Section 1: Interpreters and translators

Subject to the provisions of this Code, the use of the French language is prescribed in exchanges between the public and the administration, in accordance with Law No. 94-655 of 4 August 1994 on the use of the French language. Subject to the provisions of this Code, the use of the French language is prescribed in exchanges between the public and the administration, in accordance with Law No. 94-655 of…

When a foreign national is refused entry to France, placed in detention or in a waiting area, detained to check their right to move or reside or transferred to the State responsible for examining their asylum application and they do not speak French, they must indicate at the start of the procedure a language they understand. They must also indicate whether they can read. This information is mentioned on the…

Where the provisions of this code stipulate that information or a decision must be communicated to a foreign national in a language that he understands, this information may be provided either by means of forms written in this language or through an interpreter. The interpreter’s assistance is compulsory if the foreign national does not speak French and cannot read.If necessary, the interpreter’s assistance may be provided by means of telecommunication….

The terms of application of articles L. 141-2 and L. 141-3, and in particular the conditions under which interpreter-translators are entered on and removed from the list provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 141-3, are set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. .