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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

…present the competent administrative authority with the travel documents required to enforce a decision refusing entry into France or, in the absence of such documents, fails to provide the informati…

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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 L821-4

…ven years when the acts are committed as part of a group or under the threat of a weapon or an explosive, incendiary or toxic substance.The same penalties shall apply to any person who knowingly facil…

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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 L821-5

A foreigner who evades or attempts to evade the enforcement of a decision refusing entry into France is liable to three years' imprisonment.These penalties also apply in the event of a foreigner refus…

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

Article R233-2

In case of doubt, the Prefect may, without systematically doing so, verify that the conditions mentioned in articles L. 233-1, R. 233-7 and R. 233-8 are met.

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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

…rule on long-stay visa applications made by spouses of French nationals and students as soon as possible.

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

Article R312-8

…d written in French. They are the only means of preserving the time limit for appeals until the decisions provided for in articles D. 312-5-1, D. 312-5-2 and D. 312-7-2 have been taken. The Deputy Dir…

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

Article R233-5

…s of foreign nationals mentioned in article R. 233-4, citizens of the European Union subject to transitional measures or third-country nationals are also required to apply for the issue of a residence…

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

Article R233-6

European Union citizens subject to transitional measures by their accession treaty who were admitted to the French labour market on the date of their country's accession to the European Union or subse…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Reimbursement of medical and hospital expenses

Article R313-3

…ompanies, mutual insurance companies and provident institutions authorised to carry out insurance business in France, as well as insurance organisations that have received authorisation from the autho…

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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 R312-1

…agree to his/her fingerprints being taken, for the purposes of registration in the automated processing system referred to in 1° of Article L. 142-1. The person requesting the issue of a travel autho…

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