91In the light of the foregoing, it must be held that it is not apparent from the file that the applicant had the habitual and main centre of his interests outside Belgium during the 10-year reference period, given, first, that he has Belgian nationality, that he lived continuously in Brussels for the whole of the 10‑year reference period, that he married a Belgian national in Brussels with whom he had three children, also born in Brussels, and, secondly, that he pursued private employment in that country for part of that period. It must also be noted that the applicant failed to show that, during the 10-year reference period, his residence had been in Belgium for reasons relating solely to the performance of duties in the service of a State or of an international organisation.
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