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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article R721-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

In the event of an asylum application being rejected, the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the competent Prefect of the documents referred to in Article L. 721-2 of which he or she has the original or a copy.At the request of the Prefect, the Director General of the Office shall communicate these documents to officials personally and specially authorised…

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Article R721-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect are competent to determine the country of return of a foreign national in the event of the automatic enforcement of the following decisions: 1° A decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory; or 2° A ban on returning to French territory;> and 3° The implementation of a decision taken by another State; 4° A ban on movement on French territory;…

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Article R*721-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The Minister of the Interior is competent to determine the country of removal in the event of compulsory enforcement in the following cases:1° When the foreign national, present on French territory, is subject to an administrative ban on entry;2° When he himself has issued the expulsion decision to which the foreign national is subject ; however, the prefect of the département and, in Paris, the prefect of the police are…

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Article R721-7 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

When the administrative authority requires the foreign national to surrender his or her passport or any identity or travel document in his or her possession, pursuant to article L. 721-8, it shall in exchange issue the foreign national with a receipt equivalent to proof of identity.The time limit granted to the foreign national for his or her departure shall, where appropriate, be noted on this receipt.

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