Unaccompanied minor – Page 3 – EU Migration Pact information

Procedures Regulation:
Article 26 – Making an application for international protection

1. An application for international protection shall be considered to have been made when a third-country national or stateless person, including an unaccompanied minor, expresses in person to a competent authority as referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) a wish to receive international protection from a Member State. Where officials from the competent authority […]

Qualification Regulation:
Article 20 – General rules

1. Without prejudice to the rights and obligations laid down in the Geneva Convention, beneficiaries of international protection shall have the rights and obligations laid down in this Chapter. 2. Beneficiaries of international protection shall have access to rights provided in accordance with this Chapter once international protection is granted and for as long as […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 2 – Definitions

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 ; […]

AMMR:
Article 19 – Right to information

1. As soon as possible and in any event by the date when an application for international protection is registered in a Member State, the competent authority of that Member State shall provide the applicant with information on the application of this Regulation, on his or her rights pursuant to this Regulation, and on the […]

Procedures Regulation:
Article 33 – Applications of unaccompanied minors

1. An unaccompanied minor shall have the right to lodge an application in his or her own name if he or she has legal capacity in accordance with the national law of the Member State concerned. To that effect, the unaccompanied minor shall be informed of the age of legal capacity in the Member State […]

Qualification Regulation:
Article 33 – Unaccompanied minors

1. As soon as possible after international protection is granted in respect of an unaccompanied minor, competent authorities shall take the necessary measures, under national law, to appoint a guardian. Competent authorities may keep the same person designated as [representative under Article 23(2), point (b), of or under Article 27(1), point (b), of to act […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 13 – Guarantees for minors

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, […]

AMMR:
Article 20 – Accessibility of information

1. The information referred to in Article 19 shall be provided in writing in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language and in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Member States shall use the common information material drawn up pursuant to paragraph 2 […]

Procedures Regulation:
Article 34 – Examination of applications

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 […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 39

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.