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14959/09 ASILE 82 CODEC 1231 + ADD1, 2, 3, 4 Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast)
At its meetings on 14 December 2009, 12/13 January, 27/28 January and 10 February 2010, the Asylum Working Party examined the Commission proposal for a recast of above mentioned Directive. The result of this examination is set out below with delegations' comments in the footnotes.
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Proposal for a
DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing
refugee status international protection
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point (1) (d) and point (2) (a) of the first paragraph of Article 63 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3,
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty4,
Whereas:
OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […]. OJ C […], […], p. […].
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(1) A number of substantive changes are to be made to Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1
December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status5. In the interests of clarity, that Directive should be recast.
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(2) A common policy on asylum, including a Common European Asylum System, is a
constituent part of the European Union’s objective of establishing progressively an area of freedom, security and justice open to those who, forced by circumstances, legitimately seek protection in the Community.
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(3) The European Council, at its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999,
agreed to work towards establishing a Common European Asylum System, based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (Geneva Convention), thus affirming the principle of non-refoulement and ensuring that nobody is sent back to persecution.
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(4) The Tampere Conclusions provide that a Common European Asylum System should
include, in the short term, common standards for fair and efficient asylum procedures in the Member States and, in the longer term, Community rules leading to a common asylum procedure in the European Community.
OJ L 326, 13.12.2005, p. 13.
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(5) The Directive 2005/85/EC minimum standards laid down in this Directive on
procedures in Member States for granting or withdrawing refugee status are therefore was a first measure on asylum procedures.
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(6) The first phase in the creation of a Common European Asylum System has now been achieved. The European Council of 4 November 2004 adopted the Hague Programme, which sets the objectives to be implemented in the area of freedom, security and justice in the period 2005-2010. In this respect the Hague Programme invited the European Commission to conclude the evaluation of the first phase legal instruments and to submit the second-phase instruments and measures to the Council and the European Parliament, with a view to their adoption before 2010. In accordance with the Hague programme, the objective to be pursued for the creation of the Common European Asylum System is the establishment of a common asylum procedure and a uniform status valid throughout the Union.
(7) In the European Pact on Immigration and Asylum, adopted on 16 October 2008, the European Council noted that considerable disparities remain between one Member State and another concerning the grant of protection and called for new initiatives, including a proposal for establishing a single asylum procedure comprising common guarantees, to complete the establishment of a Common European Asylum System, provided for in the Hague Programme.
(8) The resources of the European Refugee Fund and of the European Asylum Support Office should be mobilised to provide adequate support to the Member States' efforts relating to the implementation of the standards set in the second phase of the Common European Asylum System, in particular to those Member States which are faced with specific and disproportionate pressures on their asylum systems, due in particular to their geographical or demographic situation.
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(9) In order to ensure a comprehensive and efficient evaluation of the international protection
needs of applicants within the meaning of Directive […/.../EC] [on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection and the content of the protection granted (the Qualification Directive)] the Community framework on procedures for granting international protection should be based on the concept of a single asylum procedure.
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(10) The main objective of this Directive is to develop further minimum standards for
procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection with a view to establishing a common asylum procedure in the Community introduce a minimum framework in the Community on procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status.
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(11) The approximation of rules on the procedures for granting and withdrawing
international protection refugee status should help to limit the secondary movements of applicants for asylum international protection between Member States, where such movement would be caused by differences in legal frameworks , and create equivalent conditions for the application of Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive]in Member States .
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(12) It is in the very nature of minimum standards that Member States should have the power to introduce or maintain more favourable provisions for third country nationals or stateless persons who ask for international protection from a Member State, where such a request is
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understood to be on the grounds that the person concerned is in need of international protection a refugee within the meaning of Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] Article 1(A) of the Geneva Convention.
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(13) This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular this Directive seeks to promote the application of Articles 1, 18, 19, 21, 24 and 47 of the Charter and has to be implemented accordingly.
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(14) With respect to the treatment of persons falling within the scope of this Directive, Member States are bound by obligations under instruments of international law to which they are party and which prohibit discrimination.
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(15) It is essential that decisions on all applications for asylum international protection be taken on the basis of the facts and, in the first instance, by authorities whose personnel has the appropriate knowledge or receives the necessary training in the field of asylum and refugee matters.
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(16) It is in the interest of both Member States and applicants for international protection asylum to decide as soon as possible on applications for asylum . international protection, without prejudice to an adequate and complete examination . The of the processing of applications for asylum should be left to the
Member
s, so that they may, in accordance
accelerate the processing of any application, taking into account the standards Directive.
of
or
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(17) The notion of public order may inter alia cover a conviction for committing a serious crime.
(18)
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In the interests of a correct recognition of those persons in need of protection as refugees within the meaning of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention or as persons eligible for subsidiary protection , every applicant should, subject to certain exceptions, have an effective access to procedures, the opportunity to cooperate and properly communicate with the competent authorities so as to present the relevant facts of his/her case and sufficient procedural guarantees to pursue his/her case throughout all stages of the procedure. Moreover, the procedure in which an application for asylum international protection is examined should normally provide an applicant at least with the right to stay pending a decision by the determining authority, access to the services of an interpreter for submitting his/her case if interviewed by the authorities, the opportunity to communicate with a representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and with organizations providing advice or counselling to applicants for
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international protection or with any organisation working on its behalf, the right to appropriate notification of a decision, a motivation of that decision in fact and in law, the opportunity to consult a legal adviser or other counsellor, and the right to be informed of his/her legal position at decisive moments in the course of the procedure, in a language he/she can reasonably be supposed to understand and, in the case of a negative decision, the right to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal .
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In addition, specific procedural guarantees for unaccompanied minors should be laid down on account of their vulnerability. In this context, the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration of Member States.
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(19) With a view to ensuring an effective access to the examination procedure, officials who first come into contact with persons seeking international protection, in particular those carrying out surveillance of land or maritime borders or conducting border checks, should receive instructions and necessary training on how to recognise and deal with requests for international protection. They should be able to provide third country nationals or stateless persons who are present in the territory, including at the border, in the territorial waters or in the transit zones of the Member States, and wish to request international protection, with all relevant information as to where and how applications for international protection may be lodged. Where those persons are present in the territorial waters of a Member State, they should be disembarked in land and have their applications examined in accordance with this Directive.
(20) In addition, special procedural guarantees for vulnerable applicants, such as minors, unaccompanied minors, persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious acts of violence or disabled persons, should be laid down in order to create the conditions necessary for their effective access to procedures and presenting the elements needed to substantiate the application for international protection.
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(21) National measures dealing with identification and documentation of symptoms and signs of torture or other serious acts of physical or mental violence, including acts of sexual violence, in procedures covered by this directive should inter alia be based on the Manual on Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol).
(22) With a view to ensuring substantive equality between female and male applicants, examination procedures should be gender sensitive. In particular, personal interviews should be organised in a way which makes its possible for both female and male applicants to speak about their past experiences in cases involving gender based persecution. The complexity of gender related claims should be properly taken into account in procedures based on the safe third country concept, the safe country of origin concept or the notion of subsequent applications.
(23) The "best interests of the child" should be a primary consideration of Member States when implementing this Directive, in line with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
(24) Procedures for examining international protection needs should be organised in a way that makes it possible for the competent authorities to conduct a rigorous examination of applications for international protection.
(25) Where an applicant makes a subsequent application without presenting new evidence or arguments, it would be disproportionate to oblige Member States to carry out a new full examination procedure. In these cases, Member States should be able to dismiss an application as inadmissible in accordance with the res judicata principle have a choice of procedure involving exceptions to the guarantees normally enjoyed by the applicant.
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(26)
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Many asylum applications for international protection are made at the border or in a transit zone of a Member State prior to a decision on the entry of the applicant. Member States should be able to provide for admissibility and/or substantive examination procedures which make it possible to decide on applications made at the border or in
transit zones at those locations keep
procedures adapted to the
of these applicants at the
r. Common rules should be defined on
made in these
to the guarantees normally
by applicants. Border
procedures should
apply to those applicants who do not meet the
for
entry into the
of the Member
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(27) A key consideration for the well-foundedness of an asylum application for international protection is the safety of the applicant in his/her country of origin. Where a third country can be regarded as a safe country of origin, Member States should be able to designate it as safe and presume its safety for a particular applicant, unless he/she presents serious counter-indications.
Π2005/85/EC recital 18
(28) Given the level of harmonisation achieved on the qualification of third country nationals and stateless persons as refugees, common criteria for designating third countries as safe countries of origin should be established.
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Π2005/85/EC recital 19
Where the
has
that those
are met
to a
country of
rigin, and has consequently
the
common list of safe
of
to
be adopted pursuant to
irective, Member States should be obliged to
applications of
persons with the
of that
y, or of stateless persons formerly habitually
that
y, on the
of the rebuttable
of the safety of that
In the light of
the political
of the designation of safe
of origin,
of the
of an assessment of the human ri
in a country of
and it
for the policies of the European Union in the field of external relations, the
should take any
on the
or amendment of the list, after
tion of the
European Parliament.
Π2005/85/EC recital 20 (adapted)
It results from the status of Bulgaria and
as
for
to the
European Union and the progress made by these
towards membership that they should be
regarded as
safe
of
for the purposes of
the date of
sion to the European Union.
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(29) The designation of a third country as a safe country of origin for the purposes of this
Directive cannot establish an absolute guarantee of safety for nationals of that country. By its very nature, the assessment underlying the designation can only take into account the general civil, legal and political circumstances in that country and whether actors of persecution, torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment are subject to sanction in practice when found liable in the country concerned. For this reason, it is important that, where an applicant shows that there are serious valid reasons to consider the country not to be safe in his/her particular circumstances, the designation of the country as safe can no longer be considered relevant for him/her.
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(30) Member States should examine all applications on the substance, i.e. assess whether the applicant in question qualifies as a refugee for international protection in accordance with Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted6, Directive […/../EC] [the Qualification Directive] except where the present Directive provides otherwise, in particular where it can be reasonably assumed that another country would do the examination or provide sufficient protection. In particular, Member States should not be obliged to assess the substance of an asylum application for international protection where a first country of asylum has granted the applicant refugee status or otherwise sufficient protection and the applicant will be readmitted to this country.
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(31) Member States should also not be obliged to assess the substance of an asylum application for international protection where the applicant, due to a sufficient connection to a third country as defined by national law, can reasonably be expected to seek protection in that third country , and there are grounds for considering that the applicant will be admitted or re-admitted to that country . Member States should only proceed on this basis where this particular applicant would be safe in the third country concerned. In order to avoid secondary movements of applicants, common principles for the consideration or designation by Member States of third countries as safe should be established.
OJ L 304, 13.9.2004,
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Furthermore, with respect to certain European third countries, which observe particularly high human rights and refugee protection standards, Member States should be allowed to not carry out, or not to carry out full examination of asylum applications regarding applicants who enter their territory from such European third countries. Given the potential consequences for the applicant of a restricted or omitted examination, this application of
the safe third country concept should be
to cases
respect to
the
has
that the high standards for the safety of the
country
as set out
irective, are
. The
should take
matter after
of the European Parliament.
Π2005/85/EC recital 25
It follows from the nature of the common standards concerning both safe third country concepts as set out in this Directive, that the practical effect of the concepts depends on whether the third
country
the applicant
to enter
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(33) With respect to the withdrawal of refugee or subsidiary protection status, Member States should ensure that persons benefiting from international protection refugee status are duly informed of a possible reconsideration of their status and have the opportunity to submit their point of view before the authorities can take a motivated decision to withdraw their status. However, dispensing with these guarantees should be allowed where the reasons for the cessation of the refugee status is not related to a change
of the
on
the
was
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(34) It reflects a basic principle of Community law that the decisions taken on an application for asylum international protection and on the withdrawal of refugee or subsidiary protection status are subject to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal within the meaning of Article 234 of the Treaty. The effectiveness of the remedy, also with regard to the examination of the relevant facts, depends on the administrative and judicial system of each Member State seen as a whole.
Π2005/85/EC recital 28
(35) In accordance with Article 64 of the Treaty, this Directive does not affect the exercise of the responsibilities incumbent upon Member States with regard to the maintenance of law and order and the safeguarding of internal security.
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(36) This Directive does not deal with procedures between Member States governed by Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 Regulation (EC) No […/… ][establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person 7 (The Dublin Regulation)].
OJ L 50, 25.2.2003,
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(37) Applicants with regard to whom Regulation EC No […/…] [the Dublin Regulation]
applies should enjoy access to the basic principles and guarantees set out in this Directive and to the special guarantees pursuant to Regulation EC No […/…] [the Dublin Regulation].
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(38) The implementation of this Directive should be evaluated at regular intervals not exceeding two years.
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(39) Since the objective of this Directive, namely to establish minimum standards on
procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status international protection cannot be sufficiently attained by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve this objective.
Π2005/85/EC recital 32 (adapted)
In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom has notified, by letter of 24 January 2001, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Directive.
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In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland has notified, by letter of 14 February 2001, its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Directive.
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(40) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Directive and is not bound by it or subject to its application.
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(41) The obligation to transpose this Directive into national law should be confined to those provisions which represent a substantive change as compared with the earlier Directive. The obligation to transpose the provisions which are unchanged arises under the earlier Directive.
(42) This Directive should be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limit for transposition into national law of the Directive set out in Annex III, Part B.
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE8:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Purpose
The purpose of this Directive is to establish minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection by virtue of Directive …/…/EC [the Qualification Directive] refugee status.
Article 2
Definitions9
For the purposes of this Directive:
(a) "Geneva Convention" means the Convention of 28 July 1951 relating to the status of refugees, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967;
(b) "application" or "application for asylum" means an application made by a third country national or stateless person which can be understood as a request for international protection from a Member State under the Geneva Convention. Any application for
General reservation: DELETED
General scrutiny reservation: DELETED
Parliamentary scrutiny reservation: CZ, HU, LT
Linguistic reservation: AT, CY, CZ, EE, HU, LU, LT, PL, RO, SE
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
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presumed to be an application for asylum, unless the person
concerned explicitly requests another kind of
tion. that can be applied for
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(b) "application" or "application for international protection" means a request made by a third
country national or a stateless person for 10protection from a Member State, who can be understood to seek refugee status or subsidiary protection status, and who does not explicitly request another kind of 11protection outside the scope of Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive], that can be applied for separately;
(c) "applicant" or "applicant for international protection asylum" means a third country
national or stateless person who has made an application for asylum international protection in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken;
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(d)12 "applicant with special needs" means an applicant who due to age, gender, disability, mental health problems or consequences of torture, rape or other serious forms of
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proposed to insert "international".
proposed to insert "international". Reservation: DELETED Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED requested clarification of phrase "is in need of special guarantees",
Furthermore, DELETED, supported by DELETED, requested clarification as regards consistency of terminology between this provision and provisions in other (proposals on ) legislative acts in the field of asylum.
DELETED requested clarification on the reference to "mental health problems" in the definition, given that other health problems, such as diabetes are not.
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psychological, physical or sexual violence is in need of special guarantees in order to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations in accordance with this Directive;
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(d)(e) "final decision" means a decision on whether the third country national or stateless person be granted refugee or subsidiary protection status by virtue of Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] and which is no longer subject to a remedy within the framework of Chapter V of this Directive irrespective of whether such remedy has the effect of allowing applicants to remain in the Member States concerned pending its outcome, subject to Annex III to this Directive;
(e)(f) "determining authority" means any quasi-judicial or administrative body in a Member State responsible for examining applications for asylum international protection and competent to take decisions at first instance in such cases, subject to Annex I;
(f)(g) "refugee" means a third country national or a stateless person who fulfils the requirements of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention as set out in 2 (d) of Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive];
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(h) "person eligible for subsidiary protection" means a third country national or a stateless
person who fulfils the requirements of Article 2 (f) of Directive […./../EC] [ the Qualification Directive];
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13 DELETED suggested to include a definition of a "person eligible for international protection".
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(i) "international protection status" means the recognition by a Member State of a third
country national or a stateless person as a refugee or a person eligible for subsidiary protection;
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(g)(j) "refugee status" means the recognition by a Member State of a third country national or a stateless person as a refugee;
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(k) "subsidiary protection status" means the recognition by a Member State of a third country
national or a stateless person as a person eligible for subsidiary protection;
(l) "minor" means a third country national or a stateless person below the age of 18 years;
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(h)(m) "unaccompanied minor" means a person below the age of 18 who arrives in the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him/her whether by law or by custom, and for as long as he/she is not effectively taken into the care of such a person; it includes a minor who is left unaccompanied after he/she has entered the territory of the Member States ; a minor as defined in Article 2 (l)14 of Directive […./.../EC] [the Qualification Directive];
14 DELETED suggested to insert the text of Article 2(l) instead of solely the reference to that provision.
DELETED requested clarification as to the implications for a person of being in a procedure to obtain international protection status.
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(i)(n)15 "representative" means a person acting on behalf of an organisation representing an unaccompanied minor as legal guardian , a person acting on behalf of a national
for the care and well-being of minors or any other
appropriate representation appointed to ensure his/her best interests; 16 person appointed by the competent authorities17 to act as a legal guardian in order to assist and represent an unaccompanied minor with a view to ensuring the child's best interests and exercising legal capacity for the minor where necessary;
(j)(o)18 "withdrawal of refugee international protection status" means the decision by a competent authority to revoke, end or refuse to renew the refugee or subsidiary protection status of a person in accordance with Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] ;
(k)(p) "remain in the Member State" means to remain in the territory, including at the border or in transit zones, of the Member State in which the application for asylum international protection has been made or is being examined.
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Scrutiny reservation: DELETED requesting clarification as to what functions he performs; how many representatives an unaccompanied minor could have; how a representative is to be appointed; what kind of organisations could offer representatives.
DELETED considered the definition too limited in view of the different functions a representative performs.
considered the definition not consistent with Article 21(1)(a).
noted that the Procedures Directive and the Reception Conditions Directive
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have different definitions of "representative".
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Reservation DELETED on deleted text considering that it must be possible for a minor to have himself represented by a NGO. In response, CION indicated that the representative needs to be recognised by the competent authorities and that, for that reason, NGOs are less suited to act as representatives. DELETED proposed "bodies" instead of "authorities".
Reservation: DELETED
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Article 3
Scope
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1.This Directive shall apply to all applications for
asyluminternational protection made in the territory, including at the border , in the territorial waters19 or in the transit zones of the Member States, and to the withdrawal ofrefugee statusinternational protection status . -
2.This Directive shall not apply in cases of requests for diplomatic or territorial asylum submitted to representations of Member States.
3. Where Member States employ or introduce a procedure in which asylum applications are examined both as applications on the basis of the Geneva Convention and as applications for other kinds of international protection given under the circumstances defined by Article 15 of Directive 2004/83/EC, they shall apply this Directive throughout their procedure.
43.20 Moreover, Member States may decide to apply this Directive in procedures for deciding on applications for any kind of international protection falling outside the scope of Directive […./.../EC] [the Qualification Directive] .
19 DELETED requested clarification of the term "territorial waters" in particular in the light of the deadlines for examining an application for international protection.
20 Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED suggested to delete "international" given the fact that the term "international protection" has a particular meaning in the Qualifications Directive.
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Article 421
Responsible authorities
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1.22Member States shall designate for all procedures a determining authority which will be
responsible for an appropriate examination of the applications in accordance with this Directive,in particular Articles 8(2) and 9. Member States shall ensure that this authority has sufficient numbers of competent and specialized personnel at its disposal for carrying out its tasks within the prescribed time limits23. To that end, Member States shall provide for24 initial and follow up training programmes for the personnel examining applications and taking decisions on international protection.
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25The training referred to in paragraph 1 shall include, in particular:
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DELETED requested clarification of the requirements with regard to training and their
financial implications.
Reservation: DELETED expressing concerns about the implications of the requirements
regarding training for Member States processing limited numbers of applications for
international protection. In response, CION indicated that the provision allows Member
States to organise the training in a flexible manner.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED (both considering it difficult to identify a single
determining authority), DELETED.
DELETED proposed to refer in paragraph (1) only to an obligation for Member States to
set up initial and follow-up training.
DELETED expressed concerns that the requirement related to personnel could result in
additional grounds for litigation.
DELETED proposed "introduce systems of" instead of "provide for".
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED considered that paragraph (2) contains too much detail.
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(a) substantive and procedural rules on international protection and Human Rights set out in relevant international and Community instruments, including the principles of non-refoulement and non-discrimination;
(b) gender, trauma and age awareness;
(c) use of country of origin information;
(d) interview technics, including cross-culture communication;26
(e) identification and documentation of signs and symptoms of torture;27
(f) evidence assessment, including the principle of the benefit of the doubt;28
(g) case law issues relevant to the examination of applications for international protection.
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DELETED considered inclusion of "cross-cultural communication" in the training
excessive.
DELETED considered inclusion of "identification and documentation of signs and
symptoms of torture" excessive considering that asylum personnel should not be required to
have medical qualifications.
DELETED considered the inclusion of "evidence assessment, including the principle of the benefit of the doubt" excessive considering that asylum personnel should not be obliged to possess knowledge of criminal law.
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23.29 However, Member States may provide that another authority is responsible for the purposes of: processing cases pursuant to Regulation (EC) No …/…. [the Dublin Regulation].
(a)
cases
to transfer the applicant to another State
according to the rules establishing
and
for determining
State
for
an application for asylum, until the transfer takes place or the
requested State has refused to take charge of or take back the applicant;
(b) taking a
on the application in the light of
visions,
the determining authority is consulted
to thi
as to whether the
applicant qualifies as a refugee by
of
(c) conducting a preliminary
pursuant to
has access to the applicant’s file regarding the
application;
(d)
cases in the framework of the procedures provided for
35(1);
(e) refusing
to enter in the framework of the procedure
for
35(2) to (5), subject to the
and as set out
ein;
(f) establishing that an applicant is seeking to enter or has entered into the Member State from a safe third country pursuant to Article 36, subject to the conditions and as set out in that Article.
34. Where an authority authorities are is designated in accordance with
paragraph 23, Member States shall ensure that the personnel of that authority such authorities have the appropriate knowledge or receive the necessary training to fulfil their obligations when implementing this Directive.
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5.30 Applications for international protection made in a Member State to the authorities of
another Member State carrying out border or immigration controls there shall be dealt with by the Member State in whose territory the application is made.
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More favourable provisions
Member States may introduce or maintain more favourable standards on procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status international protection , insofar as those standards are compatible with this Directive.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED pointing to the relation between this provision and the
DUBLIN Regulation.
DELETED considered paragraph (5) to be without added value.
In response, CION indicated that it should be clear which Member State is responsible for
dealing with the application, inter alia in the light of the envisaged joint border patrols.
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BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GUARANTEES
Article 6
Access to the procedure
1. Member States may require that applications for asylum be made in person and/or at a designated place.
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registration of applications for international protection. Without prejudice to paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8, Member States may require that applications for international protection be made in person and/or at a designated place.
2.32 Member States shall ensure that a person who wishes33 to make an application for
international protection has an effective opportunity to lodge the application with the competent authority as soon as possible34.
Scrutiny reservation on Chapter II: DELETED
DELETED requested clarification on the obligations for Member States resulting from
paragraph (2).
DELETED proposed "declares" instead of "wishes".
DELETED expressed concerns with regard to the phrase "as soon as possible" in the light
of the DELETED asylum procedure which provides for a 6-day rest and preparatory period preceding the lodging of an application.
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23. Member States shall ensure that each adult having legal capacity has the right to make an application for international protection asylum on his/her own behalf.
34. Member States may provide that an application may be made by an applicant on behalf of his/her dependants. In such cases Member States shall ensure that dependant adults consent to the lodging of the application on their behalf, failing which they shall have an opportunity to make an application on their own behalf.
Consent shall be requested at the time the application is lodged or, at the latest, when the personal interview with the dependant adult is conducted. Before consent is requested, each adult among these persons shall be informed in private of relevant procedural consequences and of his or her right to make a separate application for international protection.
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5.35 Member States shall ensure that a minor has the right to make an application for international protection either on his/her own behalf, or through his/her parents or other adult family members.
6.36 Member States shall ensure that the appropriate bodies referred to in Article 10 of Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council 37 have the right to
Reservation: DELETED fearing abuse. DELETED considered that only the legal representative of a minor should be able to make an application for international protection. DELETED considered that not only the parents or other adult family members of the minor should be allowed to make an application for the minor, but also a (legal) representative
Reservation: DELETED considering the reference to Directive 2008/115/EC not appropriate as this Directive apply to "bodies" whereas applications should be lodged by natural persons.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED expressing concerns that registration by NGOs could increase administrative burden.
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lodge an application for international protection on behalf of an unaccompanied minor if, on the basis of an individual assessment of his/her personal situation, these bodies are of the opinion that the minor may have protection needs pursuant to Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive].
47.
Member States may determine in national legislation:
(a) the cases in which a minor can make an application on his/her own behalf;
(b) the cases in which the application of an unaccompanied minor has to be lodged by a representative as provided for in Article 1721 (1)(a);
(c) the cases in which the lodging of an application for asylum international protection is deemed to constitute also the lodging of an application for asylum international protection for any unmarried minor.
Member States shall ensure that
likely to be addressed by someone who
to make an application for asylum are able to may make such an application and/or may req
application to the competent
rity.
se that person how and where he/she these authorities to forward the
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8.38 Member States shall ensure that border guards, police and immigration authorities, and personnel of detention facilities have instructions and receive necessary training for dealing with applications for international protection. If these authorities are designated as competent authorities pursuant to paragraph 1, the instructions shall include an obligation to register the application. In other cases, the instructions shall require to forward the application to the authority competent for this registration together with all relevant information.
Member States shall ensure that all other authorities likely to be addressed by someone who wishes to make an application for international protection are able to advise that person how and where he/she may make such an application and/or may require these authorities to forward the application to the competent authority.
9.39 An application for international protection shall be registered by the competent authorities within 72 hours40 from the moment a person has expressed his/her wish to apply for international protection pursuant to subparagraph 1 of paragraph 8.
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
proposed "registering" instead of "dealing with".
considered it sufficient that the applicant is guided to the competent asylum
DELETED
DELETED
authorities.
On the one hand, DELETED considered paragraph (8) too detailed proposing to delete the
second and the third sentence. On the other hand, DELETED wanted to maintain the text.
Reservation: DELETED considering the expression of a wish to apply for international
protection an unclear starting point. In response, CION indicated that the reference to a wish
to make an application is already included in paragraph (5) of the Directive currently in
force.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED requested clarification on relation between the 72 hour period and the
application of the Reception Conditions Directive.
DELETED considered 72 hours insufficient time, fi when an interpreter has to be brought
in.
DELETED expressed doubts as to the duration of the period of 72 hours requesting
clarification whether these hours have to be considered working hours or normal hours.
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Article 741
Information and counseling at border crossing points and detention facilities
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1.42Member States shall ensure that information on procedures to be followed in order to make an application for international protection is made available at:
(a) border crossing points, including transit zones, at external borders; and
(b) detention facilities.
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3.45 Member States shall ensure that organizations providing advice and counseling to
applicants for international protection have access to the border crossing points, including
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Reservation: DELETED considering the Article to contain too many obligations for Member States. DELETED was also doubtful about the manner in which the relevant information could be made available in practice. In response, CION explained that leaflets with information about the application procedure could be envisaged. Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED expressed concerns in particular as regards security in case of transit.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED requested clarification whether border crossing points are official points or all places where the border can be crossed. In response, CION indicated that the term border crossing points referred to Article 2(8) of the Schengen Convention. Scrutiny reservation: DELETED. In this context, DELETED pointed out that interpretation services are not always available. In response, CION indicated that the wording "interpretation arrangements" had been included with a view to providing flexibility as to the implementation of this provision by the Member States, so that, for instance, translation could be provided by NGOs or border guards. DELETED suggested to insert "effective". Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED, supported by DELETED, expressed concerns on how to distinguish persons
who wish to make an application for international protection, and, therefore, should receive information, from other persons. DELETED also opposed the obligation for Member States to ensure access to border crossing points and detention facilities for organisations providing advice and counseling.
DELETED expressed doubts about the increased possibilities for access to border crossing
points and detention facilities pointing out that, at the moment, DELETED has an agreement with UNHCR on such access.
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transit zones, and detention facilities subject to an agreement with the competent authorities of the Member State.
Member States may provide for rules covering the presence of such organizations in the areas referred to in this Article.
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Right to remain in the Member State pending the examination of the application
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, in accordance with Articles 32 and 34,a person makes a subsequent application as described in Article 35 (8) 47will not be further examinedor where they will surrender or extradite, as appropriate, a person either to another Member State pursuant to obligations in accordance with a European arrest warrant48 or otherwise, or to a third country , with the exception of the country of origin of the applicant concerned , or to international criminal courts or tribunals.
Reservation: DELETED
DELETED requested clarification about the reference to Article 35(8) considering that Article 35(8) contains a reference to subsequent applications and to new applications. Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1)
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3.49A Member State may extradite an applicant to a third country pursuant to paragraph 2
only where the competent authorities are satisfied that an extradition decision will not result in direct or indirect refoulement in violation of international obligations of the Member State.
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Article 8950
Requirements for the examination of applications
Without
to
23(4)(i), Member States shall ensure that applications for
asylum international protection are neither rejected nor excluded from examination on the sole ground that they have not been made as soon as possible.
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2.52Applications for international protection shall first be examined to determine whether
applicants qualify as refugees. If not, they shall be examined to determine whether the applicants are eligible for subsidiary protection.
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Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED expressed concerns about paragraph (3) as it introduces a limitation of the
possibilities for Member States to extradite a person in comparison with the reference to
extradition in the Directive currently in force. DELETED requested clarification whether
the legal base of the Directive is sufficient for this newly introduced limitation.
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Reservation: DELETED |
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23. Member States shall ensure that decisions by the determining authority on applications for international protection asylum are taken after an appropriate examination. To that end, Member States shall ensure that:
(a) applications are examined and decisions are taken individually, objectively and
impartially;
(b)53 precise and up-to-date information is obtained from various sources, such as the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Asylum Support Office , as to the general situation prevailing in the countries of origin of applicants for asylum and, where necessary, in countries through which they have transited, and that such information is made available to the personnel responsible for examining applications and taking decisions and, where the determining authority takes it into consideration for the purpose of taking a decision, to the applicant and his/her legal adviser ;
(c) the personnel examining applications and taking decisions have the knowledge with
respect to relevant standards applicable in the field of asylum and refugee law;.
Reservation: DELETED
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applicant.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED questioned the appropriateness of making the information available to the
DELETED
DELETED
requested clarification when and how information should be made available. expressed doubts on last phrase "and, where…adviser". ELETED, being concerned of the administrative costs, indicated they could accept a
provision allowing applicants to have access to their file.
DELETED proposed to delete the reference to UNHCR and EASO.
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34. The authorities referred to in Chapter V shall, through the determining authority or the applicant or otherwise, have access to the general information referred to in paragraph 23(b), necessary for the fulfilment of their task.
45.55 Member States may shall provide for rules concerning the translation of documents relevant for the examination of applications.
Article 910
Requirements for a decision by the determining authority
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Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
proposed to delete "medical" and "gender issues". expressed doubts about paragraph 3(d).
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DELETED
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED proposed "may" instead of "shall".
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Member States need not state the reasons for not granting refugee status in a
where the applicant is granted a status which offers the same rights and benefits under
national and Community law as the refugee status by virtue of Directive 2004/83/EC. In
these cases, Member States shall ensure that the reasons for not granting refugee status are
stated in the applicant’s file and that the applicant has, upon request, access to his/her file.56
Moreover, Member States need not provide information on how to challenge a negative decision in writing in conjunction with a decision where the applicant has been provided with this information at an earlier stage either in writing or by electronic means accessible to the applicant.
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3.For the purposes of Article 6
(3)(4), and whenever the application is based on the same
grounds, Member States may take one single decision, covering all dependants.
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4.57Paragraph 3 shall not apply to cases where disclosure of particular circumstances of a
person to members of his/her family can jeopardize the interests of that person, including cases involving gender and/or age based persecution. In such cases, a separate decision shall be issued to the person concerned.
DELETED opposed deletion of the subparagraph considering that its national system
provides for the grant of a single status and that, sanctioned by the highest court in
DELETED, no appeal is possible on the issue whether the basis for that status is the
Geneva Convention or provisions on subsidiary protection.
Reservation DELETED in the light of its general opposition to merging procedures of
dependants.
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Article 1011
Guarantees for applicants for asylum international protection
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1.With respect to the procedures provided for in Chapter III, Member States shall ensure that
all applicants for asylum applicants for international protection enjoy the following guarantees:
(a) they shall be informed in a language which they may reasonably be supposed to understand of the procedure to be followed and of their rights and obligations during the procedure and the possible consequences of not complying with their obligations and not cooperating with the authorities. They shall be informed of the time-frame, as well as the means at their disposal for fulfilling the obligation to submit the elements as referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive ]. This information shall be given in time to enable them to exercise the rights guaranteed in this Directive and to comply with the obligations described in Article 1112;
(b) they shall receive the services of an interpreter for submitting their case to the competent authorities whenever necessary. Member States shall consider it necessary to give these services at least when the determining authority calls upon the applicant to be interviewed as referred to in Articles 12 and 13 13, 14,
15, 16 and 30 and appropriate communication cannot be ensured without such services. In this case and in other cases where the competent authorities call upon the applicant, these services shall be paid for out of public funds;
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(c) 58 they shall not be denied the opportunity to communicate with the UNHCR or
with any other organisation working on behalf of the UNHCR in the territory of the Member State pursuant to an agreement with providing legal advice or counselling to asylum seekers59 in accordance with national legislation of that Member State;
(d) they shall be given notice in reasonable time of the decision by the determining authority on their application for asylum international protection . If a legal adviser or other counsellor is legally representing the applicant, Member States may choose to give notice of the decision to him/her instead of to the applicant for asylum international protection ;
(e)60 they shall be informed of the result of the decision by the determining authority in a language that they may reasonably be supposed to understand when they are not assisted or represented by a legal adviser or other counsellor and when free legal assistance is not available. The information provided shall include information on how to challenge a negative decision in accordance with the provisions of Article 910(2).
With respect to the procedures provided for in Chapter V, Member States shall ensure that
all applicants for asylum enjoy equivalent guarantees to the ones referred to in paragraph 1(b), (c) and (d) of this Article.
Article 1112
1.
Obligations of the applicants for asylum international protection
Applicants for international protection shall cooperate with the competent authorities with a view to establishing their identity and other elements referred to in Article 4(2) of
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Reservation: DELETED considering that the proposal broadens the scope of the provision too much.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED proposed "applicants for international protection" instead of "asylum seekers". Reservation: DELETED Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
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Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive]. 61Member States may impose upon applicants for asylum other obligations to cooperate with the competent authorities insofar as these obligations are necessary for the processing of the application.
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2.62In particular, Member States may provide that:
(a) applicants for asylum are required to report to the competent authorities or to appear before them in person, either without delay or at a specified time;
(b) applicants for asylum have to hand over documents in their possession relevant to the examination of the application, such as their passports;
(c) applicants for asylum are required to inform the competent authorities of their current place of residence or address and of any changes thereof as soon as possible. Member States may provide that the applicant shall have to accept any communication at the most recent place of residence or address which he/she indicated accordingly;
(d)63 the competent authorities may search the applicant and the items he/she carries with him/her, provided the search is carried out by a person of the same sex
(e) the competent authorities may take a photograph of the applicant; and
(f) the competent authorities may record the applicant’s oral statements, provided he/she has previously been informed thereof.
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DELETED proposed to insert "They shall tolerate the taking of their fingerprints according
to Regulation […./../EC] [the EURODAC Regulation].
DELETED, supported by DELETED, suggested to add to the list that Member States may
require a DNA test with a view to establishing family relations. In response, CION
indicated it is up to the Member States to establish whether family links exist, noting as well
that DNA tests seem to fall out of scope of the Procedures Directive.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED proposed to insert "wherever possible" as is done in Article 14(3)(c).
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Personal interview
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1.Before a decision is taken by the determining authority, the applicant
for asylumshall be
given the opportunity of a personal interview on his/her application for asylum
international protection with a person competent under national law to conduct such an interview. Interviews on the substance of an application for international protection
shall always be conducted by the personnel of the determining authority.
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Member States may also
the
adult referred to i
6(3).
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to each dependant
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Where a person has made an application for international protection on behalf of his/her dependants, each adult to whom the applicant relates must be given the opportunity to express his/her opinion in private and to be interviewed on his/her application.
Member States may determine in national legislation the cases in which a minor shall be given the opportunity of a personal interview.
Reservation: DELETED
DELETED indicated that, in special cases, other authorities than the determining
authorities can be involved in the interview.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED considered it not appropriate to determine in EU law which authority must make the interview.
wanted to maintain its system of police officers doing a preliminary interview.
indicated that in DELETED the police interviews applicants.
DELETED
DELETED
In response, CION specified that the determining authority must do the interviews on the substance of an application and that this does not exclude interviews on other elements than the substance of the application by authorities other than the determining authority.
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2.66The personal interview on the substance of the application may be omitted where:
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(a) the determining authority is able to take a positive decision with regard to refugee status on the basis of evidence available; or
(b) the competent authority has already had a meeting with the applicant for the
purpose of assisting him/her with completing his/her application and submitting the essential information regarding the application, in terms of Article 4(2) of Directive 2004/83/EC; or
(c)the determining authority, on the basis of a complete examination of
provided by the applicant, considers the application to be unfounded in cases where the circumstances mentioned in Article 23(4)(a), (c), (g), (h) and (j) apply.
3. The personal interview may also be omitted where
(b) it is not reasonably practicable, in particular where the competent authority is of the opinion that the applicant is unfit or unable to be interviewed owing to enduring circumstances beyond his/her control. When in doubt, the competent authority shall consult a medical expert to establish whether the condition is temporary or permanent. Member States may require a medical or psychological certificate.67
Where the Member State does not provide the applicant with the opportunity for a personal interview pursuant to this paragraphpoint (b), or where applicable, to the dependant, reasonable efforts shall be made to allow the applicant or the dependant to submit further information.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED opposed deletion of (b) and (c) of the Directive currently in force.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED requesting clarification about the role of the medical
expert. In response, CION indicated that the medical expert gives a medical opinion.
DELETED suggested "long term" instead of "permanent".
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43.68 The absence of a personal interview in accordance with this Article shall not prevent the determining authority from taking a decision on an application for asylum international protection .
54. The absence of a personal interview pursuant to paragraph 2(b) and (c) and paragraph 3 shall not adversely affect the decision of the determining authority.
65. Irrespective of Article 2024(1), Member States, when deciding on the application for asylum international protection , may take into account the fact that the applicant failed to appear for the personal interview, unless he/she had good reasons for the failure to appear.
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Requirements for a personal interview
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(a) ensure that the person who conducts the interview is sufficiently competent to take account of the personal or general circumstances surrounding the
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DELETED requested clarification about the legal implications of this provision.
On (b) and (c) reservation: DELETED and scrutiny reservation: DELETED. DELETED suggested to limit gender considerations to applicants having suffered sexual violence and/or gender based persecution
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or
vulnerability;, insofar as
to do so;
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(bc) select an competent 71 interpreter who is able to ensure appropriate communication between the applicant and the person who conducts the interview. The communication need not necessarily take place in the language preferred by the applicant for asylum if there is another language which he/she may reasonably be supposed to72 understands and in which he/she is able to communicate. clearly73. Wherever possible, Member States shall provide an interpreter of the same sex if the applicant so requests;
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wondered whether age and sexual inclination should be added. proposed to delete "competent" considering it redundant. preferred to keep "may reasonably be supposed to understand". suggested to delete "clearly".
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
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interview.
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Content of a personal interview
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When conducting a personal interview on the substance of an application for international protection, the determining authority shall ensure that the applicant has an adequate 77opportunity to present elements needed to substantiate his/her application for international protection in accordance with Article 4 (1) and (2) of Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive]. To that end, Member States shall ensure that:
(a) questions addressed to the applicant are relevant to the assessment of whether he/she is in need of international protection in accordance with Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive]; 78
DELETED
DELETED suggested for legal reasons to replace the term "child friendly" with, for instance, "age dependant". Reservation: DELETED.
proposed to delete "To that end…his/her statements".
suggested to include a reference to the health of the applicant.
considered the content of the Article inappropriate for a legislative text fearing, moreover, additional possibilities for prolonging legal proceedings.
explicitly agreed with the proposed Article.
proposed to delete "adequate". Alternatively, DELETED proposed to replace
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"has an adequate opportunity" with "is given the opportunity".
DELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to delete (a) considering an obligation to
address relevant questions superfluous and not workable in practice.
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Article 14
Status of the report of a personal interview in the procedure
1.Member States shall ensure that a written report is made of every personal interview, containing at least the essential information regarding the application, as presented by the applicant, in terms of Article 4(2) of Directive 2004/83/EC.
2.Member States shall ensure that applicants have timely access to the report of the personal interview. Where access is only granted after the decision of the determining authority, Member States shall ensure that access is possible as soon as necessary for allowing an appeal to be prepared and lodged in due time.
3.Member States may request the applicant’s approval of the contents of the report of the personal interview.
Where an applicant refuses to approve the contents of the report, the reasons for this refusal shall be entered into the applicant’s file.
The refusal of an applicant to approve the contents of the report shall not prevent the determining authority from taking a decision on his/her application.
4.This Article is also applicable to the meeting referred to in Article 12(2)(b).
DELETED wanted to clarify how the explanations can be given and to avoid the need of a
subsequent interview.
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DELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to delete "adequate". Alternatively,
proposed to replace "has an adequate opportunity" with "is given the
opportunity".
DELETED proposed to delete "and/or any …statements".
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Reservation on obligation to make a full transcript: DELETED. Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
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requested clarification what is meant with a "transcript".
requested to make explicit in the Article that audio and audio visual registrations are also sufficient.
In response, CION specified that a "transcript" can be written, audio, or audio-visual. Moreover, CION indicated that an oral reflection of the transcript is in line with the Article.
DELETED requested clarification whether all information would need to be registered,
including personal information. In response, CION indicated that the transcript need not
include information that is not relevant for the application. In this context, DELETED
expressed concerns that not being complete could lead to disputes.
DELETED opposed verbatim transcripts proposing to leave flexibility to the Member State
as regards the interview.
DELETED proposed to replace "Member States shall request….To that end" with "As soon
as possible and timely before the decision on the application for international protection"
considering that it is not possible to finalise a transcript before the end of the interview.
DELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to provide that approval of the applicant is
not needed in case of (audio)visual registrations.
DELETED expressed concerns about the costs resulting from the translation of written
transcripts.
DELETED requested specification on the consequences of a situation in case an applicant
does not approve the transcript or requests more time to study it. Furthermore, DELETED requested clarification whether a transcript is needed for all interviews. DELETED underlined that it is more important that the applicant agrees that the interview is correctly reflected in the transcript than that he approves the content of the transcrips. DELETED considered it pivotal that the applicant can make remarks about the transcript finding his approval not necessary.
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3.Where an applicant refuses to approve the contents of the transcript, the reasons for this refusal shall be entered into the applicant’s file.
The refusal of an applicant to approve the contents of the transcript shall not prevent the determining authority from taking a decision on his/her application.
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4.85Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2, Member States may make a written report86 of a personal interview, containing at least the essential information regarding the application, as presented by the applicant. In such cases, Member States shall ensure that the transcript of the personal interview is annexed to the report.87
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DELETED requested clarification about the inclusion of provision allowing the making a written report which contains the essential information of the application.
requested to specify the criteria of a report.
requested clarification about the difference between the transcript and the
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DELETED opposed annexing the transcript to the report fearing disclosure of private
information.
Reservation DELETED opposing that the applicant has access to the transcript and the
report before the decision on the application.
DELETED requested assurance that access to the transcript and the report would not entail
an obligation to sent these documents to the applicant but provided only for the obligation to
allow the applicant to look into these documents.
In response, CION specified that access needed to be provided on request of the applicant.
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1.92Member States shall allow applicants, upon request, to have a medical examination carried out in order to support statements in relation to past persecution or serious harm. To that end, Member States shall grant applicants a reasonable period to submit a medical certificate to the determining authority.
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2.93Without prejudice to paragraph 1, in cases where there are reasonable grounds to consider94 that the applicant suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, the determining
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DELETED considered that no causal link exists between the medical situation of an applicant and statements in relation to past persecution or serious harm. In that light,
DELETED proposed several modifications of Article 17. DELETED could support these
modifications.
considered that the provision could lead to delays and additional costs. proposed "medical reports" instead of "medico-legal reports".
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ELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to delete the last sentence considering that it should be possible for asylum authorities to decide in individual cases whether a medical examination is justified.
DELETED missed added value in relation to provisions in, in particular, the Reception
Conditions Directive.
DELETED opposed to allow a medical examination "upon request" of the applicant.
Furthermore, DELETED feared that medical examinations would lead to costs and delays. In response, CION indicated that examinations covered by paragraph (1) are for the own cost of the applicant. DELETED considered this provision goes beyond the competences of the asylum officers.
DELETED, positively received by DELETED, proposed to insert "and there is reason to believe that this might interfere with the applicants ability to be interviewed and/or give accurate and coherent statements".
considered paragraph (2) redundant in view of Article 13.
considered paragraph (2) unclear.
requested clarification about the relation between paragraph (2) and Article
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DELETED considered "reasonable grounds to consider" too broad. For instance, an
applicant that will be sent back to a safe country should not have the right to request a medical examination.
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authority, subject to the consent of the applicant, shall ensure that a medical examination is carried out.
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3.95Member States shall provide for relevant arrangements in order to ensure that impartial96 and qualified medical expertise is made available for the purpose of a medical examination referred to in paragraph 2.
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suggested to add the substance of paragraph (3) to Article 9(3). proposed to delete "impartial"
ELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to delete paragraph (4) considering recital
(21) sufficient.
DELETED suggested to clarify what is meant with "identification" but could also support
the DELETED proposal.
DELETED found paragraph (4) unclear.
Reservation: DELETED
considered this provision to go beyond the competences of the asylum officers.
considered paragraph (5) already covered by Article 4.
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ELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to replace "the identification of symptoms of torture" with "awareness of medical problems that can have consequences for the ability of the applicant to be interviewed and the assessment of the application for international protection" considering that the persons interviewing applicants are not medical experts. DELETED expressed concerns as to data protection.
DELETED, supported by DELETED, proposed to delete the last sentence.
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Right to legal assistance and representation
Applicants for international protection shall be given the opportunity Member States shall allow applicants for asylum the opportunity, at their own cost,101 to consult in an effective manner a legal adviser or other counsellor, admitted or permitted as such under national law, on matters relating to their asylum applications for international protection, at all stages of the procedure102, including following a negative decision .
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by a determining authority, Member States shall
ensure that free legal assistance and/or representation be granted on request, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3. To that end, Member States shall:
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Reservation: DELETED considering the extension of legal assistance and representation to all stages of the procedure not acceptable.
DELETED explained that DELETED does not have legal assistance for its own citizens in
administrative procedures.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED explained that DELETED does not have legal assistance in administrative
procedures.
DELETED explained that in DELETED the asylum authorities and not the legal advisors
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provide information on the procedure.
proposed to maintain the phrase "at their own costs".
proposed to delete ", at all stages of the procedure".
expressed concerns about the financial implications of the proposals regarding
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DELETED proposed keeping the text of paragraph (2) as it is in the Directive currently in
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applicant in the light of his/her particular circumstances and explanations of reasons in fact and in law in the case of a negative decision;104
(b) provide for free legal assistance or representation in procedures in accordance with Chapter V. This shall include, at least, the preparation of the required procedural documents and participation in the hearing105 before a court or tribunal of first instance on behalf of the applicant.106
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3.Member States may provide in their national legislation that free legal assistance and/or
representation is granted:
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(b)(a) only to those who lack sufficient resources; and/or
(c)(b) only to legal advisers or other counsellors specifically designated by national law to assist and/or represent applicants for asylum for international protection. and/or
(d) only if the appeal or review is likely to succeed.108
Member States shall ensure that legal assistance and/or representation granted under point (d) is not arbitrarily restricted.
DELETED suggested to limit point (2a) to providing information about the procedure and to refrain from including explanations of reasons in fact and in law in the case of a negative decision.
opposed participation in the hearing as this could lead to a conflict of interests.
requested clarification about the relation between point (2b) and paragraph (4)
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5.110Member States may allow non-governmental organisations to provide free legal
assistance and/or representation to applicants for international protection in procedures provided for in Chapter III and/or Chapter V.
56. Member States may also:
(a) impose monetary and/or time-limits on the provision of free legal assistance and/or representation, provided that such limits do not arbitrarily restrict access to legal assistance and/or representation;
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(b) provide that, as regards fees and other costs, the treatment of applicants shall not be more favourable than the treatment generally accorded to their nationals in matters pertaining to legal assistance.
67. Member States may demand to be reimbursed wholly or partially for any expenses granted if and when the applicant’s financial situation has improved considerably or if the decision to grant such benefits was taken on the basis of false information supplied by the applicant.
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1.111Member States shall ensure that a legal adviser or other counsellor admitted or permitted
as such under national law, and who assists or represents an applicant for international protection asylum under the terms of national law, shall enjoy access to such the information in the applicant’s file upon which a decision is or will be made. as is liable to be examined by the authorities referred to in Chapter V, insofar as the information is relevant to the examination of the application.
Member States may make an exception where disclosure of information or sources would jeopardise national security, the security of the organisations or person(s) providing the information or the security of the person(s) to whom the information relates or where the investigative interests relating to the examination of applications of for asylum
international protection by the competent authorities of the Member States or the international relations of the Member States would be compromised. In these cases,
Member States shall:
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(b)113 make access to the information or sources in question shall be available to the authorities referred to in Chapter V, except where such access is precluded in cases of national security.
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2.Member States shall ensure that the legal adviser or other counsellor who assists or
represents an applicant for international protection asylum has access to closed areas, such as detention facilities and transit zones, for the purpose of consulting that applicant.
Member States may only limit the possibility of visiting applicants in closed areas where such limitation is, by virtue of national legislation, objectively necessary for the security, public order or administrative management of the area, or in order to ensure an efficient examination of the application, provided that access by the legal adviser or other counsellor is not thereby severely limited or rendered impossible.
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or other counsellor admitted or permitted as such under national law.
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34. Member States may provide rules covering the presence of legal advisers or other
counsellors at all interviews in the procedure, without prejudice to this Article or to Article 1721(1)(b).
. Member States may
that the applicant is allowed to bring
to the
personal
a legal
or other counsellor admitted or
as such under
national law.
Member States may require the presence of the applicant at the personal interview, even if he/she is represented under the terms of national law by such a legal adviser or counsellor, and may require the applicant to respond in person to the questions asked.
The absence of a legal adviser or other counsellor shall not prevent the competent authority from conducting the personal interview with the applicant, without prejudice to Article 21 1(b) .
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1.116Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that applicants with special needs are given the opportunity to present the elements of an application as completely as possible and with all available evidence. Where needed, they shall be granted time extensions to enable them to submit evidence or take other necessary steps in the procedure.
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2.117In cases where the determining authority consider that an applicant has been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence as described in Article 21 of Directive […/…/EC] [laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (the Reception Conditions Directive)], the applicant shall be
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Reservation: DELETED
Reservation DELETED in connection with Article 2(d).
DELETED expressed in particular objections to the description of the special needs in the
Article.
DELETED considered the requirements contained in Article 20 applicable for applicants in
general and not only for applicants with special needs. Furthermore, DELETED found the relationship between Article 20 and provisions in the Reception Conditions Directive unclear. Finally, DELETEDconsidered this provision not appropriate in case of manifestly unfounded claims.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED (in connection with Article 2(d)), DELETED (in particular regarding paragraph 3).
DELETEDconsidered that the implications for delays ("sufficient time") of the procedure
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are unclear. Scrutiny reservation: Scrutiny reservation:
DELETEDremarked that in most of the cases it is only determined in the interview that an applicant has special needs. In that light, the obligation that the applicant shall have sufficient time and support to prepare the interview seems awkward. In response, CION indicated that Article 20 is related to Article 21 of the Reception Conditions Directive explaining that the determination of special needs should be done before the interview on the substance of the application.
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granted sufficient time and relevant support to prepare for a personal interview on the substance of his/her application.
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3.118Article 27 (6) and (7) shall not apply to the applicants referred to in paragraph 2.
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1.With respect to all procedures provided for in this Directive and without prejudice to the
provisions of Articles 12 and 14 13, 14 and 15, Member States shall:
(a)120 as soon as possible take measures to ensure that a representative121 represents and/or122 assists the unaccompanied minor with respect to the lodging and the examination of the application. The representative shall be impartial123 and have the necessary expertise in the field of childcare124. This representative can also be the representative referred to in Article 19 of
2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for
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Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: Scrutiny reservation:
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DELETEDproposed that the representative must have the competence to defend the
interests of the unaccompanied minor.
Reservation: DELETEDconsidering that in some cases a judge appoints a lawyer as a
representative.
ELETEDrequested clarification about the representative.
ELETEDproposed to keep "/or".
ELETEDproposed to delete "impartial".
Scrutiny reservation DELETEDexpressing concerns about the double obligation to have
legal expertise and expertise in the field of child care.
DELETEDrequested clarification as regards "the necessary expertise in the field of child
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the reception of asylum seekers125; Directive […/…/EC] [the Reception Conditions Directive];
(b)126 ensure that the representative is given the opportunity to inform the
unaccompanied minor about the meaning and possible consequences of the personal interview and, where appropriate, how to prepare himself/herself for the personal interview. Member States shall allow ensure that the
a representative and/or a legal advisor or other counsellor admitted as such under national law are to be present at that interview and have an opportunity to ask questions or make comments, within the framework set by the person who conducts the interview.
Member States may require the presence of the unaccompanied minor at the personal interview, even if the representative is present.
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2.Member States may refrain from appointing a representative where the unaccompanied
minor:
(a) will in all likelihood reach the age of maturity before a decision at first instance is taken; or
(b) can avail himself, free of charge, of a legal adviser or other counsellor, admitted as such under national law to fulfil the tasks assigned above to the representative; or
(c)(b) is married or has been married.
3. Member States may, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force on 1 December 2005, also refrain from appointing a representative where the unaccompanied
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Reservation: DELETED.
DELETEDexpressed concerns about the implications of a representative and legal advisor not being present. In that context, DELETEDproposed to keep "allow" instead of "ensure that" considering inter alia that some older minors do not want to have a representative present at the interview.
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r, unless he/she is unable to pursue
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43.
Member States shall ensure that:
(a) If an unaccompanied minor has a personal interview on his/her application for asylum international protection as referred to in Articles 12, 13 and 14,13, 14 and 15 that interview is conducted by a person who has the necessary knowledge of the special needs of minors;
(b) an official with the necessary knowledge of the special needs of minors prepares the decision by the determining authority on the application of an unaccompanied minor.
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4.128 Subject to the conditions set out in Article 18, unaccompanied minors shall be granted free legal assistance with respect to all procedures provided for in this Directive.
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5.129 Member States may use medical examinations to determine the age of unaccompanied minors within the framework of the examination of an application for asylum
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DELETEDproposed to maintain paragraph (3) of the Directive currently in force. Reservation: DELETED
DELETEDrequested clarification about the relation between paragraph (4) and Article 18.
In response, CION indicated that the aim of the provision is to ensure free legal assistance at all stages of the procedure. Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
Reservation DELETED
DELETEDopposed the limitation introduced by the proposed modification of paragraph
(5). Furthermore, DELETEDrequested clarification with regard to the statements referred to in the paragraph.
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international protection , where, following his/her general statements or other relevant evidence, Member States still have doubts concerning his/her age .
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In cases where medical examinations are used, Member States shall ensure that:
(a) unaccompanied minors are informed prior to the examination of their application for asylum international protection , and in a language which they may reasonably be supposed to 131understand, of the possibility that their age may be determined by medical examination. This shall include information on the method of examination and the possible consequences of the result of the medical examination for the examination of the application for asylum
international protection , as well as the consequences of refusal on the part of the unaccompanied minor to undergo the medical examination;
(b) unaccompanied minors and/or their representatives consent to carry out an examination to determine the age of the minors concerned; and
(c) the decision to reject an application for asylum international protection from an unaccompanied minor who refused to undergo this medical examination shall not be based solely on that refusal.
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DELETEDpreferred the wording laid down in Article 6(5) of the DUBLIN Regulation as resulting from the discussions in the Asylum Working Party and suggested to include this provision in Article 17 of the Procedures Directive.
DELETEDproposed to maintain the phrase "may reasonably be supposed to".
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The fact that an unaccompanied minor has refused to undergo such a medical examination shall not prevent the determining authority from taking a decision on the application for asylum international protection .
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67. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for Member States when implementing this Article.
Reservation: DELETED
DELETEDproposed to delete paragraph (6).
Reservation on reference to Article 27(7): DELETED
Reservation on reference to Article 32: DELETEDconsidering that Article 32 does not
distinguish between adults and minors.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation on reference to Article 29(2)(c) and Article 37: DELETED
DELETEDopposed excluding unaccompanied minors from rejection of an application
because it is considered manifestly unfounded (Article 27(7)).
DELETEDrequested what would happen if family members would reside in a safe third
country.
DELETEDexpressed doubts about providing derogations for unaccompanied minors.
DELETEDexpressed concerns about the implications of the proposed paragraph for its
border procedure.
DELETEDopposed that Article 32 (safe third country concept) does not apply to
unaccompanied minors.
DELETEDopposed that Article 37 (Examination at border and transit zones) does not apply
to unaccompanied minors.
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Article 1822135
Detention
Member States shall not hold a person in detention for the sole reason that he/she is an applicant for international protection asylum. Grounds and conditions of detention as well as guarantees available to detained applicants for international protection shall be in accordance with Directive […/…/EC] [the Reception Conditions Directive].
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2.Where an applicant for
asyluminternational protection is held in detention, Member
States shall ensure that there is a possibility of speedy judicial review in accordance with Directive […/…/EC] [the Reception Conditions Directive] .
Article 1923
Procedure in case of withdrawal of the application
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Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
Reservation: DELETEDon the horizontal issue of detention.
DELETEDwanted this provision to be reflected in the Reception Conditions Directive. In response, CION remarked that the place of the provisions on detention is less relevant considering that these provisions, if adopted, will need to be transposed in national legislation irrespective of the Directive they are laid down in.
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Procedure in the case of implicit withdrawal or abandonment 137of the application
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1.When there is reasonable cause to consider that an applicant for
asyluminternational
protection has implicitly withdrawn or abandoned his/her application for asylum
international protection , Member States shall ensure that the determining authority takes a decision to either discontinue the examination or reject the application on the basi that the applicant has not established an entitlement to refugee status in accordance with Directive 2004/83/EC.138
Member States may assume that the applicant has implicitly withdrawn or abandoned his/her application for asylum international protection in particular when it is ascertained that:
(a) he/she has failed to respond to requests to provide information essential to his/her application in terms of Article 4 of Directive 2004/83/EC […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] or has not appeared for a personal interview as provided for in Articles 1213, 1314, 15 and 1416, unless the applicant demonstrates within a reasonable time that his/her failure was due to circumstances beyond his control;
(b) he/she has absconded or left without authorisation the place where he/she lived or was held, without contacting the competent authority within a reasonable time, or he/she has not within a reasonable time complied with reporting duties or other obligations to communicate.
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138
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETEDrequested clarification of Article 24 in conjunction with Article 41 considering
these provisions contradictory.
DELETEDrequested clarification of the difference between implicit and explicit
withdrawal and abandonment of an application.
DELETEDopposed deletion of the phrase "or reject ….Directive 2004/83/EC" considering
a rejection also legitimate if all relevant elements are known. DELETEDadded that
rejection is also desirable for administrative reasons because some applicants never report
again.
DELETEDexpressed doubts about the deleted phrase.
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For the purposes of implementing these provisions, Member States may lay down time-limits or guidelines.
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2.139Member States shall ensure that the applicant who reports again to the competent
authority after a decision to discontinue as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article is taken, is entitled to request that his/her case be reopened , unless the request is examined in accordance with Articles 32 and 34.
Member States may provide for a time-limit after which the applicant’s case can no longer be re-opened. 140
Member States shall ensure that such a person is not removed contrary to the principle of non-refoulement.
Member States may allow the determining authority to take up the examination at the stage where it was discontinued.
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Regulation].
DELETEDopposed the proposed deletions.
Reservation: DELETED. In relation to the deletion of the possibility to provide for a time limit, DELETEDsuggested to define a maximum period. DELETEDopposed the deletion of the possibility to provide for a time limit.
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
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The role of UNHCR
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1.Member States shall allow the UNHCR:
(a) to have access to applicants for international protection asylum, including those in detention and in airport or port transit zones142;
(b) to have access to information on individual applications for asylum
international protection , on the course of the procedure and on the decisions taken, provided that the applicant for asylum agrees thereto;
(c) to present its views, in the exercise of its supervisory responsibilities under Article 35 of the Geneva Convention, to any competent authorities regarding individual applications for asylum international protection at any stage of the procedure.
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Article 2226
Collection of information on individual cases
For the purposes of examining individual cases, Member States shall not:
(a) directly disclose information regarding individual applications for
international protection asylum, or the fact that an application has been
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made, to the alleged actor(s) of persecution or serious harm of the applicant for asylum;
(b) obtain any information from the alleged actor(s) of persecution or serious harm in a manner that would result in such actor(s) being directly informed of the fact that an application has been made by the applicant in question, and would jeopardise the physical integrity of the applicant and his/her dependants, or the liberty and security of his/her family members still living in the country of origin.
CHAPTER III
PROCEDURES AT FIRST INSTANCE
SECTION I
Article 2327143
Examination procedure
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2.Member States shall ensure that such a procedure is concluded as soon as possible, without prejudice to an adequate and complete examination.
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Reservation on paragraphs (1) to (4) and (6) to (9): DELETED Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETEDnoted the complexity of Article 27.
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145
146 147 148 149
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3.144Member States shall ensure that a procedure is concluded within 6 months145 after the application is lodged.146
Member States may extend that time limit for a period not exceeding a further 6 months in individual cases involving complex issues of fact and law. 147
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4.Member States shall ensure that, where a decision cannot be taken within the time period referred to in subparagraph 1 of paragraph 3, the applicant concerned shall:148
(a) be informed of the delay; and
(b) receive, upon his/her request, information on the reasons for the delay and the timeframe within which the decision on his/her application is to be expected.
The consequences of failure to adopt a decision within the time limits provided for in paragraph 3 shall be determined in accordance with national law.149
DELETED, although supporting a conclusion of the procedure as soon as possible, opposed
an obligatory conclusion of the procedure within 6 months.
DELETEDexpressed doubts about the 6 month deadline and suggested to provide for
exceptions such as situations of a sudden influx of applicants.
DELETED could, as a general rule, support the 6 month period but suggested to enhance the possibilities for extending that period.
DELETEDrequested clarification which steps in the procedure were included in the 6 month period. In response, CION indicated that the 6 month entails the examination procedure until the decision on the application and not the appeal on that decision.
ELETEDsuggested to merge paragraph(2) and the first sentence of paragraph (3).
ELETEDproposed to delete the further 6 month period referring to complex legal cases.
ELETEDsuggested to include that delays can also be caused by the applicant.
ELETEDrequested clarification whether this subparagraph would also allow that a Member State in its national law determines that failure to adopt a decision within the time limits has no consequences.
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Member States shall ensure that, where a
cannot be taken withi
s, the
applicant concerned shall either:
(a) be informed of the delay; or
(b)
eive, upon hi
on the
the
on hi
application is to be expected. Such information shall not
to take a
an obligation for the Member State towards the applicant concerned ithin that time-frame.150
35151. Member States may prioritise or accelerate any an examination of an application for international protection in accordance with the basic principles and guarantees of
Chapter II,
where the application is likely to be well-founded or where the
applicant has special
(a) where the application is likely to be well founded;
(b) where the applicant has special needs;
(c) in other cases with the exception of applications referred to in paragraph 6. 152
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46.153 Member States may also provide that an examination procedure in accordance with the basic principles and guarantees of Chapter II be prioritised or accelerated if:
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153
ELETEDproposed to keep point (b) of the Directive currently in force.
ELETED questioned the need of paragraph (5).
ELETEDrequested clarification as regards the exception in point (c). In response, CION indicated that its only purpose is to clarify the distinction between prioritised and accelerated procedures and does not have any implications of substance.
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(a) the applicant, in submitting his/her application and presenting the facts, has only raised issues that are not relevant or of minimal relevance to the examination of whether he/she qualifies as a refugee or a person eligible for subsidiary protection by virtue of Directive 2004/83/EC Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] ; or
(b) the applicant clearly does not qualify as a refugee or for refugee status in a Member State under Directive 2004/83/EC; or
(c) the application for asylum is considered to be unfounded:
(i)(b) because the applicant is from a safe country of origin within the meaning of Articles 29, 30 and 31 this Directive ;, or
(ii) because the country which is not a Member State, is considered to be a safe third country for the applicant, without prejudice to Article 28(1); or
(d)(c) the applicant has misled the authorities by presenting false information or documents or by withholding relevant information or documents with respect to his/her identity and/or nationality that could have had a negative impact on the decision; or
DELETEDopposed the proposed closed list advocating that Member States should be
allowed to accelerate every procedure as long as the basic principles are respected.
Therefore, DELETEDproposed to maintain the text as in Article 23(3) of the Directive
currently in force.
DELETEDdoes not have accelerated procedures but does use rejection of applications for
being manifestly unfounded. In that light, DELETED, supported by DELETED, wanted to
keep the points, (b), (e), (g), (i), (k), (l) and (m). In addition to these points, DELETEDalso wanted to keep (h).
ELETEDwanted to keep (b), (d), (g), (k) and (m).
ELETEDwanted to keep (e), (g), (k), (m) and (n).
ELETEDwanted to keep (g) and (m) and requested clarification why (e) was considered
inadmissible.
ELETEDwanted to keep paragraphs (g) and (m).
ELETEDrequested clarification why (b),(n) and (l) are deleted.
ELETEDsuggested changes to paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) and wanted to keep paragraph (n).
DELETED, taking a scrutiny reservation on (m), expressed doubts as to the deletion of some of the cases included in the Directive currently in force.
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(e) the applicant has filed another application for asylum or
other personal
(f)(d) the applicant has not produced information establishing with a reasonable degree of certainty his/her identity or nationality, or it is likely that, in bad faith, he/she has destroyed or disposed of an identity or travel document that would have helped establish his/her identity or nationality; or
(g) the applicant has made inconsistent, contradictory,
or
ich make
clearly
tion to
having been the object of
referred to i
2004/83/EC; or
(h) the applicant has
itted a subsequent application which does not
relevant new elements with respect to his
any
or to the
country of origin; or
(i) the applicant has
reasonable cause to make
application
lier, having had opportunity to do so; or
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(e) the application was made by an unmarried minor to whom Article 6 (7) (c) applies, after the application of the parents or parent responsible for the minor has been rejected and no relevant new elements were raised with respect to his/her particular circumstances or to the situation in his/her country of origin; or
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(j)(f) the applicant is making an application merely in order to delay or frustrate the enforcement of an earlier or imminent decision which would result in his/her removal.; or
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(k) the applicant has
good reason to comply
obligations
referred to i
4(1) and (2) of
2004/83/EC or in
Articles11(2)(a) and (b) and 20(1) of
irective; or
(l) the applicant entered the te his/her stay unlawfully
of the Member State unlawfully or prolonged ithout good reason, has either not presented
to the
and/or filed an application for asylum as soon
as
sible, given the circumstances of
y; or
(m) the applicant is a danger to the
or public order of the Member
State, or the applicant has been forcibly expelled for serious reasons of public security and public order under national law; or
(n) the applicant refuses to comply with an obligation to have his/her fingerprints taken in accordance with relevant Community and/or national legislation; or
(o) the application was made by an
to whom
6(4)(c)
applies, after the application of the parents or parent
for the
has been rejected and no relevant new elements were
ith respect to
or to the
country of origin.
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7.154 In cases of unfounded applications, as referred to in Article 28, in which any of the circumstances listed in paragraph 6 apply, Member States may reject an application as manifestly unfounded following an adequate and complete examination.
8.155 Member States shall lay down reasonable time limits for the adoption of a decision in the procedure at first instance pursuant to paragraph 6.
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155
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETEDquestioned whether the phrase "following an adequate and complete
examination" is appropriate considering that an application is rejected when there is a
ground for it to be manifestly unfounded.
DELETEDconsidered it not needed to establish separate deadlines in accelerated
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9.156 The fact that an application for international protection was submitted after an irregular entry into the territory or at the border, including in transit zones157, as well as the lack of documents or use of forged documents, shall not per se entail an automatic recourse to an accelerated examination procedure.
Article 28158
Unfounded applications
Without prejudice to Article 23, Member States shall only consider an application for international protection as unfounded if the determining authority has established that the applicant does not qualify for international protection pursuant to Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive].
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Article 24159
Specific procedures
States may
for the following
procedures derogating from the
and guarantees of Chapter II:
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157
158
159
DELETEDsuggested to include time limits. Reservation: DELETED
DELETEDproposed to delete the phrase ", as well as … documents".
DELETEDtook the position that the use forged documents constitutes a crime and is
therefore sufficient reason to deal with this application in an accelerated procedure.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETEDrequested clarification of the consequences of a decision that an application is
manifestly unfounded.
DELETEDrequested to revisit this Article after having read all Articles in the proposal
related to specific procedures.
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(a) a preliminary
for the purposes of
cases
ithin the
framework set out in Section IV;
(b) procedures for the purposes of
cases
ithin the framework set
out in Section V.
. Member States may also
a derogation in respect of
SECTION II Article 2529160
Inadmissible applications
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1.In addition to cases in which an application is not examined in accordance with
Regulation
(EC) No 343/2003Regulation [No …/….] [the Dublin Regulation] , Member States are not required to examine whether the applicant qualifies as a refugee for international protection in accordance with Directive 2004/83/EC Directive …./../EC [the Qualification Directive] where an application is considered inadmissible pursuant to this Article.
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2.Member States may consider an application for
asyluminternational protection
inadmissible only pursuant to this Article if:
as
(a) another Member State has granted refugee status;
(b) a country which is not a Member State is considered as a first country of asylum
for the applicant, pursuant to Article 2631;
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DELETEDopposed deletion of (d) and (e) in the light of its asylum system granting a single status to those having international protection.
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(c) a country which is not a Member State is considered as a safe third country for
the applicant, pursuant to Article 2732;
(d) the applicant is allowed to remain in the Member State concerned on some other grounds and as result of this he/she has been granted a status equivalent to the rights and benefits of the refugee status by virtue of Directive 2004/83/EC;
(e) the applicant is allowed to remain in the territory of the Member State concerned on some other grounds which protect him/her against refoulement pending the outcome of a procedure for the determination of status pursuant to point (d);
(f)(d) the applicant has lodged an identical application after a final decision;
(g)(e) a dependant of the applicant lodges an application, after he/she has in
accordance with Article 6(3)(4) consented to have his/her case be part of an application made on his/her behalf, and there are no facts relating to the dependant’s situation, which justify a separate application.161
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DELETEDexpressed concerns about possibilities for abuse.
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Article 30162
Special rules on an admissibility interview
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1.Member States shall allow applicants to present their views with regard to the application of the grounds referred to in Article 29 in their particular circumstances before a decision to consider an application inadmissible is taken. To that end, Member States shall conduct a personal interview on the admissibility of the application. Member States may make an exception only in accordance with Article 36 in cases of subsequent applications.
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2.Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No …/…. [the Dublin Regulation].163
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Article 2631
The concept of first country of asylum
A country can be considered to be a first country of asylum for a particular applicant for asylum international protection if:
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Reservation: DELETEDas to the relation between Article 30 and Article 13(2).
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETEDproposed that the provision takes into account when a situation where the
applicant cannot attend the admissibility interview.
DELETEDquestioned in particular the reference to the DUBLIN Regulation.
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(a) he/she has been recognised in that country as a refugee and he/she can still avail himself/herself of that protection; or
(b) he/she otherwise enjoys sufficient protection in that country, including benefiting from the principle of non-refoulement;
provided that he/she will be readmitted to that country.
In applying the concept of first country of asylum to the particular circumstances of an applicant for asylum applicant for international protection Member States may take into account Article 2732 (1).
Article 2732
The safe third country concept
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1.Member States may apply the safe third country concept only where the competent
authorities are satisfied that a person seeking asylum international protection will be treated in accordance with the following principles in the third country concerned:
(a) life and liberty are not threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion;
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(b)(c) the principle of non-refoulement in accordance with the Geneva Convention is respected;
(c)(d) the prohibition of removal, in violation of the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as laid down in international law, is respected; and
(d)(e) the possibility exists to request refugee status and, if found to be a refugee, to receive protection in accordance with the Geneva Convention.
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2.165The application of the safe third country concept shall be subject to rules laid down in
national legislation, including:
(a) rules requiring a connection between the person seeking asylum
international protection and the third country concerned on the basis of which it would be reasonable for that person to go to that country;
(b) rules on the methodology by which the competent authorities satisfy themselves that the safe third country concept may be applied to a particular country or to a particular applicant. Such methodology shall include case-by-case consideration of the safety of the country for a particular applicant and/or national designation of countries considered to be generally safe;
(c)166 rules in accordance with international law, allowing an individual examination of whether the third country concerned is safe for a particular applicant which, as a minimum, shall permit the applicant to challenge the application of the safe third country concept on the grounds that he/she would be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment on the grounds that the third country is not safe in his/her particular circumstances. The
Reservation: DELETED
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applicant shall also be allowed to challenge the existence of a connection between him/her and the third country in accordance with point (a) .
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3.When implementing a decision solely based on this Article, Member States shall:
(a) inform the applicant accordingly; and
(b) provide him/her with a document informing the authorities of the third country, in the language of that country, that the application has not been examined in substance.
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SECTION III
Article 28
Unfounded applications
to Articles 19 and 20, Member States may only
application for asylum as unfounded if the determining authority has applicant does not qualify for refugee status pursuant to Directive 200
an
that the
In the cases
23(4)(b) and in cases of unfounded applications for
asylum
any of the
23(4)(a) and (c) to (o) apply,
Member States may also
an application as
where
defined as such in the
legislation.
Article 29
Minimum common list of
regarded as safe
of
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1. The Council shall, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Co and after consultation of the European Parliament, adopt a minimum common list of third countries which shall be regarded by Member States as safe countries of origin in accordance with Annex II.
2. The Council may, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consultation of the European Parliament, amend the minimum common list by adding or removing third countries, in accordance with Annex II. The Commission shall examine any request made by the Council or by a Member State to submit a proposal to amend the minimum common list.
3. When making its proposal under paragraphs 1 or 2, the Commission shall make use of information from the Member States, its own information and, where necessary, information from UNHCR, the Council of Europe and other relevant international organisations.
4. Where the Council requests the Commission to submit a proposal for removing a third country from the minimum common list, the obligation of Member States pursuant to Article 31(2) shall be suspended with regard to this third country as of the day following the Council decision requesting such a submission.
5. Where a Member State requests the Commission to submit a proposal to the Council for removing a third country from the minimum common list, that Member State shall notify the Council in writing of the request made to the Commission. The obligation of this Member State pursuant to Article 31(2) shall be suspended with regard to the third country as of the day following the notification to the Council.
6. The European Parliament shall be informed of the suspensions under paragraphs 4 and 5.
7. The suspensions under paragraphs 4 and 5 shall end after three months, unless the Commission makes a proposal before the end of this period, to withdraw the third country from the minimum common list. The suspensions shall in any case end where the Council rejects a proposal by the Commission to withdraw the third country from the list.
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in conformity with Annex II. When presenting its report, the Commission may make such recommendations or proposals as it deems appropriate.
Article 3033167
National designation of third countries as safe countries of origin
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1.
Without prejudice to Article 29,Member States may retain or introduce legislation that
allows, in accordance with Annex II, for the national designation of third countries other than those appearing on the minimum common list, as safe countries of origin for the purposes of examining applications for asylum international protection This may include designation of part of a country as safe, where the conditions in Annex II are fulfilled in relation to that part.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Member States may retain legislation in force on 1 December 2005 that allows for the national designation of third countries, other than those appearing on the minimum common list, as safe countries of origin for the purposes of examining applications for asylum where they are satisfied that persons in the third countries concerned are generally neither subject to:
(a) persecution as defined in Article 9 of Directive 2004/83/EC; nor
(b) torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3. Member States may also retain legislation in force on 1 December 2005 that allows for the national designation of part of a country as safe, or a country or part of a country as safe for a specified group of persons in that country, where the conditions in paragraph 2 are fulfilled in relation to that part or group.168
167
168
DELETED: scrutiny reservation.
DELETED expressed regret as regards the deletion of the minimum common list of
countries regarded as safe countries of origin.
DELETEDrequested clarification as regards the proposed deletion of paragraph (3) of the Directive currently in force in the light of the possibility for internal protection provided for in the Qualifications Directive. In response, CION explained that internal protection and the deletion of paragraph (3) are not in contradiction because, on the basis of the deleted paragraph (3), a Member State had to establish beforehand whether part of a country is safe,
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4. In assessing whether a country is a safe country of origin in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3, Member States shall have regard to the legal situation, the application of the law and the general political circumstances in the third country concerned.
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53. The assessment of whether a country is a safe country of origin in accordance with this Article shall be based on a range of sources of information, including in particular information from other Member States, the European Asylum Support Office, the UNHCR, the Council of Europe and other relevant international organisations.
64. Member States shall notify to the Commission the countries that are designated as safe countries of origin in accordance with this Article.
Article 3134
The safe country of origin concept
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1.A third country designated as a safe country of origin in accordance with this
Directive either Article 29 or 30 may, after an individual examination of the application, be considered as a safe country of origin for a particular applicant for asylum only if:
(a) he/she has the nationality of that country; or
while the provision on internal protection, provides that the Member State, at the time of taking the decision, determines that a person has access to protection in a part of a country and can safely and legally travel, gain admittance and settle in that part.
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(b) he/she is a stateless person and was formerly habitually resident in that country;
(c) and he/she has not submitted any serious grounds for considering the country not to be a safe country of origin in his/her particular circumstances and in terms of his/her qualification as a refugee or a person eligible for subsidiary protection in accordance with Directive 2004/83/EC[Directive …./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] .
2. Member States shall, in accordance with paragraph 1, consider the application for asylum as unfounded where the third country is designated as safe pursuant to Article 29.
Member States shall lay down in national legislation further rules and modalities for the application of the safe country of origin concept.
SECTION IV Article 3235169
Subsequent application
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1.170Where a person who has applied for
asyluminternational protection in a Member
State makes further representations or a subsequent application in the same Member State, that Member State may shall examine these further representations or the elements of the subsequent application in the framework of the examination of the previous application or in the framework of the examination of the decision under review or appeal, insofar as
169
170
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETEDexpressed concerns about the possibilities of this Article for abuse.
DELETEDsuggested "first instance decision" instead of "final decision". In response,
CION indicated that a final decision is needed for an application to be a subsequent application.
requested CION for a list with relevant case law.
remarked that paragraph (1) refers to applications whereby applicants submit
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the competent authorities can take into account and consider all the elements underlying the further representations or subsequent application within this framework.
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2.
171Moreover,For the purpose of taking a decision on the admissibility of an application
for international protection pursuant to Article 29 (2) (d) 172, Member States may apply a specific procedure as referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article , where a person makes a subsequent application for asylum international protection :
(a) after his/her previous application has been withdrawn or abandoned by virtue of Articles 19 or 2017323 ;
(b) after a
also
has been taken on the
application. Member States may
to apply this procedure only after a final
has been
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3.175A subsequent application for
asyluminternational protection shall be subject first
to a preliminary examination as to whether, after the withdrawal of the previous
171
172
173
174
175
DELETED expressed concerns regarding paragraph (2) considering it too limiting as a consequence of the reference to Article 29(2)(d), and, furthermore, wanting to maintain the possibility to reject a subsequent application by making a reference to a previous decision.
DELETED considered the requirement for the application to be identical too limiting, and,
for that reason, proposed to delete the reference to Article 29(2)(d).
DELETED opposed the proposed deletion of the reference to Article 20 of the Directive
currently in force considering that the specific procedure referred to in paragraph (3) should also be possible in case of an implicit withdrawal or abandonment of an application.
DELETED opposed the proposed deletion of paragraph (b) of the Directive currently in
force considering the proposed new paragraph (b) too much of a limitation for Member
States.
DELETED requested clarification whether after a repatriation an application should be
considered as a subsequent application.
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application or after the decision referred to in paragraph 2(b) of this Article on this application has been reached, new elements or findings relating to the examination of whether he/she qualifies as a refugee or a person eligible for subsidiary protection by virtue of Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] have arisen or have been presented by the applicant.
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4.If, following the preliminary examination referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, new elements or findings arise or are presented by the applicant which significantly add to the likelihood of the applicant qualifying as a refugee or a person eligible for subsidiary protection by virtue of
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6.Member States may decide to further examine the application only if the applicant concerned was, through no fault of his/her own, incapable of asserting the situations set forth in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of this Article in the previous procedure, in particular by exercising his/her right to an effective remedy pursuant to Article
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7.The procedure referred to in this Article may also be applicable in the case of a dependant who lodges an application after he/she has, in accordance with Article 6
(3)(4), consented to have his/her case be part of an application made on his/her behalf. In this case the preliminary examination referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article will consist of examining whether there are facts relating to the dependant’s situation which justify a separate application.
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to Article 29 (2) (d) or a final decision to reject a subsequent application as unfounded, the
Reservation: DELETED
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person concerned lodges a new application for international protection in the same Member State before a return decision177 has been enforced, that Member State may:
(a)make an exception to the right to remain in the territory, provided the determining authority is satisfied that a return decision will not lead to direct or indirect refoulement in violation of international and Community obligations of that Member State; and/or
(b)provide that the application be subjected to the admissibility procedure in accordance with this Article and Article 29; and/or
(c)provide that an examination procedure be accelerated in accordance with Article 27 (6) (f).
In cases referred to in points (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph, Member States may derogate from the time limits normally applicable in the admissibility and/or accelerated procedures, in accordance with national legislation.
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9.178Where a person with regard to whom a transfer decision has to be enforced pursuant to
Regulation (EC) […/…] [the Dublin Regulation] makes further representations or a
DELETED advocated a simple and speedy procedure for rejecting a subsequent application while leaving it to a Court or tribunal to determine whether the procedure has suspensive effect.
requested clarification whether paragraph (8) is necessary.
advocated that the procedure of paragraph (8) would apply as of the first
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subsequent application. In response, CION indicated that this would not be possible in the light of the right of appeal and the related right to remain in the Member State pending the outcome of the appeal.
In the same vein, DELETED, pointing to the link between Article 35 and the Articles 8 and 41, underlined that a subsequent application should be treated speedily and that an applicant does not need to remain on the territory of the Member State.
expressed doubts as regards the procedure provided in paragraph (8).
requested clarification about the link between paragraph (8)(a), which seems to
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oblige Member States to take a decision, and Article 29(2)(d), which provides that Member States "may" take a decision.
DELETED suggested "an obligation to leave the country" instead of "a return decision".
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED requested clarification as regards the case that a person lodges applications in
several Member States. Furthermore, DELETED requested clarification whether a Member
State taking back an applicant for international protection from another Member State would
be obliged to gather information from the latter Member State. In this light, DELETED
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subsequent application in the transferring Member State179, those representations or subsequent applications shall be examined by the responsible Member State, as defined in Regulation (EC) […/…] [the Dublin Regulation], in accordance with this Directive.
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Article 33180
Failure to appear
Member States may retain or adopt the procedure provided for in Article 32 in the case of an application for asylum filed at a later date by an applicant who, either intentionally or owing to gross negligence, fails to go to a reception centre or appear before the competent authorities at a specified time.
Article 3436181
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1.Member States shall ensure that applicants
for asylumfor international protection whose application is subject to a preliminary examination pursuant to Article3235 enjoy the guarantees provided for in Article1011 (1). -
2.Member States may lay down in national law rules on the preliminary examination pursuant to Article
3235. Those rules may, inter alia:
referred to the obligation contained in Article 27 to conclude a procedure within 6 months after the application was lodged.
underlined that DUBLIN transfers need to be done without delay.
suggested "responsible Member State" instead of "transferring Member State".
opposed deletion of Article 33 of the Directive currently in force.
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DELETED
DELETED
Reservation: DELETED
DELETED questioned why an applicant needs to be informed considering that this person has already received information at an earlier stage of the application.
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3.
(a) oblige the applicant concerned to indicate facts and substantiate evidence which justify a new procedure;
(b)
of the new
by the applicant concerned within a
time-limit after he/she
such information;182
(c)(b) permit the preliminary examination to be conducted on the sole basis of written submissions without a personal interview , with the exception of cases referred to in Article 35 (7) .183
The conditions shall not render impossible the access of applicants for asylum to a new procedure or result in the effective annulment or severe curtailment of such access.
Member States shall ensure that:
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(a) the applicant is informed in an appropriate manner of the outcome of the preliminary examination and, in case the application will not be further examined, of the reasons for this and the possibilities for seeking an appeal or review of the decision;
(b) if one of the situations referred to in Article 32(2) 35(3) applies, the determining authority shall further examine the subsequent application in conformity with the provisions of Chapter II as soon as possible.
DELETED
DELETED
opposed the deletion of point 2(b) of the Directive currently in force. opposed the proposal to add "with the exception of cases referred to in Article
35(7)".
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SECTION V Article 3537184
Border procedures
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1.Member States may provide for procedures, in accordance with the basic principles and
guarantees of Chapter II, in order to decide at the border or transit zones of the Member State on:
(a) the admissibility of an applications made at such locations.; and/or
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(b) the substance of an application in an accelerated procedure pursuant to Article 27 (6).185
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED advocated the retention of the possibility of specific procedures for examinations at border and transit zones as provided for by Article 24 of the Directive currently in force.
DELETED opposed the restriction of possibilities for rejecting manifestly unfounded
applications.
DELETED requested clarification how the provision on border or transit zones would relate to its centre for receiving applicants for international protection at DELETED airport, pointing out that this centre provides at least equivalent facilities to centres not located at a border or transit zone and has even been qualified as a best practice in the Union. DELETED requested clarification of the relation between the between the provisions on border and transit zones and the Schengen border code which allows Member States to refuse access to persons without documents. In response, CION indicated that, on the basis of recital (20) and Article 3 of the Schengen border code, in case of conflict, the asylum rules prevail.
DELETED opposed the reference to Article 27(6).
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when procedures as set out in paragraph 1 do not exist, Member States may
aintain, subject to the
of
and in accordance with the laws or
regulations in force on 1 December
procedures derogating from the
and guarantees
in Chapter II, in order to
at the border or
zones
as to whether applicants for asylum who have
and made an application for asylum
such locations, may enter
ritory.
3. The procedures referred to in paragraph 2 shall ensure concerned:
that the persons
(a) are allowed to
at the border or
zones of the Member
prejudice to Article 7;
(b) are be
of
and obligations, as
10(1) (a);
(c) have
y, to the
of an interpreter, as
10(1)(b);
(d) are interviewed, before the competent authority takes a relation to their application for asylum by persons with app
n in such procedures, i knowledge of the
relevant standards applicable in the field of asylum and refugee
as
Articles 12, 13 and 14;
(e) can consult a legal
or counsellor
or
as such under
law, as described i
15(1);
(f) have a
in the case of
inors, as
Article 17(1), unless
17(2) or (3) applies.
case
to enter is refused by a competent authority, this competent
authority shall state the reasons in fact and in law why the application for asylum is considered as unfounded or as inadmissible.
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42. Member States shall ensure that a decision in the framework of the procedures provided for in paragraph 21 is taken within a reasonable time. When a decision has not been taken within four weeks, the applicant for asylum shall be granted entry to the territory of the Member State in order for his/her application to be processed in accordance with the other provisions of this Directive.186
53. In the event of particular types of arrivals, or arrivals involving a large number of third country nationals or stateless persons lodging applications for asylum international protection at the border or in a transit zone, which makes it practically impossible to apply there the provisions of paragraph 1 or the specific procedure set out in paragraphs 2 and 3, those procedures may also be applied where and for as long as these third country nationals or stateless persons are accommodated normally at locations in proximity to the border or transit zone.
SECTION VI
Article 3638
The European safe third countries concept
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1.Member States may provide that no, or no full, examination of the asylum application and of the safety of the applicant in his/her particular circumstances as described in Chapter II, shall take place in cases where a competent authority has established, on the basis of the facts, that the applicant for
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2.A third country can only be considered as a safe third country for the purposes of paragraph 1 where:
(a) it has ratified and observes the provisions of the Geneva Convention without any geographical limitations;
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(b) it has in place an asylum procedure prescribed by law; and
(c) it has ratified the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and observes its provisions, including the standards relating to effective remedies; and.
(d) it has been so designated by the Council in accordance with paragraph 3.
3. The Council shall, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consultation of the European Parliament, adopt or amend a common list of third countries that shall be regarded as safe third countries for the purposes of paragraph 1.
43. The Member States concerned shall lay down in national law the modalities for implementing the provisions of paragraph 1 and the consequences of decisions pursuant to those provisions in accordance with the principle of non-refoulement under the Geneva Convention, including providing for exceptions from the application of this Article for humanitarian or political reasons or for reasons of public international law.
54. When implementing a decision solely based on this Article, the Member States concerned shall:
(a) inform the applicant accordingly; and
(b) provide him/her with a document informing the authorities of the third country, in the language of that country, that the application has not been examined in substance.
65. Where the safe third country does not re-admit the applicant for asylum, Member States shall ensure that access to a procedure is given in accordance with the basic principles and guarantees described in Chapter II.
7. Member States which have designated third countries as safe countries in accordance with national legislation in force on 1 December 2005 and on the basis of the
paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c), may apply paragraph 1 to these third countries until the Council has adopted the common list pursuant to paragraph 3.
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CHAPTER IV
PROCEDURES FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF REFUGEE INTERNATIONAL
PROTECTION STATUS
Article 3739
Withdrawal of refugee international protection status
Member States shall ensure that an examination to withdraw the refugee international protection status of a particular person may commence when new elements or findings arise indicating that there are reasons to reconsider the validity of his/her refugee international protection status.
Article 38 40
Procedural rules
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1.Member States shall ensure that, where the competent authority is considering withdrawing
the refugee international protection status of a third country national or stateless person in accordance with Article 14 or Article 19 of Directive 2004/83/ECDirective […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] , the person concerned shall enjoy the following guarantees:
(a) to be informed in writing that the competent authority is reconsidering his or her qualification for refugee international protection status and the reasons for such a reconsideration; and
(b) to be given the opportunity to submit, in a personal interview in accordance with Article 10 11 (1) (b) and Articles 12, 13, and14 and 15 or in a written statement, reasons as to why his/her refugee international protection status should not be withdrawn.
In addition, Member States shall ensure that within the framework of such a procedure:
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(a) the competent authority is able to obtain precise and up-to-date information from various sources, such as, where appropriate, from the UNHCR and the European Asylum Support Office , as to the general situation prevailing in the countries of origin of the persons concerned; and
(b) where information on an individual case is collected for the purposes of reconsidering the refugee international protection status, it is not obtained from the actor(s) of persecution or serious harm in a manner that would result in such actor(s) being directly informed of the fact that the person concerned is a refugee beneficiary of international protection whose status is under reconsideration, nor jeopardise the physical integrity of the person and his/her dependants, or the liberty and security of his/her family members still living in the country of origin.
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2.Member States shall ensure that the decision of the competent authority to withdraw the
refugeeinternational protection status is given in writing. The reasons in fact and in law shall be stated in the decision and information on how to challenge the decision shall be given in writing. -
3.Once the competent authority has taken the decision to withdraw the
refugee
international protection status, Article 1518, paragraph 2, Article 1619, paragraph 1 and Article 21 25 are equally applicable.
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4.By derogation to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States may decide that the
refugeeinternational protection status shall lapse by lawin case of cessation in accordance with Article 11(1)(a) to (d) of Directive 2004/83/EC or187if therefugee
beneficiary of international protection has unequivocally renounced his/her recognition as a refugee beneficiary of international protection .
187 DELETED proposed to maintain the phrase "in case of cessation in accordance with Article 11(1) (a) to (d) of Directive 2004/83/EC", considering that in the cases mentioned in these littera, it must remain possible to decide to lapse the international protection status while avoiding an onerous procedure.
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CHAPTER V
APPEALS PROCEDURES
Article 3941188
The right to an effective remedy
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1.189Member States shall ensure that applicants for
asyluminternational protection
have the right to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal, against the following:
(a) a decision taken on their application for asylum international protection including a decision:
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189
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(i) to consider an application unfounded in relation to refugee status and/or subsidiary protection status,
(i)(ii)to consider an application inadmissible pursuant to Article 25(2) 29,
(ii)(iii) taken at the border or in the transit zones of a Member State as described in Article 35 37 (1),
Reservation: DELETED. DELETED opposed the paragraphs (1)(a) and (2) considering these contrary to the single status asylum granted in the DELETED asylum procedure. In response, CION indicated that, at European level, refugee status and status of beneficiary of subsidiary protection are different.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED
DELETED
proposed to restructure Article 41 announcing a written proposal. requested clarification whether the term "court or tribunal" also includes
institutions such as the Court of Justice.
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(iii)(iv) not to conduct an examination pursuant to Article 3638;
(b) a refusal to re-open the examination of an application after its discontinuation pursuant to Articles 19 23 and 20 24;
(c) a decision not to further Articles 32 and 34;190
the subsequent application pursuant to
(d) a decision refusing entry within the framework of the procedures provided for under Article 35(2);191
(e)(c)a decision to withdraw of refugee international protection status pursuant to Article 3840.
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2.192Member States shall ensure that persons recognized by the determining authority as
eligible for subsidiary protection have the right to an effective remedy as referred to in paragraph 1 against a decision to consider an application unfounded in relation to refugee status.
3.
The person concerned shall be entitled to the rights and benefits guaranteed to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection pursuant to Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] pending the outcome of the appeal procedures.193
194Member States shall ensure that the effective remedy referred to in paragraph 1 provides for a full examination of both facts and points of law, including an ex nunc examination of
190 191 192 193 194
DELETED
DELETED
Scrutiny reservation on proposed deletion:
Scrutiny reservation on proposed deletion:
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation on second subparagraph: DELETED
Reservation: DELETED.
DELETED considered the proposed range of the examination before a court or a tribunal at
first instance covering a full ex nunc examination of facts and law, too extensive and prone
to abuse.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
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the international protection needs pursuant to Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive], at least in appeal procedures before a court or tribunal of first instance.
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24. Member States shall provide for reasonable time-limits195 and other necessary rules for the applicant to exercise his/her right to an effective remedy pursuant to paragraph 1.
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. Member States
where
riate,
for rules in accordance
international obligations dealing with:
(a)the question of whether the remedy pursuant to paragraph 1 shall have the ef of allowing applicants to remain in the Member State concerned pending outcome;
(b)the
of legal remedy or
measures where the remedy pursuant
to paragraph 1 does not have the effect of allowing applicants to remain in the Member State concerned pending its outcome. Member States may also provide for an ex officio remedy; and
(c) the grounds for challenging a
under
25(2)(c) in accordance with the
methodology applied under
27(2)(b) and (c).
195
DELETED expressed concerns about the broad range the examination by the court or tribunal at first instance can encompass. Furthermore, DELETED requested CION to provide the relevant case-law.
DELETED requested clarification whether a court should only look at evidence newly
submitted or actively gather new evidence.
requested clarification about the link with Article 35(1).
requested clarification as regards the term "reasonable" time limits" recalling
DELETED
DELETED
that a national court ruled that a 7-day time limit was too short and that, as a result,
DELETED now applies the standard time-limit of 15 days.
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The time limits shall not render impossible or excessively difficult the access of applicants to an effective remedy pursuant to paragraph 1. Member States may also provide for an ex officio review of decisions taken pursuant to Article 37.196
5.197 Without prejudice to paragraph 6, the remedy provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article shall have the effect of allowing applicants to remain in the Member State concerned pending its outcome.
6.198 In the case of a decision taken in the accelerated procedure pursuant to Article 27 (6)199 and of a decision to consider an application inadmissible pursuant to Article 29 (2) (d), and where the right to remain in the Member State pending the outcome of the remedy is not foreseen under national legislation, a court or tribunal shall have the power to rule whether or not the applicant may remain on the territory of the Member State, either upon request of the concerned applicant or acting on its own motion200.
196 197
198
199
200
DELETED requested clarification about the reasons for proposing this sentence. Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED expressed concerns about the general provision that applicants can stay in the
Member States pending their appeal.
In response, CION indicated that proposal regarding suspensive effect is in line with case
law while providing some flexibility to Member States.
Reservation: DELETED
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED
DELETED suggested to clarify the wording of paragraph (6).
DELETED, expressing concerns about the possibilities for applicants to remain in the Member State, requested clarification whether paragraph (6) implies that, irrespective the delays, an applicant can remain in the Member State.
DELETED, supported by DELETED and referring to the paragraphs (5), (6) and (7), considered it too restrictive to have as only exemptions accelerated procedures and inadmissible applications. Furthermore, DELETED considered that subsequent applications need not to have suspensive effect in all cases and that no suspensive effect should be provided in case of a threat to public order (supported by DELETED) or in case of return. DELETED could accept to include in paragraph (6) the reference to accelerated procedures and proposed, supported by DELETED, to include manifestly unfounded cases as well.
DELETED proposed to delete "or acting on its own motion".
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This paragraph shall not apply to procedures referred to in Article 37.201
7.202 Member States shall allow the applicant to remain in the territory pending the outcome of the procedure referred to in paragraph 6.
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8.Paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 shall be without prejudice to Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No
[…/…. [the Dublin Regulation].
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49.203 Member States may shall lay down time-limits for the court or tribunal pursuant to paragraph 1 to examine the decision of the determining authority.
510. Where an applicant has been granted a status which offers the same rights and benefits
under national and Community law as the refugee status by virtue of Directive 2004/83/EC Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive] , the applicant may be considered as having an effective remedy where a court or tribunal decides that the remedy pursuant to paragraph 1 is inadmissible or unlikely to succeed on the basis of insufficient interest on the part of the applicant in maintaining the proceedings.
201
202
DELETED proposed to delete this sentence. In response, CION indicated that the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that border procedures must have suspensive effect.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED explained that, in DELETED, a court can decide that an applicant can remain in the Member State but cannot decide that an applicant is not allowed to remain. Considering that paragraph (7) seems to apply to both situations, DELETED requested a scrutiny reservation.
203
DELETED proposed to insert an exemption for subsequent applications.
Reservation: DELETED considering it not possible that a Member State lays down time-
limits for courts and tribunals.
Scrutiny reservation: DELETED.
DELETED feared that an obligation of Member States to lay down time-limits for the court
or tribunal may be in conflict with their autonomy.
DELETED could accept to indicate that the courts and tribunal should examine the decision
of the determining authority "speedily".
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611. Member States may also lay down in national legislation the conditions under which it can be assumed that an applicant has implicitly withdrawn or abandoned his/her remedy pursuant to paragraph 1, together with the rules on the procedure to be followed.
CHAPTER VI
GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 4042
Challenge by public authorities
This Directive does not affect the possibility for public authorities of challenging the administrative and/or judicial decisions as provided for in national legislation.
Article 4143
Confidentiality
Member States shall ensure that authorities implementing this Directive are bound by the confidentiality principle as defined in national law, in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.
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Article 44
Cooperation
Member States shall each appoint a national contact point and communicate its address to the Commission. The Commission shall communicate that information to the other Member States.
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Member States shall, in liaison with the Commission, take all appropriate measures to establish direct cooperation and an exchange of information between the competent authorities.
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Article 4245 Report
No later than 1 December 2009 […] , the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive in the Member States and shall propose any amendments that are necessary. Member States shall send the Commission all the information that is appropriate for drawing up this report. After presenting the report, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive in the Member States at least every two years five years .
Article 4346204
Transposition
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 December 2007 Articles […] [The Articles which have been changed as to the substance by comparison with the earlier Directive] by […] at the latest . Concerning Article 15, Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 December 2008. They shall forthwith inform communicate to the Commission
204 Reservation: DELETED on the obligation for Member States to communicate correlation tables in the second and the fourth subparagraph.
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Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 27 (3) by [3 years from the date of the transposition]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
They shall also include a statement that references in existing laws, regulations and administrative provisions to the directive repealed by this Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made and how that statement is to be formulated.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main
provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive and a
correlation table between those provisions and this Directive .
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Article 4447205
Transitional provisions
Member States shall apply the laws, regulations and administrative provisions set out in subparagraph 1 of Article 43 46 to applications for asylum international protection lodged after 1 December 2007 […] and to procedures for the withdrawal of refugee status international protection started after 1 December 2007 […] .
Applications submitted before […] and procedures for the withdrawal of refugee status initiated before […] shall be governed by the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in accordance with Directive 2005/85/EC.
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Member States shall apply the laws, regulations and administrative provisions set out in subparagraph 2 of Article 46 to applications for international protection lodged after […]. Applications submitted before […] shall be governed by the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in accordance with Directive 2005/85/EC.
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Article 48
Repeal
Directive 2005/85/EC is repealed with effect from [day after the date set out in the first subparagraph of Article 46 of this Directive], without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States relating to the time-limit for transposition into national law of the Directive set out in Annex III, Part B.
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DELETED requested clarification as to the single date of transposition provided for in Article 47 in view of the fact that Member States not necessarily transpose European legislation at the same time.
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References to the repealed Directive shall be construed as references to this Directive and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex IV.
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Article 4549
Entry into force
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20thtwentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Articles [...] shall apply from [day after the date set out in the first subparagraph of Article 46].
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Article 4650
Addressees
This Directive is addressed to the Member States in conformity with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Done at [...]
For the European Parliament
The President
[…]
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Π2005/85/EC
ANNEX I
Definition of "determining authority"
When implementing the provision of this Directive, Ireland may, insofar as the provisions of section 17(1) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended) continue to apply, consider that:
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-"determining authority" provided for in Article 2
(e)(f) of this Directive shall, insofar as the examination of whether an applicant should or, as the case may be, should not be declared to be a refugee is concerned, mean the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner; and -
-"decisions at first instance" provided for in Article 2
(e)(f) of this Directive shall include recommendations of the Refugee Applications Commissioner as to whether an applicant should or, as the case may be, should not be declared to be a refugee.
Ireland will notify the Commission of any amendments to the provisions of section 17(1) of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended).
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ANNEX II
Designation of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Articles 29 and 30 33(1)
A country is considered as a safe country of origin where, on the basis of the legal situation, the application of the law within a democratic system and the general political circumstances, it can be shown that there is generally and consistently no persecution as defined in Article 9 of Directive 2004/83/EC Directive […./../EC] [the Qualification Directive], no torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and no threat by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international or internal armed conflict.
In making this assessment, account shall be taken, inter alia, of the extent to which protection is provided against persecution or mistreatment by:
(a) the relevant laws and regulations of the country and the manner in which they are applied;
(b) observance of the rights and freedoms laid down in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and/or the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights and/or the Convention against Torture, in particular the rights from which derogation cannot be made under Article 15(2) of the said European Convention;
(c) respect of the non-refoulement principle according to the Geneva Convention;
(d) provision for a system of effective remedies against violations of these rights and freedoms.
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ANNEX III
of
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or
for asylum"
When implementing the
of
Spain
as the
of
30/1992 de
de las
y del
of 26 November 1992 and "Ley 29/1998 reguladora de la
of 13 July 1998
to apply,
t, for the purposes of Chapter
of
or
for asylum"
2(c) of
shall
------------
as
the abovementioned
A
------------
shall be
to the same guarantees as an
------------
or an "applicant for
asylum" as set out
for the purposes of
to an
remedy in Chapter
the
ission of any relevant amendments to the
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ANNEX III
Part A
Repealed Directive (referred to in Article 48)
(OJ L 326, 13.12.2005, p. 13)
Part B
Time-limit for transposition into national law (referred to in Article 48)
Directive
Time-limits for transposition
2005/85/EC
First deadline: 1 December 2007 Second deadline: 1 December 2008
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ANNEX IV
Correlation Table
This directive
Article 1 Article 2 (a) Article 2 (b) Article 2 (c) -
Article 2 (d) Article 2 (e) Article 2 (f)
Article 2 (g)
Article 2 (h) Article 2 (i) Article 2 (j) Article 2 (k) Article 3 (1) Article 3 (2) Article 3 (3) Article 3 (4)
Article 1 Article 2 (a) Article 2 (b) Article 2 (c) Article 2 (d) Article 2 (e) Article 2 (f) Article 2 (g) Article 2 (h) Article 2 (i) Article 2 (j) Article 2 (k) Article 2 (l) Article 2 (m) Article 2 (n) Article 2 (o) Article 2 (p) Article 3 (1) Article 3 (2) -Article 3 (3)
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Article 4 (1) second subparagraph
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Article 4 (2)
Article 4 (3)
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Article 5
Article 6 (1)
Article 6 (2) Article 6 (3)
Article 6 (4) Article 6 (5)
Article 7 (1)
Article 7 (2)
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Article 8 (1)
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Article 8 (2) (a)
Article 8 (2) (b)
Article 8 (2) (c)
Article 4 (1) first subparagraph
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Article 4 (2)
Article 4 (3)
Article 4 (4)
Article 4 (5)
Article 5
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Article 6 (1)
Article 6 (2)
Article 6 (3)
Article 6 (4)
Article 6 (5)
Article 6 (6)
Article 6 (7)
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Article 6 (8)
Article 6 (9)
Article 7 (1) to (3)
Article 8 (1)
Article 8 (2)
Article 8 (3)
Article 9 (1)
Article 9 (2)
Article 9 (3) (a)
Article 9 (3) (b)
Article 9 (3) (c)
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Article 8 (5)
Article 9 (1)
Article 9 (2), first subparagraph
Article 9 (2), second subparagraph
Article 9 (3)
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Article 10
Article 11
Article 12 (1)
Article 12 (2) (a)
Article 12 (2) (b)
Article 12 (2) (c)
Article 12 (3)
Article 12 (4) to (6)
Article 13 (1) and (2)
Article 13 (3) (a)
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Article 13 (3) (b)
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Article 9 (3) (d)
Article 9 (4)
Article 9 (5)
Article 10 (1)
Article 10 (2), first subparagraph
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Article 10 (4)
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13 (1)
Article13 (2) (a)
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Article 24
Article 25
Article 25 (1)
Article 25 (2) (a) to (c)
Article 25 (2) (d) and (e)
Article 25 (2) (f) and (g)
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Article 27
Article 27 (1) (a)
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Article 27 (1) (b) to (d)
Article 27 (2) to (5)
Article 28
Article 29
Article 30
Article 30 (2) to (4)
Article 27 (6) (f)
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Article 27 (6) (e)
Article 27 (7)
Article 27 (8)
Article 27 (9)
Article 28
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Article 29
Article 29 (1)
Article 29 (2) (a) to (c)
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Article 29 (2) (d) and (e)
Article 30
Article 31
Article 32
Article 32 (1) (a)
Article 32 (1) (b)
Article 32 (1) (c) to (e)
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Article 30 (6) |
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Article 36 |
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Article 39
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Article 39 (1) (a) (ii)
Article 39 (1) (a) (iii)
Article 39 (1) (b)
Article 39 (1) (c) and (d)
Article 39 (1) (e)
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Article 39 (2)
Article 39 (3)
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Article 39 (4)
Article 39 (5)
Article 39 (6)
Article 40
Article 41
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Article 42
Article 43
Article 44
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Article 46
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