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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-19

The transcript is communicated, at their request, to the person concerned or their lawyer or the association's representative before a decision is taken on the application.Where the accelerated proced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-18

Where this is justified for the proper conduct of the interview, the asylum seeker with a disability may, at his/her request and with the authorisation of the Director General of the French Office for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of benefits

Article L551-14

When the foreign national's right to stay has ended in application of b or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the benefit of material reception conditions ends under the following conditions:1° When the for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-10

Unless there are compelling reasons of national security or public order to the contrary, a foreign national holding a valid residence permit who has been granted subsidiary protection pursuant to art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Access to rights

Article L561-14

Foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection under the terms of this book and have signed the republican integration contract provided for in article L. 413-2 will b…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Country of return

Article L612-12

The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory shall mention the country, determined in application of article L. 721-3, to which the foreign national is to be returned in the event of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Issue of decisions

Article L613-1

Reasons must be given for the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory.In the case provided for in 3° of article L. 611-1, the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Travel documents

Article L561-11

Unless there are compelling reasons of national security or public order to the contrary, the minor foreign child of a refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection, present on French territory, who…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Article L532-10

Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article L. 532-3, the applicant may only use the sound recording of his personal interview in support of a challenge submitted within the time limit for app…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-1

In the absence of an appeal against the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons within the time limit laid down in Article L. 532-1, the right to remain on F…

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