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Showing 52715280 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Prevention and settlement of conflicts of exercise of jurisdiction pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2009

Article 695-9-57

A judicial authority which decides, on the basis of the information it has gathered in accordance with Article 695-9-54 and after consultation with the competent authorities of the other Member States…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

…onvention or, in the absence of such a check, provided that it has had it carried out on entry into France by the competent services.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-9

Where the foreign national disembarking in France is a minor without legal representation, the sum of 10,000 euros must be immediately deposited with the official, mentioned in the first paragraph of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-8

The fine provided for in article L. 821-6 may be imposed as many times as there are passengers concerned.It is not imposed:1° Where the foreign national has been admitted to French territory on the ba…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-25

In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in order to guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreigne…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-23

The residence permit or travel document is accompanied by a paper copy of the personal data recorded in the electronic component provided for in articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1. With regard to the fing…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Data recorded in the processing operation

Article R142-13

The processing mentioned in Article R. 142-11 includes digitised images of the photograph and fingerprints of the ten fingers of the following foreign nationals: 1° Foreign nationals applying for or h…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-24

The rights of information, access, rectification and limitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Data recorded in the processing operation

Article R142-14

The other categories of personal data recorded in the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-11 are listed in the

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-5

The Prefect's decision on the application for the issue of a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2, or a temporary or multi-annual resi…

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