Section 2: Access to the waiting area

The delegate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or his representatives shall have access to the waiting area under conditions that guarantee their effective access to asylum seekers.This access must not hinder the operation of the waiting area and the activities carried out there by State services, transport companies and infrastructure operators.It shall be exercised with respect for the political, philosophical or religious opinions of the foreign nationals…

Access to the waiting area by representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is subject to individual authorisation.This authorisation is issued for a period of three years by the competent administrative authority.It is renewable for the same period.It is evidenced by the issue of a name card enabling access to the waiting area to be granted on each visit.The competent administrative authority may, by a reasoned decision, after…

The administrative authority competent to issue or withdraw the approval referred to in Article R. 343-14 is the Minister responsible for asylum.

The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or its authorised representatives shall have access to each waiting area on presentation of their name card and subject to the requirements of public order and transport safety.The practical arrangements for such access, in particular the frequency of visits, shall be agreed between the delegate of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Minister responsible for…

The delegate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or his authorised representatives may talk to the head of the border control services and, when they are present, to the agents of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons and the agents of the French Office for Immigration and Integration responsible for humanitarian assistance.They may also talk confidentially to persons held in the waiting area…

An annual meeting is organised on the operation of waiting areas, at the initiative of the Minister responsible for asylum, with the delegate from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, its authorised representatives and the State departments concerned.