ANNEX IIDesignation of safe countries of origin for the purposes of Articles 29 and 30(1)

  1. (a)

    the relevant laws and regulations of the country and the manner in which they are applied;

  2. (b)

    observance of the rights and freedoms laid down in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and/or the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights and/or the Convention against Torture, in particular the rights from which derogation cannot be made under Article 15(2) of the said European Convention;

  3. (c)

    respect of the non-refoulement principle according to the Geneva Convention;

  4. (d)

    provision for a system of effective remedies against violations of these rights and freedoms.