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A third-country national or stateless person below the age of 18 years. [defined in Article 2 of the Reception Directive]
The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration for Member States when applying this Regulation. Where the requesting Member State establishes that Eurodac data pertain to a child, those data may only be used for law enforcement purposes, in particular those relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of child trafficking and […]
1. During the administrative procedure referred to in Chapter III applicants shall enjoy the guarantees set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article. 2. The determining authority or, where applicable, other competent authorities or organisations tasked by Member States for that purpose shall inform applicants, in a language which they understand or are […]
Beneficiaries of international protection shall not have the right to reside in a Member State other than the Member State that granted them international protection. This is without prejudice to their right to: (a) apply and be admitted to reside in another Member State pursuant to that Member State’s national law or pursuant to relevant […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘threat to public health’ means ‘threat to public health’ as defined in Article 2, point (21), of ; (2) ‘verification’ means ‘verification’ as defined in Article 4, point (5), of ; (3) ‘identification’ means ‘identification’ as defined in Article 4, point (6), of ; […]
In order to significantly increase the understanding of the applicable procedures, Member States should, as soon as possible, provide persons subject to this Regulation, in a language that they understand or are reasonably supposed to understand, with all relevant information regarding the application of this Regulation, in particular information relating to the criteria for determining […]
Member States should inform all persons required by this Regulation to give biometric data of their obligation to do so. Member States should also explain to those persons that it is in their interests to fully and immediately cooperate with the procedure by providing their biometric data. Where a Member State’s national law lays down […]
1. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for the competent authorities when applying this Regulation. 2. The determining authority shall assess the best interests of the child in accordance with Article 26 of . 3. The determining authority shall give a minor the opportunity of a personal interview, including where […]
Reception conditions need to be adapted to the specific situation of minors and their special reception needs, whether unaccompanied or within families, with due regard to their security, including security against sexual and gender-based violence, physical and emotional care and need to be provided in a manner that encourages their general development.
1. During the screening, the best interests of the child shall always be a primary consideration in accordance with Article 24(2) of . 2. During the screening, the minor shall be accompanied by, where present, an adult family member. 3. Member States shall, as soon as possible, take measures to ensure that a representative or, […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘third-country national’ means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) and who is not a person enjoying the right to free movement under Union law as defined in Article 2, point (5), of of the […]
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