CHAPTER II

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND GUARANTEES

The role of UNHCR
Article 29
1
Member States shall allow UNHCR:
a
to have access to applicants, including those in detention, at the border and in the transit zones;
b
to have access to information on individual applications for international protection, on the course of the procedure and on the decisions taken, provided that the applicant agrees thereto;
c
to present its views, in the exercise of its supervisory responsibilities under Article 35 of the Geneva Convention, to any competent authorities regarding individual applications for international protection at any stage of the procedure.
2
Paragraph 1 shall also apply to an organisation which is working in the territory of the Member State concerned on behalf of UNHCR pursuant to an agreement with that Member State.