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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 R596-2

…the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article R621-2

Subject to the provisions of article R. 621-4, the foreign national submits the declaration of entry into French territory mentioned in article L. 621-3 to the national police services or, in the abse…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Reception, information and support for foreign nationals

Article R744-21

To enable them to exercise their rights effectively, foreign nationals held in a detention facility may benefit from the assistance of a legal entity, at their request or at the latter's initiative, u…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-20

The authorisation to implement the remote location device, provided for in Article L. 733-14, is governed by Articles R. 544-11 to R. 544-17 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Appeal procedures

Article R743-20

…assation is open to the foreign national, the administrative authority that placed him in detention and the public prosecutor.

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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 R594-2

…the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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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 R595-2

…the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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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 R597-2

The receipt issued, pursuant to article L. 597-1, to the foreign national applying for asylum in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands shall bear the words "Application for asylum made in the French…

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

Article R653-2

…er, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R742-2

The matter shall be referred to the juge des libertés et de la détention (liberty and custody judge) by the foreign national who requests that his or her detention be terminated pursuant to article L.…

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