The collection by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons of information necessary for the examination of an asylum application must not have the effect of revealing to the alleged perpetrators of persecution or serious harm the existence of this asylum application or information concerning it.
Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 532-9, information placed in the applicant’s file or relating to their sources, the disclosure of which would undermine the security of the natural or legal persons who provided the information or that of the persons to whom it relates or would be prejudicial to the gathering of information necessary for the examination of an asylum application, may not be communicated by the Office.