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Article L744-12 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Members of parliament and senators as well as representatives to the European Parliament elected in France are authorised to visit places of administrative detention at any time.
They may be accompanied by one or more journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code.

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Article L744-12


Les députés et les sénateurs ainsi que les représentants au Parlement européen élus en France sont autorisés à visiter à tout moment les lieux de rétention administrative.
Ils peuvent être accompagnés par un ou plusieurs journalistes titulaires de la carte d’identité professionnelle mentionnée à l’article L. 7111-6 du code du travail.

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