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Showing 18411850 of 61016 articles for Art. decision 2023-1049 QPC of 26 May 2023

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

Article L732-6

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum.

Article D1821-1

…The articles R. 1112-2 to R. 1112-10 and R. 1112-15 to R. 1112-17 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II.II. - For the application of articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedures for the examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the event of house arrest or detention

Article L753-5

At the request of the administrative authority, and without prejudice to the cases provided for in c and d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Per…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedures for the examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons in the event of house arrest or detention

Article L753-6

…measures decided by the administrative or judicial authority, detention is terminated if the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons recognises the foreign national as a ref…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PREPARATION FOR OFFICIAL EXECUTION

Article L721-1

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to a foreign national who is the subject of a removal order as soon as it is issued and then at any time during the procedure until he or she is actually rem…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article L744-1

…lied, the foreign national shall be held in detention in premises that do not fall within the remit of the prison administration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article L744-2

A register shall be kept in all places of detention, indicating the civil status of the persons detained, as well as the conditions of their placement or retention in detention. The register shall als…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article L744-3

The conditions of accessibility adapted to places of detention are specified by decree in the Council of State.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-9

Aforeign nationals may not be held in an administrative detention facility after the liberty and custody judge has extended their detention pursuant to article L. 742-3.However, in the event of an app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation of detention facilities

Article R744-6

Administrative detention centres meet the following standards:1° A minimum usable surface area of ten square metres per detainee, including rooms and areas freely accessible during working hours;2° No…

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