4 CETS 200 – Avoidance of statelessness in relation to State succession, 19.V.2006 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 For the purpose of paragraph 1, sub‐paragraph b, an appropriate connection includes inter alia: a a legal bond to a territorial unit of a predecessor State which has become territory of the successor State; b birth on the territory which has become territory of the successor State; c last habitual residence on the territory of the predecessor State which has become territory of the successor State. Article 6 – Responsibility of the predecessor State A predecessor State shall not withdraw its nationality from its nationals who have not acquired the nationality of a successor State and who would otherwise become stateless as a result of the State succession. Article 7 – Respect for the expressed will of the person concerned A successor State shall not refuse to grant its nationality under Article 5 paragraph 1, sub‐ paragraph b, where such nationality reflects the expressed will of the person concerned, on the grounds that such a person can acquire the nationality of another State concerned on the basis of an appropriate connection with that State. Article 8 – Rules of proof 1 A successor State shall not insist on its standard requirements of proof necessary for the granting of its nationality in the case of persons who have or would become stateless as a result of State succession and where it is not reasonable for such persons to meet the standard requirements. 2 A successor State shall not require proof of non‐acquisition of another nationality before granting its nationality to persons who were habitually resident on its territory at the time of the State succession and who have or would become stateless as a result of the State succession. Article 9 – Facilitating the acquisition of nationality by stateless persons A State concerned shall facilitate the acquisition of its nationality by persons lawfully and habitually residing on its territory who, despite Articles 5 and 6, are stateless as a result of the State succession. Article 10 – Avoiding statelessness at birth A State concerned shall grant its nationality at birth to a child born following State succession on its territory to a parent who, at the time of State succession, had the nationality of the predecessor State if that child would otherwise be stateless.