Section 2: Examination of the appeal

Before ruling on an appeal that raises a new question of law, presents a serious difficulty and arises in numerous cases, the National Court of Asylum may, by a decision that is not subject to appeal, refer the case file to the Council of State, which shall examine the question raised within a period of three months. Any decision on the merits of the case shall be deferred until the…

The Cour nationale du droit d’asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rules as a collegiate body, within five months of the matter being referred to it. However, without prejudice to the application of Article L. 532-8, when the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons has been taken under the accelerated procedure, in application of Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L….

On his own initiative or at the request of the applicant, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile or the president of the panel appointed for this purpose may, at any time during the procedure, refer the application to the panel if he considers that it does not fall within one of the cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26, L. 531-27 or L. 531-32, or…

The president and the presidents of the section, chamber or bench may, by order, settle cases whose nature does not justify the involvement of one of the panels provided for in Articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7.The procedures for applying this article, in particular the conditions under which the president and the presidents of the section, chamber or panel may, after investigation, rule by order on applications which do not…

The collection by the National Court of the Right of Asylum of information necessary for the examination of an appeal against a decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons must not have the effect of revealing to the alleged perpetrators of persecution or serious harm the existence of this asylum application or information concerning it.

Without prejudice to the first paragraph of Article L. 532-3, the applicant may only use the sound recording of his personal interview in support of a challenge submitted within the time limit for appeal and relating to a translation error or misunderstanding, precisely identified in the transcript of the interview and of such a nature as to exert a decisive influence on the assessment of the need for protection.