ANNEX: Relevant provisions of the Algerian, Moroccan and Senegalese Nationality Codes pre- and post-reform 16171819 Reformed Legislative Provisions Algeria Previous Legislative Provisions Date of Reform: 27 February 2005 (with retroactive effect) Article 616 Article 617 A person is considered Algerian if he/she is born to an Algerian father or an Algerian mother. The following are of Algerian nationality by descent: (1) the child born to an Algerian father; (2) the child born to an Algerian mother and unknown father; (3) the child born to an Algerian mother and stateless father. Article 7 The following are of Algerian nationality by birth in Algeria: (2) the child born in Algeria to an Algerian mother and a foreign father who was born in Algeria, unless the child renounces Algerian nationality within one year preceding his coming of age. Article 9 Algerian nationality by birth and residence in Algeria: Except when opposed by the Minister of Justice…the following acquires Algerian nationality if, within 12 months preceding his coming of age, he declares his intention to obtain this nationality and if, at the time of the declaration, he has his habitual and regular residence in Algeria: - A child born in Algeria of an Algerian mother and a foreign father himself born outside Algeria. The silence of the Minister of Justice, after a delay of 12 months from the time of completion of an application, indicates acquiescence. Morocco D ate of Reform: 23 March 2007 (with retroactive effect) Article 618 Article 619 Is Moroccan: a child born to a Moroccan father or a Moroccan mother. Is Moroccan: a. a child born to a Moroccan father; b. a child born to a Moroccan mother and unknown father. (The new provisions on the allocation of Moroccan nationality, under this article, by the birth of a Moroccan mother, are applied to all persons born before the date of publication of this Act) Article 7 Is Moroccan: a. a child born in Morocco to a Moroccan mother and a stateless father; b. a child born in Morocco to unknown parents; Article 7 Is Moroccan, a child born to unknown parents in Morocco. 16 The text in this table represents an informal English translation. For the original French text, please see Ordonnance n° 05-01 du 18 Moharram 1426 correspondant au 27 février 2005 modifiant et complétant l’ordonnance n° 70-86 du 15 décembre 1970 portant code de la nationalité algérienne, 27 February 2005, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/447aa6514.html 17 For the original French text, please see Ordonnance no. 70-86 du 15 décembre 1970 portant Code de la nationalité algérienne, 18 December 1970, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/3ae6b52c4.html 18 For the original French text, please see Maroc: Code de la nationalité marocaine (2011) [Morocco], Dahir n. 1-58-250 du 21 safar 1378, 6 September 1958, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/501fc9822.html 19 For the original French text, please see Maroc: Dahir n° 1-58-250 du 21 safar 1378 (6 septembre 1958) portant la Code de la nationalité marocaine [Morocco], 6 September 1958, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6b5778.html 9 CAMPAIGN TO END STATELESSNESS WITHIN 10 YE ARS