Asylum seekers are entitled to accommodation, emergency care, basic health care, and a temporary allowance (the amount of which will be less if applicant is residing inside a reception center for asylum seekers) during the application review process.620 Applicants are entitled to education, and are allowed access to the labor market after a waiting period of one year.621 Palestinians applying for asylum in France may do so even if they do not possess a passport, visa, or identity document.622 Applicants must provide the prefecture (regional governmental unit) with the address of the place where they are staying. If an applicant does not have access to stable housing, he or she may provide OFPRA the address of an authorized aid organization within the prefecture.623 3. Refugee Status Determination Process: The Legal Framework France has adopted the language of the Refugee Convention in Article L711-1 of its Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum (“Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile”), and those asylum seekers who fulfill the criteria of Article 1A(2) of the Refugee Convention are granted asylum in France.624 Article L711-1 also extends the status of refugees to all persons falling under UNHCR’s mandate.625 Moreover, Article 712-1 establishes the criteria for granting subsidiary protection, in accordance with Article 15 of the Qualification Directive – i.e., if the person concerned faces serious risk of death penalty, or serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict.626 4. Refugee Status Determination: Article 1D Case 543380, A, of 10 November 2005627 In this 2005 case, the National Court of Asylum rejected a Palestinian asylum seeker’s application for refugee status. The asylum seeker fled due to general insecurity and persecution on the part of the Israeli army, which he claimed infringed his freedom of movement. Notably, the Court rejected the asylum claim on the basis of 620 Ibid. Ibid. 622 State of France, “Code de L’entrée et Du Séjour Des Étrangers et Du Droit D’asile (Version Consolidée Au 15 Novembre 2014),” November 15, 2014, http://codes.droit.org/cod/entree_ sejour_etrangers_droit_asile.pdf, Article L211-1. 623 Ministère de l’Intérieur, Guide Du Demandeur d’Asile, 9, Item 2.1(5). 624 State of France, “Code de L’entrée et Du Séjour Des Étrangers et Du Droit D’asile (Version Consolidée Au 15 Novembre 2014),” Article L711-1. 625 Ibid. 626 Ibid., Article L712-1. 627 Commission des Recours des Réfugiés (CRR), Contentieux Des Réfugiés: Jurisprudence Du Conseil d’État et de La Commission Des Recours Des Réfugiés, Année 2005 (Cour Nationale du Droit d’Asile (CNDA), Mai 2006), 21, http://www.cnda.fr/content/download/5153/15589/version/1/file/ recueil2005_anonymise.pdf. 621 Survey of Protection at the National Level 127

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