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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative detention centres

Article R744-2

The administrative detention centres are national in scope.They receive, within the limits of their capacity and regardless of the geographical jurisdiction of the prefect who made the decision to det…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Special notification procedures

Article R613-2

The decision to interrupt the period of voluntary departure provided for in article L. 612-5 shall be notified through administrative channels.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article R743-22

…he holding. He shall inform the foreign national and the administrative authority that ordered the detention without delay.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R655-2

…le IR. 610-1R. 611-1 to R. 613-7R. 614-1Application by operation of lawR. 615-1 to R. 615-5In Title IIR. 621-1 to R. 621-3R. 621-5 to R. 622-1In Title IIIR. 630-1R. 631-1 to R. 632-1R. 632-3 to R. 632…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions under which the administrative authority may implement a decision taken by another Member State of the European Union or a State with which the Schengen acquis applies

Article R615-2

The administrative authority may, pursuant to 2° of Article L. 615-1, decide to implement an enforceable expulsion decision taken by one of the other Member States of the European Union, the Republic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R721-2

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect are competent to determine the country of return of a foreign national in the event of the automatic enforcement of the following decisions:…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R732-2

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4 is the prefect of the département where th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Assistance in exercising rights

Article R744-20

To enable foreign nationals held in an administrative detention centre to exercise their rights effectively, the minister responsible for immigration will enter into an agreement with one or more lega…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access for the delegate from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Article R744-22

…e of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or his representatives shall have access to detention facilities under conditions that guarantee their effective access to asylum seekers.This ac…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single subsection: Implementation of a decision taken by a Member State of the European Union

Article R722-2

…order the foreign national to be placed under house arrest pursuant to 3° of article L. 731-1 or detained pursuant to article L. 741-1.

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