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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-21

…e interview are defined by the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.The procedures for transcribing the personal interview, the cases in which it…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-23

…is made on the application made by each of the parents under the conditions set out in article L. 521-3, the decision granting the most extensive protection is deemed to have been made for the benefi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book V: RIGHT OF ASYLUM AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L550-2

…y agreement, delegate to legal entities the possibility of providing certain reception, information and social, legal and administrative support services for asylum seekers during the period their app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: OBLIGATION TO LEAVE FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L611-2

…s coming directly from the territory of one of the States party to the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 may have 1° and 2° of article L. 611-1 applied to them if they cannot prove that they e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L595-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISIONS THAT MAY ASSORT THE DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L612-2

As an exception to article L. 612-1, the administrative authority may refuse to grant a period of voluntary departure in the following cases:1° The foreign national's behaviour constitutes a threat to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L541-2

The certificate issued in application of article L. 521-7, once the asylum application has been lodged with the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, is equivalent to a p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-2

The accommodation facilities referred to in Article L. 552-1 accommodate asylum seekers for the duration of the examination of their asylum application or until their actual transfer to another Europe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: CONTENT AND TERMINATION OF PROTECTION

Article L562-2

…the benefit of subsidiary protection.If, however, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons deems it necessary to conduct a personal interview, this takes place under the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY AND RECEPTION CONDITIONS

Article L573-2

…bject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 may be placed under house arrest…

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