Dezember 1971 darstellt, dem zufolge niemand in Frankreich einen Rechtsberuf ausüben darf, der nicht die französische Staatsangehörigkeit besitzt, "außer nach Maßgabe internationaler Übereinkünfte".
On 26 June 1990, however, he was told that his request could not be complied with, as he had not demonstrated that he had fulfilled the requirement of a three-year apprenticeship (stage); the author affirms that his application had been complete and included, in particular, proof of such an apprenticeship.