. 29. -The minor child, a Romanian citizen, adopted by a foreign citizen, loses Romanian citizenship, if, at the request of the adopter or, as the case may be, the adopters, he acquires their citizenship under the conditions provided by the foreign law. The minor who has reached the age of 14 is required to consent. " 17. in Article 29, after paragraph 1, paragraph 1 shall be inserted with the following contents: " Date of loss of Romanian citizenship under par. 1 is the date of acquisition by the minor of the adopter's citizenship. " 18. Article 31 shall read as follows: "" Art. 31. -The Romanian Government has by decision its withdrawal or, as the case may be, the approval of the waiver of the Romanian citizenship, appreciating on the proposal of the Minister of Justice, made 14-19 14-19. " 19. Article 35 shall be repealed. 20. In Article 42, paragraph 2 shall read as follows: " Applications pending on the date of entry into force of this law will be resolved in accordance with its provisions. The conditions for the acquisition of Romanian citizenship shall remain subject to the regulations in force on the date of application + Article 2 Throughout the whole Romanian Citizenship Law no. 21/1991 , terms: adoption, established, creepy, as well as the phrases The state Notary of the city of Bucharest and identity card are replaced by: adoption, adopted, adopter and, respectively, the public notary and identity card or card, as the case may be. + Article 3 Romanian Citizenship Law no. 21/1991 , with the amendments and completions brought by this law, will be republished in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, giving the articles a new numbering. This law was adopted by the Senate at the meeting of 8 November 1999, in compliance with the provisions of art. 74 74 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution. p. SENATE PRESIDENT, DORU IOAN TARACILA This law was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies at the meeting of November 9, 1999, in compliance with the provisions of 74 74 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution. p. PRESIDENT CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, ANDREI IOAN CHILIMAN ------------