1. — Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the…

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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

The process of determining the Member State responsible under this Regulation shall start as soon as an application for asylum is first lodged with a Member State.

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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.