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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Control of obligations to hold, carry and present documents authorising movement or residence in France

Article L812-2

Checks of the obligations to hold, carry and present the documents provided for in article L. 812-1 may be carried out in the following situations:1° Apart from any identity check, if objective elemen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Failure to comply with a decision to refuse entry

Article L821-3

…h the travel documents required to enforce a decision refusing entry into France or, in the absence of such documents, fails to provide the information required to enforce the decision or provides ina…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article L822-5

…ate is responsible for authorising the flat-rate contribution. In this capacity, it shall liquidate and issue the collection order.The provisions of articles L. 8253-1 to L. 8253-5 of the Labour Code…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article L822-6

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Additional penalties applicable to natural persons

Article L823-4

…3-1, L. 823-2 or L. 823-3 incur the following additional penalties:1° A residence ban for a maximum of five years;2° Suspension of the driving licence for a maximum of five years; this period may be d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-6

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national under house arrest to fail to comply with the prescriptions relating to placement under mobile electronic surveillance that have been…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article L831-5

In French Guiana, the provisions of articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 are applicable in an area between the land borders and a line drawn twenty kilometres below, as well as on route nationale 2 in the t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-7

The detention is terminated if the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons considers that it cannot examine the application under the accelerated procedure mentioned in arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L764-3

Penalties of deportation handed down by any court sitting in the Wallis and Futuna Islands are applicable throughout the territory of the Republic.The same applies to deportation decisions handed down…

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

Article L811-3

Without prejudice to any professional secrecy other than medical secrecy, the authorities and private individuals mentioned in 1° to 8° of Article L. 811-4 shall transmit to the competent administrati…

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