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Article L751-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to take charge or take back may be placed under house arrest by the administrative authority for the time strictly necessary to determine the State responsible for examining his asylum application.Where a requested State has refused to take charge of or take back the foreign national, the house arrest imposed pursuant to this article shall be terminated immediately, unless a…

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Article L751-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

In the event of house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2, the provisions of articles L. 572-7, L. 732-1, L. 732-3, L. 732-7, L. 733-1 to L. 733-4 and L. 733-8 to L. 733-12 shall apply.However, for the purposes of the second paragraph of article L. 732-3, house arrest shall be renewable three times.Failure to comply with the requirements associated with house arrest shall be punished in accordance with the…

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Article L751-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Foreign nationals placed under house arrest in application of article L. 751-2 must appear when summoned by the administrative authority, respond to requests for information and attend the interviews scheduled as part of the procedure for determining the State responsible for examining their asylum application or enforcing the transfer decision. The administrative authority may require the foreign national to surrender his or her passport or any document proving his or…

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Article L751-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision and who can prove that it is impossible to leave the country or that he or she can neither return to his or her country of origin nor travel to any other country may be authorised to remain on French territory by the administrative authority placing him or her under house arrest until there is a reasonable prospect of…

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