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

Article R711-4

Assistance with return may include:1° Payment of re-routing costs;2° An allowance to facilitate reintegration in the country of return;3° Where appropriate, technical assistance and project monitoring…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Compliance with the obligation to declare entry into French territory as set out in Article L. 621-3

Article R621-4

A foreign national who is in one of the following situations is not required to make a declaration of entry into French territory:1° Is not subject to the visa requirement to enter France for a stay o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Decisions that may be taken during the period of voluntary departure

Article R721-4

The administrative authority competent to designate, pursuant to article L. 721-6, a foreign national's place of residence is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article R733-4

The administrative authority competent to have the foreign national taken to the consular authorities pursuant to article L. 733-6 and to refer the matter to the juge des libertés et de la détention f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R744-40

…visit may, on a permanent or occasional basis, be limited by the person in charge of the place of detention according to considerations drawn from the reasons mentioned in article R. 744-39 or the pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article R822-4

In the light of the reports sent to him pursuant to Article L. 8271-17 of the Labour Code, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall indicate to the employer, by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-44

Access to an administrative detention facility by representatives of legal entities that have concluded an agreement pursuant to article R. 744-21 is subject to individual approval granted for a renew…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-46

The individual approvals mentioned in 2° of article R. 744-43 are issued by the Minister responsible for immigration.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Journalists accompanying Members of Parliament

Article R744-42

The provisions of article R. 744-38 are applicable to visits by journalists governed by this paragraph.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for access by legal entities

Article R744-45

The individual approvals mentioned in 1° of article R. 744-43 and article R. 744-44 are issued by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Prefect of Police.

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