#2026-453France implements EU border asylum procedure
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This decree sets how France will apply the EU border asylum procedure for people who request asylum at the border. It defines when the procedure can be used, when authorities must avoid or end it, and where applicants must stay while their claim is examined. Asylum seekers covered by the procedure must go to accommodation designated by the French immigration and integration office. If they refuse to go there or leave for more than 48 hours without a valid reason, they may be treated as not residing there. Staff at accommodation sites may also report special reception needs, with the applicant’s consent, so authorities can adjust support.
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Key Changes
- Applies the EU border asylum procedure to asylum requests made at the border in defined cases
- Requires covered applicants to stay in designated accommodation while their claim is processed
- Allows staff to report special reception needs with the applicant’s consent so support can be adapted
Obligations
What this law requires
The prefect, or in Paris the police prefect, must not apply the border asylum procedure when screening shows the applicant falls within the cases covered by Article 53(2)(b) or 53(2)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348.
An asylum applicant whose claim is examined under the border asylum procedure must reside in the accommodation designated by the French Office for Immigration and Integration.
An asylum applicant subject to the border asylum procedure must go without delay to the accommodation designated by the French Office for Immigration and Integration.
If an asylum applicant is absent from the designated accommodation for more than 48 hours without valid justification, the accommodation manager must immediately alert the French Office for Immigration and Integration.
The prefect, or in Paris the police prefect, must end the border asylum procedure when the applicant’s situation under Article 53(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 prevents placement in the designated accommodation.