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Article R532-26 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The hearing panel may not base its decision on information outside the case file relating to factual circumstances specific to the asylum seeker or to his story, without first informing the parties.
Where the panel is likely to base its decision on a plea raised ex officio, the parties shall be informed in advance, in particular where the plea is based on the fact that the applicant is covered by one of the exclusion clauses in sections D, E and F of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 or in Article L. 512-2.
The parties shall be given a period in which to submit their observations, without this being prevented by the closure of the written investigation.

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Article R532-26


La formation de jugement ne peut se fonder sur des éléments d’information extérieurs au dossier relatifs à des circonstances de fait propres au demandeur d’asile ou spécifiques à son récit, sans en avoir préalablement informé les parties.
Lorsque la formation de jugement est susceptible de fonder sa décision sur un moyen soulevé d’office, les parties en sont préalablement informées, notamment lorsqu’il s’agit du moyen tiré de ce que le demandeur relèverait de l’une des clauses d’exclusion figurant aux sections D, E et F de l’article 1er de la convention de Genève du 28 juillet 1951 ou à l’article L. 512-2.
Un délai est fixé aux parties pour déposer leurs observations, sans qu’y fasse obstacle la clôture de l’instruction écrite.

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