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Procedures Regulation:
Recital 23

The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration of Member States when applying this Regulation, in accordance with Article 24 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) and the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In assessing the best interests of the child, […]

Procedures Regulation:
Article 53 – Exceptions to the asylum border procedure

1. The border procedure shall be applied to unaccompanied minors only in the circumstances referred to in Article 42(3), point (b). Where there is doubt as to the applicant’s age, the competent authorities shall promptly carry out an age assessment in accordance with Article 25. 2. Member States shall not apply or shall cease to […]

Reception Directive:
Article 26 – Minors

1. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for Member States when implementing the provisions of this Directive that possibly affect minors. Member States shall ensure a standard of living adequate for the minor’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. 2. In assessing the best interests of the child, Member […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Recital 37

Vulnerable persons should be given primary consideration for relocation, in particular when they have special reception needs within the meaning of Article 24 of , or are in need of special procedural guarantees as referred to in Articles 20 to 23 of . According to Article 24 of , applicants falling within any of the […]

Procedures Regulation:
Recital 30

It is particularly important to ensure that minors are provided with information in a child-friendly manner.

Procedures Regulation:
Article 54 – Locations for carrying out the asylum border procedure

1. During the examination of applications subject to a border procedure, a Member State shall require, pursuant to Article 9 of and without prejudice to Article 10 thereof, the applicants to reside at or in proximity to the external border or transit zones as a general rule or in other designated locations within its territory, […]

Reception Directive:
Article 27 – Unaccompanied minors

1. Where an application is made by a person who claims to be a minor, or in relation to whom there are objective grounds to believe that that person is a minor, Member States shall designate: (a) a person suitable to provisionally act as a representative under this Directive until a representative has been appointed; […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Recital 41

Where derogations from the asylum procedure are applied, the safeguards for applicants with special procedural and special reception needs, including medical conditions, should be a primary consideration for the competent authorities. For that reason, the Member State facing a situation of crisis or force majeure should not apply, or should cease to apply, the derogations […]

Procedures Regulation:
Recital 34

This Regulation should provide for the possibility that applicants lodge an application on behalf of adults requiring assistance to exercise legal capacity, and of minors where under national law they do not have the legal capacity to lodge an application in their own name. The joint examination of those applications should be allowed.

Qualification Regulation:
Recital 11

This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’) and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for human dignity and the right to asylum of applicants for asylum and […]