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Article R741-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The authority competent to order the administrative detention of a foreign national is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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Article R741-1


L’autorité compétente pour ordonner le placement en rétention administrative d’un étranger est le préfet de département et, à Paris, le préfet de police.

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