Article L531-40 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
If, within less than nine months of the decision to close the file taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, the asylum seeker requests that the file be reopened or submits a new application, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will reopen the file and resume examination of the application at the stage at which it was interrupted. The applicant’s request to reopen…