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Article L612-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

As an exception to article L. 612-1, the administrative authority may refuse to grant a period of voluntary departure in the following cases:
1° The foreign national’s behaviour constitutes a threat to public order;
2° The foreign national has been refused the issue or renewal of his or her residence permit, the provisional document issued in connection with an application for a residence permit or his or her provisional residence authorisation on the grounds that his or her application was manifestly unfounded or fraudulent;
3° There is a risk that the foreign national will evade the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory to which he or she is subject.

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Article L612-2


Par dérogation à l’article L. 612-1, l’autorité administrative peut refuser d’accorder un délai de départ volontaire dans les cas suivants :
1° Le comportement de l’étranger constitue une menace pour l’ordre public ;
2° L’étranger s’est vu refuser la délivrance ou le renouvellement de son titre de séjour, du document provisoire délivré à l’occasion d’une demande de titre de séjour ou de son autorisation provisoire de séjour au motif que sa demande était manifestement infondée ou frauduleuse ;
3° Il existe un risque que l’étranger se soustraie à la décision portant obligation de quitter le territoire français dont il fait l’objet.

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