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Article L744-15 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Provided they do not violate the dignity of persons and the requirements of security and proper operation of the administrative detention facility, journalists holding the professional identity card mentioned in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code may be authorised to access administrative detention facilities.
Image and sound recordings of foreign nationals, staff and participants in administrative detention facilities, as well as their broadcasting, are only authorised with their prior agreement. The anonymity of the names and bodies of minors and, unless expressly agreed otherwise, adults, will be respected.

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Article L744-15


Sous réserve de ne pas porter atteinte à la dignité des personnes et aux exigences de sécurité et de bon fonctionnement du lieu de rétention administrative, les journalistes titulaires de la carte d’identité professionnelle mentionnée à l’article L. 7111-6 du code du travail peuvent être autorisés à accéder aux lieux de rétention administrative.
Les prises d’images et de son des étrangers, des personnels et des intervenants dans les lieux de rétention administrative, de même que leur diffusion, ne sont autorisées qu’avec leur accord préalable. Elles se déroulent dans le respect de l’anonymat patronymique et physique des mineurs et, sauf accord contraire exprès, des majeurs.

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