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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals employed under open-ended employment contracts

Article L421-2

By way of derogation from article L. 433-6, a foreign national applying for the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "employee" and who holds a residence permit issued for anot…

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

Article L421-8

The conditions for application of articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. This decree specifies in particular the conditions for issuing the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-27

A foreign national who has been admitted to reside in another Member State of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 421-26 may carry out an as…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-11

When a temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" is issued pursuant to 1° of article L. 422-10, its holder is authorised, during the period of validity…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article L423-4

The breakdown of the marriage bond is not enforceable where it results from the death of the spouse. The same applies to a breakdown in cohabitation.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-9

A foreign national who has been granted subsidiary protection is issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "beneficiary of subsidiary protection" for a maximum period of four years…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-15

When the benefit of subsidiary protection is terminated by a final decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons or by a court decision, or when the foreign nation…

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

Article L426-9

The spouse of a holder of a residence permit marked "retired", who has resided legally in France with the holder, will benefit from a residence permit conferring the same rights.

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

Article L426-23

A foreign national who establishes that he or she is taking part in an internship in France under an internship agreement approved by the competent administrative authority and that he or she has suff…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article L431-3

Holding a provisional document issued in connection with an application for a residence permit, an asylum application certificate or a provisional residence permit authorises the foreign national's pr…

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