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Article L531-2 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

Where France is responsible for examining the asylum application, the foreign national submits his application to the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons within a time limit set by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. The competent administrative authority shall immediately inform the Office that the application has been registered and that the asylum application certificate has been issued.
The Office may only be seized of an asylum application if it has previously been registered by the competent administrative authority and if the asylum application certificate has been issued to the person concerned.

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Article L531-2


Lorsque l’examen de la demande d’asile relève de la compétence de la France, l’étranger introduit sa demande auprès de l’Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides dans un délai fixé par décret en Conseil d’Etat. L’autorité administrative compétente informe immédiatement l’office de l’enregistrement de la demande et de la remise de l’attestation de demande d’asile.
L’office ne peut être saisi d’une demande d’asile que si celle-ci a été préalablement enregistrée par l’autorité administrative compétente et si l’attestation de demande d’asile a été remise à l’intéressé.

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