The effective removal of a foreign national who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may not take place before the expiry of the time limit for challenging this decision and the accompanying decision determining the country of return before the administrative court, nor before the same court has ruled on these decisions if they have been referred to it.
Where the decision fixing the country of return is notified after the decision imposing the obligation to leave French territory, the actual removal may not take place before the expiry of the period allowed for challenging this decision, nor before the administrative court has ruled on this appeal if the matter has been referred to it.
The provisions of this article apply without prejudice to the possibilities of house arrest and placement in detention provided for in this book.