#INTD2609006SDecision of 31 March 2026 on Delegation of Signature for the Purpose of Imposing Daily Penalties (Directorate of Public Freedoms and Legal Affairs)
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This French administrative decision delegates the authority to sign decisions imposing daily penalty payments (astreintes) on behalf of the Minister of the Interior. The delegation is granted to a specific list of 35 senior civil servants and magistrates working within the Directorate of Public Freedoms and Legal Affairs (DLPAJ). It covers decisions concerning foreigners under multiple sections of the Code on the Entry and Stay of Foreigners and the Right to Asylum (CESEDA), including removal orders, administrative detention, and related enforcement measures. It also includes decisions under the Internal Security Code and the filing of legal defenses in urgent administrative court proceedings. The previous delegation decision dated 20 January 2026 is explicitly repealed.
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Key Changes
- Delegates authority to sign astreinte decisions to 35 named senior officials in DLPAJ
- Covers removal, detention and enforcement decisions under Books II, III, VI and VII of CESEDA
- Includes decisions under Chapters IV, V and VIII of Title II of the Internal Security Code
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What this law requires
The 35 named civil servants and magistrates must sign decisions imposing daily penalties (astreintes) on behalf of the Minister of the Interior within their assigned competencies
Delegated signatories must limit the exercise of signing authority to decisions concerning foreigners under specified sections of CESEDA (Code on Entry and Stay of Foreigners and Right to Asylum)
Delegated signatories must limit the exercise of signing authority to decisions under specified chapters of the Internal Security Code (Livre II, Titre II, Chapitres IV, V, and VIII)
Delegated signatories must file legal defenses and observations in urgent administrative court proceedings (référé) only as authorized under Title II of Book V of the Administrative Justice Code or Article L. 352-4 of CESEDA
The previous delegation decision dated 20 January 2026 (NOR: INTD2601660S) must be repealed and no longer applied