Section 1: General provisions

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide on the asylum application within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 31 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection. .

When a decision cannot be made within the six-month period, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the person concerned at least fifteen days before the expiry of this period. At the request of the person concerned, the Office will also inform them of the reasons for the delay and the foreseeable timeframe within which a decision will be taken on their application.

All correspondence sent by post to asylum seekers is sent to the address at which they have elected domicile pursuant to article L. 551-7.Asylum seekers with a stable address are required, in the event of a change of address, to inform the French Office for Immigration and Integration without delay. Failing this, all correspondence sent to the last known address is deemed to have been notified to the addressee.

By way of derogation from article R. 531-8, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may send correspondence relating to the asylum application to a different address communicated for this purpose by the asylum seeker when lodging his application with the Office.The asylum seeker is required, in the event of a change of this address, to inform the Office without delay. Failing this, correspondence sent to…