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Article L512-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Subsidiary protection is granted to any person who does not meet the conditions for being recognised as a refugee but for whom there are serious and proven grounds for believing that there would be a real risk of suffering one of the following serious harm in their country:
1° The death penalty or an execution;
2° Torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
3° In the case of a civilian, a serious and individual threat to his or her life or person as a result of violence that may extend to persons regardless of their personal situation and resulting from a situation of internal or international armed conflict.

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Article L512-1


Le bénéfice de la protection subsidiaire est accordé à toute personne qui ne remplit pas les conditions pour se voir reconnaître la qualité de réfugié mais pour laquelle il existe des motifs sérieux et avérés de croire qu’elle courrait dans son pays un risque réel de subir l’une des atteintes graves suivantes :
1° La peine de mort ou une exécution ;
2° La torture ou des peines ou traitements inhumains ou dégradants ;
3° S’agissant d’un civil, une menace grave et individuelle contre sa vie ou sa personne en raison d’une violence qui peut s’étendre à des personnes sans considération de leur situation personnelle et résultant d’une situation de conflit armé interne ou international.

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