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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Surrender and removal in the event of a serious threat to public order

Article R621-7

…be completed, the administrative authority may order house arrest on the basis of 4° of article L. 731-1 or administrative detention on the basis of article L. 741-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Provisions specific to Réunion

Article R651-7

…is title: 1° In Article R. 615-2, the words: "and the transfer decision provided for in Article L. 572-1" are deleted; 2° In Article R. 621-2, the words: "Subject to the provisions of Article R. 621-4…

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

Article R743-7

The order of the liberty and custody judge is handed down within forty-eight hours of its referral. It is notified on the spot to the parties present at the hearing, who acknowledge receipt. The judge…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Detention of asylum seekers and transmission of their application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-7

…nal submits his or her asylum application to the custodial authority, in accordance with Article R. 754-6, the custodial authority shall immediately inform the prefect who ordered the detention so tha…

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

Article R751-7

…hority competent to order the administrative detention of a foreign national pursuant to article L. 751-9 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-7

The administrative authority referred to in Article R.* 821-1 will notify the transport undertaking, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the draft penalty provided for in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-72

Disputes concerning reimbursement are brought before the administrative court.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-73

Claims for reimbursement of the payment intended to finance mobility services lapse after two years from the date on which the payment was made..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-74

…carry out any checks necessary for the application of articles L. 2333-69, in I of article L. 2333-70 and L. 2333-71. The Lyon metropolitan authority or, where applicable, the authority responsible f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 9: Charges for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, charges for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special charges

Article L2333-78

…required to institute it when they have instituted neither the fee provided for in article L. 2333-76 of the present code nor the household waste removal tax provided for in article 1520 of the gener…

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