2. — Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on…

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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 shall ensure that the applicant who reports again to the competent authority after a decision to discontinue as referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article is taken, is entitled to request that his/her case be reopened, unless the request is examined in accordance with Articles 32 and 34. Member States may provide for a time-limit after which the applicant’s case can no longer be re-opened. Member States shall ensure that such a person is not removed contrary to the principle of non-refoulement. Member States may allow the determining authority to take up the examination at the stage where it was discontinued.

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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.