Section 4: Request for an opinion from the Conseil d'Etat

The decision to refer a matter pursuant to Article L. 532-5 is made by the panel referred to in Article R. 131-7.It is sent to the Secretary of the Administrative Jurisdiction Department of the Council of State, along with the case file, within eight days of its pronouncement. The applicant and the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons are notified of this transmission by notification made…

The provisions of articles R. 113-2 to R. 113-4 of the Code of Administrative Justice are applicable to referrals made pursuant to article L. 532-5.