French courts consistently treat dual nationals holding French citizenship as French nationals for extradition purposes. If you possess French nationality — whether by birth, naturalisation, or descent — Article 696-4 protection applies, and you cannot be extradited to non-EU states. However, you may still be surrendered to EU member states under the European Arrest Warrant framework. Your second nationality does not override French constitutional protection. The key question is whether French nationality was validly acquired before the extradition request; nationality obtained after proceedings commence may be scrutinised for abuse of process.
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