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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

For the application of article L. 424-2, as soon as refugee status is recognised, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2…

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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

For the application of article L. 424-10, as soon as they are granted subsidiary protection, foreign nationals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in artic…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-6

The official report recording the transport company's failure, mentioned in article L.821-12, is sent to the administrative authority mentioned in article R.* 821-1. A copy of the official report is g…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-5

The official report noting the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, is signed:1° By the head of the national police department responsible for border control or territorially…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-7

The administrative authority referred to in Article R.* 821-1 will notify the transport undertaking, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, of the draft penalty provided for in Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Determination of the transport undertaking's failure to fulfil its obligations

Article R821-4

The official report of the transport company's failure, referred to in article L. 821-12, includes:1° The name of the transport company;2° The references of the flight or journey concerned;3° In the e…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

The attached agreement between the French State and the guarantee fund and the French central office for compensation for accidents for which the French State is responsible in the countries referred…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1-1

Compensation for damage to property from the guarantee fund may not exceed €1,300,000 per claim.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-39

Where they are unable to respond to a request for information or where they refuse to respond to such a request for one of the reasons provided for in articles 695-9-39 to 695-9-42, the departments an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The exchange of information between the competent authorities of different Member States pursuant to Directive 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019

Article R49-40

When, pursuant to the provisions of Articles 694-14 to 695-9-57, the departments and units mentioned in Article 695-9-31 transmit information obtained from the department mentioned in Article L. 561-2…

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