List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure

France

Country Report: List of authorities intervening in each stage of the procedure Last updated: 11/05/23

Author

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Stage of the procedure

Competent authority (EN)

Competent authority (FR)

Application at the border

Border Unit, Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) Division de l’asile à la frontière, Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA)
Application on the territory Prefecture / French Office for Immigration and Integration (OFII) Préfecture / Office Français de l’Immigration et l’Intégration (OFII)
Dublin procedure Prefecture Préfecture
Accelerated procedure Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA)
Refugee status determination Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA)
Appeal National Court of Asylum (CNDA) Cour nationale du droit d’asile (CNDA)

Onward appeal

Council of State Conseil d’Etat

Subsequent application (admissibility)

Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPRA) Office Français de Protection des Réfugiés et Apatrides (OFPRA)

 

Table of contents

  • Statistics
  • Overview of the legal framework
  • Overview of the main changes since the previous report update
  • Asylum Procedure
  • Reception Conditions
  • Detention of Asylum Seekers
  • Content of International Protection
  • ANNEX I – Transposition of the CEAS in national legislation