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Article R611-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The opinion referred to in article R. 611-1 is issued under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister for Immigration and the Minister for Health in the light of:
1° A medical certificate drawn up by the doctor who usually treats the foreign national or a hospital doctor;
2° Available information on the possibilities of receiving appropriate treatment in the foreign national’s country of origin.
However, when the foreign national is placed or kept in administrative detention, the certificate provided for in 1° is drawn up by a doctor working in the place of detention in accordance with article R. 744-14.

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Article R611-2


L’avis mentionné à l’article R. 611-1 est émis dans les conditions fixées par arrêté du ministre chargé de l’immigration et du ministre chargé de la santé au vu :
1° D’un certificat médical établi par le médecin qui suit habituellement l’étranger ou un médecin praticien hospitalier ;
2° Des informations disponibles sur les possibilités de bénéficier effectivement d’un traitement approprié dans le pays d’origine de l’intéressé.
Toutefois, lorsque l’étranger est placé ou maintenu en rétention administrative, le certificat prévu au 1° est établi par un médecin intervenant dans le lieu de rétention conformément à l’article R. 744-14.

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