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Document 62021CA0756
Case C-756/21, International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others (Attack in Pakistan): Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, Attorney General (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection — Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Second sentence of Article 4(1) — Cooperation of the Member State with the applicant to assess the relevant elements of the application — Scope — General credibility of the applicant — Article 4(5)(e) — Evaluation criteria — Common procedures for the grant of international protection — Directive 2005/85/EC — Appropriate examination — Article 8(2) and (3) — Judicial review — Article 39 — Scope — Procedural autonomy of the Member States — Principle of effectiveness — Reasonable time to take a decision — Article 23(2) and Article 39(4) — Consequences of any breach)
Case C-756/21, International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others (Attack in Pakistan): Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, Attorney General (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection — Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Second sentence of Article 4(1) — Cooperation of the Member State with the applicant to assess the relevant elements of the application — Scope — General credibility of the applicant — Article 4(5)(e) — Evaluation criteria — Common procedures for the grant of international protection — Directive 2005/85/EC — Appropriate examination — Article 8(2) and (3) — Judicial review — Article 39 — Scope — Procedural autonomy of the Member States — Principle of effectiveness — Reasonable time to take a decision — Article 23(2) and Article 39(4) — Consequences of any breach)
Case C-756/21, International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others (Attack in Pakistan): Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, Attorney General (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection — Directive 2004/83/EC — Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status — Second sentence of Article 4(1) — Cooperation of the Member State with the applicant to assess the relevant elements of the application — Scope — General credibility of the applicant — Article 4(5)(e) — Evaluation criteria — Common procedures for the grant of international protection — Directive 2005/85/EC — Appropriate examination — Article 8(2) and (3) — Judicial review — Article 39 — Scope — Procedural autonomy of the Member States — Principle of effectiveness — Reasonable time to take a decision — Article 23(2) and Article 39(4) — Consequences of any breach)
OJ C 286, 14.8.2023, p. 5–6
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
14.8.2023 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 286/5 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 29 June 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the High Court — Ireland) — X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, Attorney General
(Case C-756/21, (1) International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others (Attack in Pakistan))
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Common policy on asylum and subsidiary protection - Directive 2004/83/EC - Minimum standards for granting refugee status or subsidiary protection status - Second sentence of Article 4(1) - Cooperation of the Member State with the applicant to assess the relevant elements of the application - Scope - General credibility of the applicant - Article 4(5)(e) - Evaluation criteria - Common procedures for the grant of international protection - Directive 2005/85/EC - Appropriate examination - Article 8(2) and (3) - Judicial review - Article 39 - Scope - Procedural autonomy of the Member States - Principle of effectiveness - Reasonable time to take a decision - Article 23(2) and Article 39(4) - Consequences of any breach)
(2023/C 286/05)
Language of the case: English
Referring court
High Court (Ireland)
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: X
Defendants: International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland, Attorney General,
Operative part of the judgment
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Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted must be interpreted as meaning that:
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2. |
EU law, in particular Article 23(2) and Article 39(4) of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status, must be interpreted as meaning that:
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3. |
Article 4(5)(e) of Directive 2004/83 must be interpreted as meaning that a false statement, contained in the initial application for international protection, which was explained and withdrawn by the applicant for asylum at the first available opportunity, is not capable, by itself, of preventing the establishment of the applicant’s general credibility, for the purposes of that provision. |