Article L531-38 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may take a decision to close the examination of an application in the following cases:1° The applicant, without a legitimate reason, has submitted his or her application to the Office by failing to comply with the time limits laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat and running from the submission of his or her asylum application certificate or…