{{short description, French administrative court that reviews appeals from decisions of the OFPRA The Cour nationale du droit d'asile (formerly ''Commission des recours des réfugiés'') is the French administrative court which was set up to review appeals from decisions of the OFPRA, granting, refusing or withdrawing refugee status (see

right of asylum The right of asylum (sometimes called right of political asylum; ) is an ancient juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, like a second country or another ent ...

) and subsidiary protection. It is located at 35, rue Cuvier 93558

Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis Montreuil (), sometimes unofficially referred to as Montreuil-sous-Bois (), is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris in Seine-Saint-Denis. With a population of 109,914 as of 2018, Montreuil i ...

. Article L731-1 of the CESEDA (French law for ''rights of foreigners'') states: "The Commission on Refugee Board is an administrative court, under the authority of a president, a member of the Council State appointed by the vice president of the Council of State. "

History

The commission was created by Act No. 52-893 on July 25, 1952.

Statistics

;Numbers of appeal against decisions of OFPRA: * Year 2004: 51 707 * Year 2005: 38 563 The rate of annulment of the decisions of OFPRA was above 15% in 2005. The rate is variable depending on the nationalities of the applicants. 0.51% for the Chinese, 3.70% for Moldovans, 9.68% for the Algerians, 24.68% for the Bangladeshis, 39.35% for the Albanians, and up 49.11% for Azerbaijani nationals.

Delays

Before 2004, the deadline for investigating appeals could be several years. Since then, OFPRA conducted a campaign to recruit officers whose function is to reduce stocks accumulated, and requests to break down these deadlines to be 6 to 9 months

External links

Old Website

New Website
Courts in France Asylum tribunals Right of asylum in France 1952 establishments in France Courts and tribunals established in 1952