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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Article L531-31 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the refusal of the Office to apply Article L. 531-28 may not be the subject, before the administrative courts under ordinary law, of an appeal separate from the appeal that may be lodged, pursuant to article L. 532-1,…

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Article L531-32 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 written, reasoned decision of inadmissibility, without checking whether the conditions for granting asylum have been met, in the following cases:1° Where the applicant enjoys effective protection as an asylum seeker in a Member State of the European Union;2° Where the applicant enjoys refugee status and effective protection in a third country and is effectively readmissible there;3°…

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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…

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Article L531-39 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 will notify the applicant in writing of its decision to close the application taken pursuant to Articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, by any means guaranteeing confidentiality and personal receipt of this notification. This decision shall state the reasons in fact and in law and shall specify the appeal channels and time limits.In the case provided for in 3°…

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Article L531-40 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

If, within less than nine months of the decision to close the file taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, the asylum seeker requests that the file be reopened or submits a new application, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons will reopen the file and resume examination of the application at the stage at which it was interrupted. The applicant’s request to reopen…

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