The absence of a lawyer or a representative of an association does not prevent the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons from conducting an interview with the applicant.
Without prejudice to article L. 531-38, the absence without legitimate reason of the applicant, who has been duly summoned to an interview, shall not prevent the Office from ruling on his/her application.
Without prejudice to the necessities arising from the needs of litigation, the person accompanying the applicant to an interview may not divulge its content.