Article L251-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
The competent administrative authority may, by reasoned decision, oblige foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this book, to leave French territory when it finds the following situations: 1° They no longer justify any right to residency as provided for by articles L. 232-1, L. 233-1, L. 233-2 or L. 233-3; 2° Their personal behaviour constitutes, from the point of view of public order or public safety, a real, current…