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Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national · European Union

In accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27(2) two lists shall be established and periodically reviewed, indicating the elements of proof and circumstantial evidence in accordance with the following criteria: Proof: This refers to formal proof which determines responsibility pursuant to this Regulation, as long as it is not refuted by proof to the contrary. The Member States shall provide the Committee provided for in Article 27 with models of the different types of administrative documents, in accordance with the typology established in the list of formal proofs. Circumstantial evidence: This refers to indicative elements which while being refutable may be sufficient, in certain cases, according to the evidentiary value attributed to them. Their evidentiary value, in relation to the responsibility for examining the application for asylum shall be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-15 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.