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of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (repealed) 

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ANNEX I
Definition of ‘determining authority’

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX III
Definition of ‘applicant’ or ‘applicant for asylum’

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
