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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

…at his or her request, consult the report drawn up pursuant to the first paragraph of article L. 813-13 as well as the medical certificate, if any, appended thereto. The lawyer may make written obse…

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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

A foreign national who is notified that he or she 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…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-1

…national, coming from a country considered to be a safe country of origin pursuant to article L. 531-25, beyond the first five days of detention with the sole aim of thwarting the effective and immin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Suspension by the court of the order to leave French territory

Article L752-12

…ous threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of article L. 531-27.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L822-1

…submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations in the case provided for in 3° of Article L. 142-1.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Fines for companies that have not complied with their obligations to return and take charge of a foreign national

Article L821-10

An administrative fine of 30,000 euros will be imposed on any air, sea, road or rail transport company that fails to comply with the obligations to re-route and take charge of a foreign national set o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Conditions for the implementation of the transfer decision by the administrative authority

Article L751-13

The provisions of article L. 711-1 relating to the enforcement of the removal decision by the foreign national are applicable to the enforcement of transfer decisions.The administrative authority may…

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

Article L751-10

The non-negligible risk of leakage referred to in article L. 751-9 may, except in special circumstances, be regarded as established in the following cases:1° The foreign national has previously evaded…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Additional penalties and liability of legal persons

Article L823-17

Corporate entities convicted under article L. 823-12 shall incur the penalty of confiscation of all or part of their assets, whatever their nature, movable or immovable, divided or undivided.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-12

Any person who commits the offence defined in article L. 823-11 when the acts are committed in an organised gang shall be liable to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of 750,000 euros..

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