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Article L200-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national maintaining private and family ties with a citizen of the European Union is taken to mean a foreign national, regardless of nationality, not covered by article L. 200-4 and who, subject to an examination of their personal situation, falls into one of the following situations:
1° A foreign national who is, in the country of origin, a dependent family member or member of the household of a European Union citizen;
2° A foreign national for whom the European Union citizen, with whom he or she is related, must necessarily and personally care for serious health reasons;
3° A foreign national who provides evidence of lasting private and family ties, other than matrimonial, with a European Union citizen.

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Article L200-5


Par étranger entretenant des liens privés et familiaux avec un citoyen de l’Union européenne on entend le ressortissant étranger, quelle que soit sa nationalité, ne relevant pas de l’article L. 200-4 et qui, sous réserve de l’examen de sa situation personnelle, relève d’une des situations suivantes :
1° Étranger qui est, dans le pays de provenance, membre de famille à charge ou faisant partie du ménage d’un citoyen de l’Union européenne ;
2° Étranger dont le citoyen de l’Union européenne, avec lequel il a un lien de parenté, doit nécessairement et personnellement s’occuper pour des raisons de santé graves ;
3° Étranger qui atteste de liens privés et familiaux durables, autres que matrimoniaux, avec un citoyen de l’Union européenne.

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