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

Article L572-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Subject to the third paragraph of Article L. 571-1, a foreign national whose asylum application is under the responsibility of another State may be transferred to the State responsible for this examination.A decision to transfer shall be the subject of a reasoned written decision taken by the administrative authority.This decision shall be notified to the person concerned. This decision is notified to the person concerned, who is informed of the…

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Article L572-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

The transfer decision may not be enforced automatically until fifteen days have elapsed. However, this period is reduced to forty-eight hours in cases where a decision to place the foreign national under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 or in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 has been notified with the transfer decision or where the foreign national is already subject to such measures pursuant to articles L. 731-1,…

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Article L572-4 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national who is the subject of a transfer decision referred to in article L. 572-1 may, under the conditions and within the time limits laid down in this section, apply to the president of the administrative court to have it annulled.The provisions of this section are applicable to the judgment of the decision on house arrest issued pursuant to article L. 751-2 and challenged pursuant to article L….

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Article L572-5 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Where the transfer decision is notified without the foreign national being placed under house arrest or in detention, the matter may be referred to the president of the administrative court within fifteen days of notification of the decision.No other appeal may be lodged against the transfer decision.A decision shall be taken within fifteen days of the matter being referred to the president of the administrative court, in accordance with the…

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Article L572-6 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Where the transfer decision is notified together with a decision on house arrest issued pursuant to article L. 751-2, or a decision on placement in detention issued pursuant to article L. 751-9, the matter may be referred to the president of the administrative court within forty-eight hours of notification of the decision.A decision shall be handed down in accordance with the conditions and time limits laid down in articles L….

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Article L573-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

A foreign national for whom the administrative authority considers that the examination of the asylum application falls within the competence of another State is granted the right to remain on French territory until the end of the procedure for determining the State responsible for examining his application and, where applicable, until his actual transfer to that State.

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