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Supports necessary in order for applicants to benefit from their rights and comply with their obligations where their ability is limited due to individual circumstances, such as specific vulnerabilities. [defined in Article 2 of the Procedures Regulation]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is […]
1. Personal interviews as provided for in Articles 11 and 12 shall be conducted in accordance with the conditions established in this Regulation. 2. Where an application for international protection is lodged in accordance with Article 31, the adult responsible referred to in that provision shall be given the opportunity of a personal interview pursuant […]
1. The competent authorities shall individually assess whether the applicant is in need of special procedural guarantees, with the assistance of an interpreter, where needed. That assessment may be integrated into existing national procedures or into the assessment referred to in Article 25 of and need not take the form of an administrative procedure. Where […]
1. Where applicants have been identified as being in need of special procedural guarantees, they shall be provided with the necessary support allowing them to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations under this Regulation throughout the duration of the procedure for international protection. 2. Where the determining authority, including on the basis […]
1. The determining authority shall examine and take decisions on applications for international protection in accordance with the basic principles and guarantees set out in Chapter II. 2. The determining authority shall take decisions on applications for international protection after an appropriate examination as to the admissibility or merits of an application. The determining authority […]
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 […]
The screening of third-country nationals who apply for international protection, should be followed by an examination of the need for international protection. It should enable the collection and sharing with the authorities competent for that examination of any information that is relevant for the latter to identify the appropriate procedure for the examination of the […]
A preliminary vulnerability check should be carried out with a view to identifying persons with indications of being vulnerable, of being victims of torture or other inhuman or degrading treatment, or of being stateless, or who may have special reception or procedural needs within the meaning of and , respectively. This should be without prejudice […]
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