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Article L511-1 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Refugee status is recognised:
1° To any person persecuted because of his or her action in favour of freedom;
2° To any person over whom the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees exercises its mandate under the terms of Articles 6 and 7 of its Statute as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950;
3° To any person who meets the definitions of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees.
These persons are governed by the provisions applicable to refugees under the aforementioned Geneva Convention.

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Article L511-1


La qualité de réfugié est reconnue :
1° A toute personne persécutée en raison de son action en faveur de la liberté ;
2° A toute personne sur laquelle le Haut-Commissariat des Nations unies pour les réfugiés exerce son mandat aux termes des articles 6 et 7 de son statut tel qu’adopté par l’Assemblée générale des Nations unies le 14 décembre 1950 ;
3° A toute personne qui répond aux définitions de l’article 1er de la convention de Genève du 28 juillet 1951 relative au statut des réfugiés.
Ces personnes sont régies par les dispositions applicables aux réfugiés en vertu de la convention de Genève susmentionnée.

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