Section 2: Conditions under which removal may be carried out

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…

When the foreign national cannot be removed in execution of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory, the administrative authority may not proceed with the ex officio execution of the prohibition on return accompanying this obligation to leave French territory.