Article R572-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
Without prejudice to the second paragraph of Article 11-1 of Decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004, the authority competent to determine the State responsible for examining an asylum application and to take a transfer decision pursuant to Article L. 572-1 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.