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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in article L. 426-4 is subject to the republican integr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-5

As soon as the application is received, the court clerk will immediately notify by any means the authority that requested that the foreign national be kept in the waiting area, the departmental prefec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-9

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
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-6

The administrative authority competent to propose to the judge that the hearing take place with the use of audiovisual telecommunication means, as provided for in article L. 342-7, is the departmental…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-2

On pain of inadmissibility, the request must be reasoned, dated, signed and accompanied by any useful supporting documents, in particular a copy of the register provided for in the second paragraph of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-15

…t the principles governing the French Republic;2° Diplomas or certifications attesting to their command of French at a level equal to or higher than level A2 of the Council of Europe's Common European…

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

Article R342-11

…d by any means to the registry of the court of appeal, which shall register it, mentioning the date and time.The registrar of the court of appeal shall immediately notify the registrar of the judicial…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-3

…ans to the court clerk's office before the expiry of the time limits mentioned in articles L. 342-1 and L. 342-4.The clerk registers it and stamps it and any attachments with a stamp indicating the da…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-8

The order of the liberty and custody judge is made within twenty-four hours of its referral or, where the needs of the investigation so require, within forty-eight hours thereof. It is notified on the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-7

At the hearing, the administrative authority that applied for the foreign national to be kept in the waiting area or its representative, at its request or that of the judge, is heard.The foreign natio…

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