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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights guaranteed to detained foreign nationals

Article L813-5

…is to be detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 shall immediately be informed by the judicial police officer or, under the latter's supervision, by the judicial police agent, in a language that he or s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights guaranteed to detained foreign nationals

Article L813-6

The detained foreign national's lawyer may, upon arrival at the place of detention, communicate with the foreign national for thirty minutes, under conditions that guarantee the confidentiality of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: End of the procedure

Article L813-15

…'s detention that he or she must be placed in police custody in accordance with articles 62 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the duration of the detention is counted against the period of po…

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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

…It is not imposed:1° Where the foreign national has been admitted to French territory on the basis of an application for asylum that was not manifestly unfounded;2° Where the transport company establ…

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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 L824-4

A foreign national assigned to residence pursuant to articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 shall be liable to three years' imprisonment if he or she fails to return to the residence assign…

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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 local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L831-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 812-2, the words: "Articles 78-1 to 78-2-2 of the Code of Cri…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L831-9

The summary visits provided for in articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out throughout the territory of Mayotte.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L762-3

The actual deportation of a foreign national who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may not take place in Saint-Barthélemy:1° If the consular authority so re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L763-1

…g provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article L821-6

An administrative fine of €10,000 will be imposed on any air, sea or road transport company that disembarks on French territory, from a State that is not a party to the Convention signed in Schengen o…

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