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Council Directive 2005/85/EC (repealed)Show full title
Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (repealed)
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Article 15U.K.Right to legal assistance and representation
1.Member States shall allow applicants for asylum the opportunity, at their own cost, to consult in an effective manner a legal adviser or other counsellor, admitted or permitted as such under national law, on matters relating to their asylum applications.
2.In the event of a negative decision by a determining authority, Member States shall ensure that free legal assistance and/or representation be granted on request, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3.
3.Member States may provide in their national legislation that free legal assistance and/or representation is granted:
(a)only for procedures before a court or tribunal in accordance with Chapter V and not for any onward appeals or reviews provided for under national law, including a rehearing of an appeal following an onward appeal or review; and/or
(b)only to those who lack sufficient resources; and/or
(c)only to legal advisers or other counsellors specifically designated by national law to assist and/or represent applicants for asylum; and/or
(d)only if the appeal or review is likely to succeed.
Member States shall ensure that legal assistance and/or representation granted under point (d) is not arbitrarily restricted.
4.Rules concerning the modalities for filing and processing requests for legal assistance and/or representation may be provided by Member States.
5.Member States may also:
(a)impose monetary and/or time-limits on the provision of free legal assistance and/or representation, provided that such limits do not arbitrarily restrict access to legal assistance and/or representation;
(b)provide that, as regards fees and other costs, the treatment of applicants shall not be more favourable than the treatment generally accorded to their nationals in matters pertaining to legal assistance.
6.Member States may demand to be reimbursed wholly or partially for any expenses granted if and when the applicant’s financial situation has improved considerably or if the decision to grant such benefits was taken on the basis of false information supplied by the applicant.
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