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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 such a procedure is concluded as soon as possible, without prejudice to an adequate and complete examination. Member States shall ensure that, where a decision cannot be taken within six months, the applicant concerned shall either: be informed of the delay; or receive, upon his/her request, information on the time-frame within which the decision on his/her application is to be expected. Such information shall not constitute an obligation for the Member State towards the applicant concerned to take a decision within that time-frame.

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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.