The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may ask the person applying for asylum to undergo a medical examination.
The asylum seeker’s refusal to undergo this medical examination does not prevent the Office from ruling on his/her application.
Medical certificates are taken into account by the Office alongside the other elements of the application.When asylum protection is requested by a female minor claiming a risk of sexual mutilation, or by a male minor claiming a risk of sexual mutilation likely to impair his reproductive functions, the medical certificate, duly completed, is sent to the Office without delay by the doctor who drew it up. A copy of the certificate will be given personally to the parents or legal representative.
.