Must an unfavourable administrative decision state its reasons?
Individual unfavourable decisions listed in the code must state reasons: the statement sets out the considerations of law and fact on which the decision rests. The recipient can therefore check its basis before challenging it.
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- Source
- Code on relations between the public and the administration, articles L211-2 and L211-5
- Acts
- Code on relations between the public and the administration
- Area
- Relations with the administration
- Checked
- 2026-09-21
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