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The recognition by a Member State of a third-country national or a stateless person as a person eligible for subsidiary protection. [defined in Article 2 of the Qualification Regulation]
1. A well-founded fear of being persecuted or a real risk of suffering serious harm may be based on: (a) events which have taken place since the applicant left the country of origin; or (b) activities which the applicant has engaged in since the applicant left the country of origin, in particular where it is […]
1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1), point (a), the Member State of origin which granted international protection to a person whose data were previously recorded in Eurodac pursuant to Article 17 shall mark the relevant data in accordance with the requirements for electronic communication with Eurodac established by . That mark shall […]
1. Only the following actors can provide protection against persecution or serious harm, provided that they are able and willing to provide effective and non-temporary protection in accordance with paragraph 2: (a) the State; (b) stable, established non-State authorities, including international organisations, which control the State or a substantial part of the territory of the […]
This Regulation should apply to applications for international protection in a procedure where it is examined whether the applicants qualify as beneficiaries of international protection in accordance with . In addition to the international protection, the Member States may also grant other national humanitarian statuses under their national law to those who do not qualify […]
Serious harm as referred to in Article 3(6) consists of: (a) the death penalty or execution; (b) torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of an applicant in the country of origin; or (c) a serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in situations of international […]
1. An application shall not be examined on the merits where: (a) another Member State is responsible in accordance with ; (b) an application is rejected as inadmissible in accordance with Article 38 or; (c) an application is explicitly or implicitly withdrawn, without prejudice to Article 40(4) and Article 41(5). 2. When examining an application […]
1. A beneficiary of subsidiary protection status shall cease to be eligible for subsidiary protection when the circumstances which led to the granting of that status have ceased to exist or have changed to such a degree that protection is no longer required. 2. In order to assess whether the circumstances which led to the […]
As Article 78(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) calls for a uniform status of asylum and for a well-functioning , substantial progress should be made regarding the convergence of national asylum systems with special regard to differing recognition rates and type of protection status in the Member States. Moreover, […]
1. A third-country national or a stateless person shall be excluded from being eligible for subsidiary protection where there are serious reasons for considering that that third-country national or stateless person: (a) has committed a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments drawn up to […]
The main objective of this Regulation is, on the one hand, to ensure that Member States apply common criteria for the identification of persons genuinely in need of international protection and, on the other hand, to ensure that a common set of rights is available for beneficiaries of international protection in all Member States.
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