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

Article L531-41 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

An application for reconsideration is an asylum application submitted after a final decision has been taken on a previous application.The fact that the applicant has explicitly withdrawn his previous application, or that the final decision has been taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38, or that the applicant has left the territory, even to return to their country of origin, does not prevent the application of the provisions…

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Article L531-42 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 carry out a preliminary examination of the facts or new information presented by the applicant which arose after the final decision on a previous application or of which it is established that the applicant could not have been aware until after this decision.During the preliminary examination, the Office may decide not to conduct an interview.Where, following this preliminary…

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Article L532-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The Cour nationale du droit d’asile, whose nature, tasks and organisation are defined in particular in Title III of Book I, rules on appeals against decisions taken by the Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) pursuant to Articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-8, L. 512-1 to L. 512-3, L. 513-1 to L. 513-5, L. 531-1 to L. 531-35,…

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Article L532-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

In the event of an appeal against a decision by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, the Cour nationale du droit d’asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rules, as a full court, on the applicant’s right to asylum protection in the light of the factual circumstances of which it is aware at the time it makes its ruling.

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Article L532-3 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The Cour nationale du droit d’asile may only annul a decision of the Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides and refer the examination of the asylum application back to it when it considers that the Office took this decision without carrying out an individual examination of the application or dispensing, outside the cases provided for by law, with a personal interview with the applicant and that it is…

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Article L532-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The Cour nationale du droit d’asile examines applications submitted to it by refugees covered by one of the measures provided for in articles 31, 32 and 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees and issues an opinion on whether these measures should be maintained or cancelled. In this case, the appeal has suspensive effect. In this case, the right to appeal must…

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Article L532-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Before ruling on an appeal that raises a new question of law, presents a serious difficulty and arises in numerous cases, the National Court of Asylum may, by a decision that is not subject to appeal, refer the case file to the Council of State, which shall examine the question raised within a period of three months. Any decision on the merits of the case shall be deferred until the…

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Article L532-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The Cour nationale du droit d’asile (National Court for the Right of Asylum) rules as a collegiate body, within five months of the matter being referred to it. However, without prejudice to the application of Article L. 532-8, when the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons has been taken under the accelerated procedure, in application of Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L….

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Article L532-7 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

On his own initiative or at the request of the applicant, the president of the Cour nationale du droit d’asile or the president of the panel appointed for this purpose may, at any time during the procedure, refer the application to the panel if he considers that it does not fall within one of the cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26, L. 531-27 or L. 531-32, or…

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Article L532-8 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The president and the presidents of the section, chamber or bench may, by order, settle cases whose nature does not justify the involvement of one of the panels provided for in Articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7.The procedures for applying this article, in particular the conditions under which the president and the presidents of the section, chamber or panel may, after investigation, rule by order on applications which do not…

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