Subsection 2: Postponement of transfer

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision and who can prove that it is impossible to leave the country or that he or she can neither return to his or her country of origin nor travel to any other country may be authorised to remain on French territory by the administrative authority placing him or her under house arrest until there is a reasonable prospect of…

In the event of house arrest pursuant to Article L. 751-6, the provisions of Articles L. 732-1, L. 732-4, L. 733-1 to L. 733-4 and L. 733-8 to L. 733-12 shall apply.Failure to comply with the requirements associated with house arrest shall be punished in accordance with the conditions laid down in Articles L. 824-4 and L. 824-5.

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 751-2, L. 751-3, L. 751-4 and L. 751-6 are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.