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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Transporting foreign nationals placed or held in a waiting area or administrative detention centre

Article L141-9

The conditions of application of this section as well as those in which private security agents invested with the missions defined in Article

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

Article L121-9

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is authorised to issue to refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection or stateless status, after investigation if necessa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-9

In the event of a breach of the formalities prescribed by law on pain of nullity or failure to observe essential formalities, the liberty and custody judge hearing an application on this ground or who…

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

Article L421-9

A foreign national who is in paid employment and has obtained a diploma from a nationally accredited higher education establishment that is at least equivalent to a master's degree or is on a list set…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Transfer of foreign nationals to another waiting area

Article L343-9

If the foreign national's departure cannot be effected from the station, port or airport on which the waiting area in which he or she is placed or held depends, he or she may be transferred to any wai…

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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
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
Section 2: Conditions

Article L434-9

When a polygamous foreign national resides in France with a first spouse, the benefit of family reunification cannot be granted to another spouse. Unless this other spouse has died or forfeited parent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL OF ENTRY UNDER THE ASILE ACT

Article L352-9

…e judgement of the president of the administrative court or the judge designated by him may be appealed within fifteen days to the president of the territorially competent administrative court of appe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article L531-9

If new elements are presented by the asylum seeker while the procedure concerning his/her application is underway, they will be examined, within the framework of this procedure, by the French Office f…

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