1. Member States shall provide applicants with information relating to the reception conditions set out in this Directive, including information specific to their reception systems, as soon as possible and in good time in order to effectively enable applicants to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive.
Member States shall in particular provide applicants with standard information relating to reception conditions set out in this Directive, using a template to be developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum (the ‘Asylum Agency’). That information shall be provided as soon as possible and no later than three days from the making of the application or within the timeframe for its registration in accordance with .
Member States shall ensure that applicants are provided with information on organisations or groups of persons that provide specific legal assistance and representation, including information on organisations or groups of persons that provide that legal assistance and representation free of charge, and organisations that might be able to help or inform them concerning the available reception conditions, including health care.
2. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in paragraph 1 is provided in writing in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language and in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Where necessary, that information shall also be provided orally or, where appropriate, in a visual form such as by using videos or pictograms, and shall be adapted to the applicant’s needs.
In the case of an unaccompanied minor, Member States shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 in an age-appropriate manner and in a manner that ensures that the unaccompanied minor understands it, by using information materials specifically adapted to minors where appropriate. That information shall be provided in the presence of the representative of the unaccompanied minor or of the person suitable to provisionally act as a representative until the representative is appointed.
In exceptional cases, a Member State may provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 to the applicant by means of an oral translation, or where appropriate in a visual form such as videos or pictograms, where:
(a) it is not able to provide that information in writing within the time limit set out in that paragraph because the language that an applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand is a rare language; and
(b) that applicant subsequently confirms that he or she understands the information provided.
In cases referred to in the third subparagraph, the Member State shall as soon as possible obtain a translation of the information referred to in paragraph 1 in writing and provide it to the applicant, except where it is clear that such a provision is no longer needed.
Correlation table
| Directive 2013/33/EU | This Directive |
| Article 5(1) | Article 5(1), first and third subparagraphs |
| — | Article 5(1), second subparagraph |
| Article 5(2) | Article 5(2), first subparagraph |
| — | Article 5(2), second, third and fourth subparagraphs |