Amended proposal

for a Council Directive on minimum standards

on procedures in Member States

for granting and withdrawing refugee status

 

>>> ASILE 30 (chapter I-II) and 44 (chapter III-VI) <<<

 

 

OVERVIEW

 

 

 

CHAPTER I          General provisions

 

Article 1           Purpose

 

Article 2           Definitions

 

Article 3           Scope

 

Article 4           More favourable provisions

 

 

CHAPTER II                 Basic principles and guarantees

 

Article 5           Access to the procedure

 

Article 6           Right to remain in the Member State pending the examination of the application

 

Article 7           Requirements for the examination of applications

 

Article 8           Requirements for a decision by the determining authority

 

Article 9           Guarantees for applicants for asylum

 

Article 9A        Obligations of the applicants for asylum

 

Article 10         Persons invited to a personal interview

 

Article 11         Requirements for a personal interview

 

Article 12         Status of the report of a personal interview in the procedure

 

Article 13         Right to legal assistance and representation

 

Article 14         Scope of legal assistance and representation

 

Article 15        Guarantees for unaccompanied minors

 

Article 16         Establishing the facts in the procedure

 

Article 17         Detention

 

Article 18         Detention after agreement to take charge under Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 >> deleted

 

Article 19         Procedure in case of withdrawal of the application

 

Article 20         Procedure in case of implicit withdrawal or abandonment of the application

 

Article 21         The role of UNHCR

 

Article 22         Collection of information on individual cases

 

 

ANNEX I        DEFINITION OF "DETERMINING AUTHORITY"

 

 

CHAPTER III Procedures at first instance[1]

 

 Section I

 

Article 23        Examination Procedure[2]

 

Article 23/A    Specific procedures

 

Article 24        Time limits for an accelerated procedure

 

 

Section II

 

 Article 25       Cases of inadmissible applications

 

Article 26        Application of the concept of first country of asylum

 

Article 27        National designation of countries as safe third countries

 

Article 28        Application of the safe third country concept

 

 

Section III

 

 Article 29       Cases of unfounded applications

 

 Article 30       [National] designation of countries as safe countries of origin

 

 Article 30A   

 

Article 31        Application of the safe country of origin concept

 

Article 31A     (deleted)

 

Article 31B     (deleted)

 

 

Section IV

 

 Article 32       (deleted)

 

 Article 33       Cases of subsequent applications

 

Article 33A     (deleted)

 

 Article 34       Procedural rules

 

 

Section V

 

Article 35        Cases of border procedures

 

Article 35A

 

 

CHAPTER IV             Withdrawal procedures

 

Article 36        Withdrawal of refugee status

 

Article 37        Procedural rules

 

Article 37A     (deleted)

 

 

CHAPTER V              Appeals procedures

 

Article 38        The right to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal

 

 Article 39       Suspensive effect of review and appeal proceedings

 

Article 40        (deleted)

 

 Article 41       Time limits and scope of the examination in review or appeal

 

 

CHAPTER VI General and final provisions

 

Article 42        Non-discrimination

 

Article 43        Penalties

 

Article 43A     Confidentiality

 

Article 44        Report

 

 Article 45       Transposal

 

 Article 46       Entry into force

 

 Article 47       Addressees

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ANNEX I       DEFINITION OF "DETERMINING AUTHORITY"

 

ANNEX II      Principles with respect to the Designation of safe third countries

 

ANNEX III     Principles with respect to the Designation of safe countries of origin