Subsection 7: Decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

The Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) will notify the asylum seeker of its decision in writing, by any means guaranteeing confidentiality and personal receipt of this notification. Reasons must be given for any rejection decision in fact and in law, and the appeal procedures and deadlines must be specified. No decision may arise from silence kept by…

When a decision is made on the application made by each of the parents under the conditions set out in article L. 521-3, the decision granting the most extensive protection is deemed to have been made for the benefit of the children as well. This decision is not enforceable against children who establish that the person who made the application was not entitled to do so.