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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 the provisions of this Regulation that possibly affect minors. In this context, and given the special reception needs of minors, where the border procedure is applied and the number of applicants at a given moment exceeds the number which […]
An adult child should be considered dependent, on the basis of an individual assessment, only in circumstances where that child is unable to support him or herself due to a physical or mental condition linked to a serious non-temporary illness or severe disability.
is amended as follows: (1) Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) point (5) is replaced by the following: ‘(5) “humanitarian admission” means humanitarian admission as defined in Article 2, point (3), of of the European Parliament and of the Council ((*)) ; (*) Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and the Council of […]
With a view to strengthening the protection of all children falling under the scope of this Regulation, including unaccompanied minors who have not applied for international protection and children who might become separated from their families, it is also necessary to take biometric data for storage in Eurodac to help establish the identity of children […]
While the border procedure for the examination of an application for international protection can be applied without recourse to detention, Member States should nevertheless be able to apply the grounds for detention during the border procedure in accordance with the provisions of the in order to decide on the right of the applicant to enter […]
When assessing a sur place application, the fact that the risk of persecution or serious harm is based on circumstances that do not constitute an expression or continuation of convictions or orientations held in the country of origin could serve as an indication that the sole or main purpose of the applicant was to create […]
The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration for Member States when applying the provisions of this Regulation that possibly affect minors.
The official responsible for taking the biometric data of a minor should receive training so that sufficient care is taken to ensure an adequate quality of biometric data of the minor and to guarantee that the process is child friendly so that the minor, particularly a very young minor, feels safe and can readily cooperate […]
This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by . In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for human dignity and to promote the application of Articles 1, 4, 8, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, and 47 of ,
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee status’ means the recognition by a Member State of a third-country national or a stateless person as a refugee; (2) ‘subsidiary protection status’ means the recognition by a Member State of a third-country national or a stateless person as a person eligible for […]
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