French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum
In forceNotwithstanding Article L. 542-1, the right to remain on French territory ends:
1° As soon as the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons has taken the following decisions:
a) a decision of inadmissibility taken pursuant to 1° or 2° of Article L. 531-32;
b) a decision of inadmissibility pursuant to 3° of Article L. 531-32, apart from the case provided for in b of 2° of this Article;
c) a decision of rejection or inadmissibility under the conditions provided for in Article L. 753-5;
d) a rejection decision in the cases provided for in article L. 531-24 and 5° of article L. 531-27;
e) a closure decision taken pursuant to articles L. 531-37 or L. 531-38; a foreign national who obtains the reopening of his or her file pursuant to article L. 531-40 again benefits from the right to remain on French territory;
2° Where the applicant:
a) has informed the Office of the withdrawal of his/her asylum application pursuant to article L. 531-36;
b) has submitted an initial application for reconsideration, which has been declared inadmissible by the Office pursuant to 3° of Article L. 531-32, solely with a view to overturning a removal decision;
c) submits a new application for review after the final rejection of an initial application for review;
d) is the subject of a final extradition decision to a State other than their country of origin or a decision to surrender on the basis of a European arrest warrant or a request for surrender by an international criminal court.
The provisions of this article shall apply subject to compliance with the stipulations of Article 33 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, and Article 3 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Article L542-2
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Updated 8 Nov 2023
