Section 1: Accommodation

The following are places of accommodation for asylum seekers:1° Reception centres for asylum seekers defined in article L. 348-1 of the Code de l’action sociale et des familles;2° Any structure receiving funding from the ministry responsible for asylum for the reception of asylum seekers and subject to declaration, within the meaning of article L. 322-1 of the same code.

The accommodation facilities referred to in Article L. 552-1 accommodate asylum seekers for the duration of the examination of their asylum application or until their actual transfer to another European State.

Without prejudice to the financial contribution requested from asylum seekers on the basis of their resources, the costs of reception and accommodation in accommodation facilities intended for asylum seekers are borne by the State.

The legal entities managing the accommodation may require the payment of a deposit, under conditions defined by decree. The amount of the deposit is returned on leaving the accommodation, deducted where applicable from any sums owed by the beneficiary in respect of their accommodation.

The legal entities responsible for managing the accommodation facilities mentioned in article L. 552-1 are required to declare to the French Office for Immigration and Integration, within the framework of automated data processing, the places available in the accommodation facilities. These legal entities are required to alert the competent administrative authority in the event of unjustified and prolonged absence of persons who have been referred there for the duration of…

As part of its mission to receive asylum seekers as defined in Article L. 121-1 of the Labour Code, the French Office for Immigration and Integration coordinates the management of accommodation in the hostels mentioned in Article L. 552-1. To this end, it designs, implements and manages, under the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing…

The integrated reception and guidance service referred to in Article L. 345-2 of the Social Action and Family Code sends the French Immigration and Integration Office a monthly list of people accommodated under Article L. 345-2-2 of the same code who have applied for asylum, as well as a list of people who have been recognised as refugees or who have been granted subsidiary protection.This information may be subject to…