If the Prefect decides to keep the foreign national referred to in Article R. 754-7 in detention, the authority responsible for the application, as soon as it is informed of this, will immediately forward the asylum application file, as given to it in a sealed envelope by the foreign national, to the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, with a view to examining it in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles R. 531-23, R. 531-26 and R. 531-27. This transmission is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by any other means that guarantees the confidentiality of the asylum application and acknowledges receipt.
The authority holding the application simultaneously informs the Director General of the Office of the transmission of the application as well as the identity of the applicant and, where applicable, the need for an interpreter.