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Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (repealed)

EU Directive 2005/85 · Adopted 1 December 2005 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Directive 2005/85/EC

of 1 December 2005

on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (repealed)

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Textual amendments

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Repealed by Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection.

Contents

  1. Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  2. 1Purpose Repealed
  3. 2Definitions Repealed
  4. 3Scope Repealed
  5. 4Responsible authorities Repealed
  6. 5More favourable provisions Repealed
  7. Chapter II: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GUARANTEES Repealed
  8. 6Access to the procedure Repealed
  9. 7Right to remain in the Member State pending the examination of the application Repealed
  10. 8Requirements for the examination of applications Repealed
  11. 9Requirements for a decision by the determining authority Repealed
  12. 10Guarantees for applicants for asylum Repealed
  13. 11Obligations of the applicants for asylum Repealed
  14. 12Personal interview Repealed
  15. 13Requirements for a personal interview Repealed
  16. 14Status of the report of a personal interview in the procedure Repealed
  17. 15Right to legal assistance and representation Repealed
  18. 16Scope of legal assistance and representation Repealed
  19. 17Guarantees for unaccompanied minors Repealed
  20. 18Detention Repealed
  21. 19Procedure in case of withdrawal of the application Repealed
  22. 20Procedure in the case of implicit withdrawal or abandonment of the application Repealed
  23. 21The role of UNHCR Repealed
  24. 22Collection of information on individual cases Repealed
  25. Chapter III: PROCEDURES AT FIRST INSTANCE Repealed
  26. Repealed
  27. 23Examination procedure Repealed
  28. 24Specific procedures Repealed
  29. Repealed
  30. 25Inadmissible applications Repealed
  31. 26The concept of first country of asylum Repealed
  32. 27The safe third country concept Repealed
  33. Repealed
  34. 28Unfounded applications Repealed
  35. 29Minimum common list of third countries regarded as safe countries of origin Repealed
  36. 30National designation of third countries as safe countries of origin Repealed
  37. 31The safe country of origin concept Repealed
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  39. 32Subsequent application Repealed
  40. 33Failure to appear Repealed
  41. 34Procedural rules Repealed
  42. Repealed
  43. 35Border procedures Repealed
  44. Repealed
  45. 36The European safe third countries concept Repealed
  46. Chapter IV: PROCEDURES FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF REFUGEE STATUS Repealed
  47. 37Withdrawal of refugee status Repealed
  48. 38Procedural rules Repealed
  49. Chapter V: APPEALS PROCEDURES Repealed
  50. 39The right to an effective remedy Repealed
  51. Chapter VI: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Repealed
  52. 40Challenge by public authorities Repealed
  53. 41Confidentiality Repealed
  54. 42Report Repealed
  55. 43Transposition Repealed
  56. 44Transition Repealed
  57. 45Entry into force Repealed
  58. 46Addressees Repealed
  59. Signature
  60. Annex IDefinition of ‘determining authority’ Repealed
  61. Annex IIDesignation of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Articles 29 and 30(1) Repealed
  62. Annex IIIDefinition of ‘applicant’ or ‘applicant for asylum’ Repealed

1PurposeF1

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2DefinitionsF1

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3ScopeF1

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4Responsible authoritiesF1

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5More favourable provisionsF1

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6Access to the procedureF1

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7Right to remain in the Member State pending the examination of the applicationF1

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8Requirements for the examination of applicationsF1

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9Requirements for a decision by the determining authorityF1

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10Guarantees for applicants for asylumF1

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11Obligations of the applicants for asylumF1

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12Personal interviewF1

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13Requirements for a personal interviewF1

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14Status of the report of a personal interview in the procedureF1

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15Right to legal assistance and representationF1

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16Scope of legal assistance and representationF1

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17Guarantees for unaccompanied minorsF1

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18DetentionF1

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19Procedure in case of withdrawal of the applicationF1

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20Procedure in the case of implicit withdrawal or abandonment of the applicationF1

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21The role of UNHCRF1

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22Collection of information on individual casesF1

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23Examination procedureF1

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24Specific proceduresF1

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25Inadmissible applicationsF1

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26The concept of first country of asylumF1

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27The safe third country conceptF1

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28Unfounded applicationsF1

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29Minimum common list of third countries regarded as safe countries of originF1

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30National designation of third countries as safe countries of originF1

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31The safe country of origin conceptF1

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32Subsequent applicationF1

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33Failure to appearF1

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34Procedural rulesF1

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35Border proceduresF1

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36The European safe third countries conceptF1

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37Withdrawal of refugee statusF1

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38Procedural rulesF1

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39The right to an effective remedyF1

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40Challenge by public authoritiesF1

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41ConfidentialityF1

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42ReportF1

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43TranspositionF1

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44TransitionF1

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45Entry into forceF1

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46AddresseesF1

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Signature

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Annex IDefinition of ‘determining authority’F1

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Annex IIDesignation of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Articles 29 and 30(1)F1

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Annex IIIDefinition of ‘applicant’ or ‘applicant for asylum’F1

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