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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service

Article L423-22

In the year following their eighteenth birthday or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, foreign nationals who were entrusted to the child welfare service or to a trustworthy third p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-22

…ification. Reasons must be given for any rejection decision in fact and in law, and the appeal procedures and deadlines must be specified. No decision may arise from silence kept by the Office..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Chief Executive Officer

Article R121-22

…f the French Office of Immigration and Integration is responsible for the management and general conduct of the Office and for preparing and implementing the decisions of the Board of Directors. He is…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Data retention

Article R142-22

Consultations are recorded, including the identification of the consultant and the date and time of the consultation. Information relating to consultations is kept in the processing system for a perio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Termination of detention in the waiting area

Article R342-22

When an order puts an end to the holding in the waiting zone and the public prosecutor considers that he does not have to ask the first president of the court of appeal to declare the appeal suspensiv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-22

When the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport-European Blue Card" provided for in article L. 421-11 is issued on proof of a stay of at least eighteen months in another Memb…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-22

…R. 431-20, when the application for a residence permit is lodged with the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the prefect of this department is competent to issue a residence permit to fore…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of housing conditions

Article R434-22

Where the applicant does not yet have the dwelling at the time of the application for family reunification, the verification is carried out on the basis of documents drawn up and signed by the owner o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of decisions

Article R531-22

Where the decision has been taken pursuant to Articles L. 511-6 or L. 512-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the competent Prefect and the Minister…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-22

Where the parties are informed of the date of the hearing at least two months before it, they are informed by the same letter of the date on which the investigation will be closed. This information do…

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