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Article L824-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreigner is liable to three years’ imprisonment if he fails to present to the competent administrative authority the travel documents required to enforce an administrative ban on entry, a decision to expel, a measure to escort to the border or an obligation to leave French territory or, in the absence of such documents, fails to provide the information required for enforcement or provides inaccurate information about his identity.

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Article L824-1


Est puni de trois d’emprisonnement le fait, pour un étranger, de ne pas présenter à l’autorité administrative compétente les documents de voyage permettant l’exécution d’une interdiction administrative du territoire, d’une décision d’expulsion, d’une mesure de reconduite à la frontière ou d’une obligation de quitter le territoire français ou, à défaut de ceux-ci, de ne pas communiquer les renseignements permettant cette exécution ou de communiquer des renseignements inexacts sur son identité.
L’étranger condamné en application du présent article encourt la peine complémentaire de dix ans d’interdiction du territoire français.

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