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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Data accessors

Article R142-28

May access, by reason of their duties and within the limits of the need to know, all or part of the personal data and information mentioned in the

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-29

The deliberations on the budget and financial account of the French Office for Immigration and Integration are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 Novemb…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission and processing of visa and travel authorisation applications

Article R312-2

Application for a visa for a stay of more than three months gives rise to the issue by the diplomatic and consular authorities of a certificate of application indicating the date on which the applicat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Administrative procedure

Article R251-2

The notification of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory issued pursuant to article L. 251-1 shall mention the time limit for leaving the territory..

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION TO FRENCH TERRITORY

Article R221-2

The documents allowing third-country nationals mentioned in article L. 200-4 to be admitted to French territory are their valid passport and a visa or, if they are exempt from this, a document establi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RIGHT TO PERMANENT RESIDENCE

Article R234-2

Family members who are third-country nationals mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 234-1 apply for a residence permit bearing the words "Directive 2004/38/EC-Permanent residence-All profes…

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Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article R342-20

On receipt of the application for extension, the court clerk notifies the foreign national of his or her right to choose a lawyer. If the foreign national so requests, the judge will have one appointe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article R342-21

When the foreign national is held at the disposal of the courts, the public prosecutor decides on the conditions of the holding. He shall inform the foreign national and the administrative authority t…

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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 R352-2

In the case provided for in 1° of Article L. 352-1, the administrative authority competent to determine the State responsible for examining an asylum application and to take the decision to transfer t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Termination of detention in the waiting area

Article R342-22

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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