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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 R*352-1

The administrative authority competent to refuse entry to a foreign national who has applied for the right of asylum is the minister responsible for immigration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EDICTION

Article R*321-1

The administrative authority competent to issue an administrative inadmissibility order is the Minister of the Interior.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1a: Foreign nationals with an innovative economic project

Article R421-34-1

Prior to submitting their application for the multiannual residence permit provided for in article L. 421-17, foreign nationals must request an opinion from the Ministry of the Economy on the innovati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-3

…tionals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 in order to submit an application for the issue of the resident card provided for in articl…

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

Article R*443-1

Articles R.* 421-52 and R.* 432-1 are applicable to Saint-Martin.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

…tionals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 in order to submit an application for the issue of the multiannual residence permit mention…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue residence permits

Article R*432-1

Silence kept by the administrative authority on applications for residence permits constitutes an implicit decision to reject.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Provisional documents issued while an application submitted via the teleservice referred to in article R. 431-2 is being examined

Article R431-15-2

…ued on the basis of articles L. 421-1 and L. 421-3 or article L. 421-34, provided that the holder meets the conditions mentioned in article L. 5221-2 of the French Labour Code, as well as on the basis…

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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 R*442-1

Articles R.* 421-52 and R.* 432-1 are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R*521-11

In application of article L. 231-5 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration, silence kept by the administration on requests made on the basis of article R. 521-8 is equivalent to…

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