Annex I
France: Article L812 of the Code de l’entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d’asile; Article 23
of the Décret n° 2015-1166 du 21 septembre 2015 pris pour l’application de la loi n° 2015-925 du 29
juillet 2015 relative à la réforme du droit d’asile
Legal Basis/Determining Authority
French Office for Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA).
Same as asylum authority at the first instance.
Conditions for access
No conditions for access to procedure.
Submission in writing/orally
Submissions in writing in standard form provided by
OFPRA.
Centralized/decentralized
Centralized procedure.
Suspensive effect of removal order
Right to stay during the procedure
Suspensive effect available through urgent administrative
request.
No independent right to stay during the procedure.
Interview
Yes, but not mandatory.
Legal aid
State funded legal aid is available at the appeals stage.
Burden of proof
Law is silent; in practice, shared.
Right to appeal
Yes.
Facilitated naturalization
No.
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