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on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (repealed)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

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Purpose
Article 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Definitions
Article 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scope
Article 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Responsible authorities
Article 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

More favourable provisions
Article 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER II

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GUARANTEES

Access to the procedure
Article 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right to remain in the Member State pending the examination of the application
Article 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requirements for the examination of applications
Article 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requirements for a decision by the determining authority
Article 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guarantees for applicants for asylum
Article 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Obligations of the applicants for asylum
Article 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Personal interview
Article 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Requirements for a personal interview
Article 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Status of the report of a personal interview in the procedure
Article 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Right to legal assistance and representation
Article 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scope of legal assistance and representation
Article 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Guarantees for unaccompanied minors
Article 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Detention
Article 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure in case of withdrawal of the application
Article 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedure in the case of implicit withdrawal or abandonment of the application
Article 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The role of UNHCR
Article 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Collection of information on individual cases
Article 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER III

PROCEDURES AT FIRST INSTANCE
SECTION I

Examination procedure
Article 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Specific procedures
Article 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION II

Inadmissible applications
Article 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The concept of first country of asylum
Article 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The safe third country concept
Article 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION III

Unfounded applications
Article 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Minimum common list of third countries regarded as safe countries of origin
Article 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

National designation of third countries as safe countries of origin
Article 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The safe country of origin concept
Article 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION IV

Subsequent application
Article 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Failure to appear
Article 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedural rules
Article 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION V

Border procedures
Article 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SECTION VI

The European safe third countries concept
Article 36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER IV

PROCEDURES FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF REFUGEE STATUS

Withdrawal of refugee status
Article 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Procedural rules
Article 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER V

APPEALS PROCEDURES

The right to an effective remedy
Article 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER VI

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Challenge by public authorities
Article 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Confidentiality
Article 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Report
Article 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transposition
Article 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Transition
Article 44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Entry into force
Article 45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Addressees
Article 46 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ANNEX I

Definition of ‘determining authority’
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ANNEX II

Designation of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Articles 29 and 30(1)
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ANNEX III

Definition of ‘applicant’ or ‘applicant for asylum’
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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.