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

Article R313-9

…tation d'accueil must go in person to the town hall with one of the documents mentioned in articles R. 313-7 and R. 313-8, a document attesting to their status as owner, tenant or occupier of the acco…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-4

For the application of Article R. 142-16 to La Réunion, references to the regional directorates for companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and to the regional director are replaced…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: ENTRY TO FRANCE

Article R223-1

The provisions of this title and the provisions of articles R.* 321-1, R. 332-1, R. 341-1 to R. 343-34, the first paragraph of article R. 351-1 and articles R. 351-2 to R.* 352-1 shall apply to foreig…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-14

Family members mentioned in 4° and 5° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit bearing…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-1

…k shall apply ipso jure in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter.

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

Article R313-12

…must be preceded, on pain of inadmissibility, by an administrative appeal to the territorially competent prefect, within two months of this refusal. Before making a decision, the prefect may have the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile" (Application for managing the national reception system for asylum seekers)

Article R142-58

…Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply to the processing mentioned in Article R. 142-51.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R151-6

…the appeal chamber of the court of appeal of Saint-Denis de La Réunion in Mamoudzou; 2° In article R. 142-15, a of 5° is worded as follows: "3° In article R. 142-16: a) the references to the regional…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R154-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 20…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R253-1

The provisions of this title as well as the provisions of articles R. 611-1, R. 611-2, R. 614-1, R. 631-1 and R. 632-1 to R. 632-10 shall apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by this…

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