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

Article R421-39

The issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT", "salarié détaché mobile ICT", "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Temporary residence permit bearing the words "ICT trainee" or "ICT mobile trainee".

Article R421-54

…inee" provided for in article L. 421-31 is notified to the applicant in writing as soon as possible and no later than ninety days from the date of submission of the complete application. As an excepti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals studying in France

Article R422-7

The temporary residence permit marked "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2 may be withdrawn if the foreign national who holds it does not comply with the limit of 60% of the annual…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: Residence permits for study purposes

Article R422-12

…articles L. 422-10 or L. 422-14 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the latest within ninety days of the date on which the complete application was submitted. As…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or procuring, or who are on a pathway out of prostitution

Article R425-2

…onal to whom a police or gendarmerie service provides the information mentioned in article R. 425-1 and who chooses to benefit from the thirty-day reflection period provided for in the same article wi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign graduates working or employed by a young innovative company

Article D421-20

The list mentioned in articles L. 421-9 and L. 421-10 includes level I diplomas accredited by the Conférence des grandes écoles.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Foreign nationals planning to set up a business

Article R421-34

…hority or prefect verifies the compatibility of the activity in question with public safety, health and peace and quiet and, where applicable, the absence of any conviction or decision carrying with i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article R423-1

An application for a residence permit under article L. 423-6 is equivalent to an application for renewal of the residence permit previously acquired when it is submitted by a foreign national who has…

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

Article R424-9

…article L. 424-14 remains under the protection of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, the reply is sent by the prefect who issued the permit, within a maximum of o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-14

The foreign national referred to in article L. 425-9 who does not meet the condition of habitual residence may receive a renewable provisional residence permit for the duration of his treatment.

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