For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a democratic regime and general political circumstances, it can be demonstrated that, generally and uniformly for both men and women, whatever their sexual orientation, persecution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is never used, and that there is no threat of violence which may be extended to persons regardless of their personal situation in situations of international or internal armed conflict.
The Board of Directors of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall draw up the list of countries considered to be safe countries of origin, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 37 and Annex I of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.
It shall regularly review the situation in countries considered to be safe countries of origin.
It shall ensure that entries are up to date and relevant. It shall remove from the list countries that no longer meet the criteria mentioned in the fourth paragraph and may, in the event of rapid and uncertain developments in the situation in a country, suspend its registration.
The chairmen of the standing committees responsible for foreign affairs and the standing committees responsible for constitutional law of the National Assembly and the Senate, an association for the defence of human rights, an association for the defence of the rights of foreign nationals or asylum seekers or an association for the defence of women’s or children’s rights may submit a request to the Board of Directors, under conditions laid down by decree in the Council of State, for the inclusion or removal of a State from the list of countries considered to be safe countries of origin.
The Board of Directors may also suspend the inclusion of a country on the list of countries considered to be safe countries of origin.