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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

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
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-20

The mayor's use of the services of the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration, referred to in article R. 434-19, may be the subject of an organisation agreement concluded with the direct…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-19

Specifically authorised officials from the local authority's social affairs or housing departments or, at the request of the mayor, officials from the French Office for Immigration and Integration may…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-4

Administrative detention centres are placed under the responsibility of the territorially competent prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect, who appoints the head of the centre by decree, after agre…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-5

Administrative detention centres offer foreign nationals detained hotel-type facilities and communal catering services. Their capacity may not exceed one hundred and forty places.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-2

The administrative detention centres are national in scope.They receive, within the limits of their capacity and regardless of the geographical jurisdiction of the prefect who made the decision to det…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-1

…nals detained pursuant to this title shall be placed or kept in establishments known as "administrative detention centres", governed by this sub-section..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-8

…ce, foreign nationals detained pursuant to this Title cannot be placed immediately in an administrative detention centre, the Prefect may place them in premises adapted for this purpose, known as "adm…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: DETENTION ARRANGEMENTS

Article R744-47

The authority competent to decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, under the conditions set out in article L. 744-17, is the département prefect and, in Paris, the po…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic development

Article L4424-28

…participate, through the payment of endowments, in the constitution of an investment fund with a private equity company whose purpose is to provide equity capital to companies. The total amount of en…

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