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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENTRY TO FRANCE

Article R223-1

The provisions of this title and the provisions of articles R.* 321-1, R. 332-1, R. 341-1 to R. 343-34, the first paragraph of article R. 351-1 and articles R. 351-2 to R.* 352-1 shall apply to foreig…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R234-6

…ticles R. 234-4 and R. 234-5;2° The worker dies while still carrying out a professional activity in France and has resided there regularly and continuously for more than two years;3° The worker dies w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PLACEMENT IN THE WAITING AREA

Article R341-1

The authority responsible for ordering a foreigner to be placed in a waiting area, as provided for in article L. 341-2, is, depending on the case:1° The head of the national police department responsi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PLACEMENT IN THE WAITING AREA

Article R341-2

The administrative authority competent to delimit the waiting area is the prefect of the département 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
Chapter I: Residence permits for professional purposes

Article R421-8

A foreign national residing outside France who applies for the issue of the residence permit provided for in article L. 421-5 submits his application to the French diplomatic or consular authorities w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: Residence permits for professional purposes

Article R421-7

The provisions of article L. 421-5 are applicable to foreign nationals whose self-employed activity requires them to be registered either in the National Register of Companies as a business in the tra…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: Residence permits for professional purposes

Article R421-10

…able, that there are no convictions or rulings prohibiting the exercise of a commercial activity in France.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-2

…to a foreign national who is a refugee, bears the following statement under the heading "Remarks": "France granted international protection on [date]".

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-3

When another Member State asks France whether a foreign national who already holds a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 remains under the prote…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-5

A foreign national holding a residence permit bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 may have it withdrawn if he loses refugee status in the cases mentioned in arti…

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