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Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status · European Union
Member States may refrain from appointing a representative where the unaccompanied minor: will in all likelihood reach the age of maturity before a decision at first instance is taken; or can avail himself, free of charge, of a legal adviser or other counsellor, admitted as such under national law to fulfil the tasks assigned above to the representative; or is married or has been married.
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