Title III: CONSIDERATION OF ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons rules under an accelerated procedure in the following cases:1° The applicant comes from a country considered to be a safe country of origin within the meaning of Article L. 531-25;2° The applicant has submitted an application for reconsideration which is not inadmissible;3° The applicant is held in detention pursuant to Article L. 754-3.

For the purposes of 1° of Article L. 531-24, a country is considered to be a safe country of origin when, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within the framework of a democratic regime and general political circumstances, it can be demonstrated that, generally and uniformly for both men and women, whatever their sexual orientation, persecution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment…

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may, on its own initiative, rule under an accelerated procedure in the following cases:1° The applicant has presented false identity or travel documents, provided false information or concealed information or documents concerning their identity, nationality or the arrangements for their entry into France in order to mislead the Office, or has submitted several asylum applications under different identities ;2°…

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide under an accelerated procedure at the request of the administrative authority responsible for registering the asylum application in the following cases:1° The applicant refuses to comply with the obligation to give fingerprints in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, concerning the establishment of Eurodac for…

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule under the accelerated procedure, unless the applicant’s presence in France constitutes a threat to public order, public security or State security, as referred to in 5° of article L. 531-27, where it deems this necessary to ensure appropriate consideration of the application, in particular if the applicant from a country on the list referred…

When ruling under the accelerated procedure, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will carry out an individual examination of each application in compliance with the procedural guarantees provided for in Articles L. 531-2 to L. 531-23.In the cases provided for in 3° of Article L. 531-24 and 6° of Article L. 531-27, the Office will rule within ninety-six hours and will take account of the…