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Article L561-16 of the French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum

While awaiting the final determination of their civil status by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons, refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection may apply for the rights available to them pursuant to the Labour Code, the Social Security Code, the Social Action and Family Code and the Construction and Housing Code, on the basis of the family composition taken into account in the examination of asylum applications provided for in Title III.
The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be laid down by decree.

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Article L561-16


Dans l’attente de la fixation définitive de son état civil par l’Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides, le réfugié ou le bénéficiaire de la protection subsidiaire peut solliciter le bénéfice des droits qui lui sont ouverts en application du code du travail, du code de la sécurité sociale, du code de l’action sociale et des familles et du code de la construction et de l’habitation, sur la base de la composition familiale prise en compte dans le cadre de l’examen des demandes d’asile prévu au titre III.
Les modalités d’application du présent article sont fixées par décret.

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