The expulsion decision may be revoked at any time by the authority that took it.
The revocation of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by the Minister of the Interior, on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945, now codified in article L. 631-1, and after completion of the formalities provided for in article 24 of the same order, now codified in article L. 632-1, falls within the jurisdiction of the Prefect of the département in which the foreign national was resident on the date of the expulsion order. In Paris, the competent prefect is the prefect of the police.
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