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Ireland, European Court of Justice (First Chamber), X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others, C-756/21, 29 June 2023
Country of applicant: Pakistan
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Credibility assessment, Medical Reports/Medico-legal Reports, Obligation/Duty to cooperate, Personal circumstances of applicant, Refugee Status

Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/83 requires the determining authority, under its duty of cooperation, to obtain up-to-date country of origin information and, where relevant, a medico-legal report on the applicant’s mental health; a breach of that duty does not automatically lead to annulment unless it may have affected the outcome.

Under Directive 2005/85, delays in the asylum procedure cannot be justified by legislative changes and, on their own, do not warrant setting aside a decision absent an impact on the outcome.

Article 4(5)(e) of Directive 2004/83 means that a false statement later explained and withdrawn at the first opportunity does not, by itself, undermine the applicant’s general credibility.

Date of decision: 29-06-2023
Relevant International and European Legislation: Art 15 (c),Art 15 (a),Art 15 (b),Art 2 (e),Art 4.1,Art 4.3,Art 9.2,Art 10.1 (a),Art 23.2,Art 10.1 (d),Art 2 (k),Art 10.1 (e),Art 9.3,Art 10.1 (b),Art 9.2 (f),Art 39.1,Art 8.2,Art 2 (g),Recital 11,Art 23.2,Art 5.1,Art 4.5,Art 10.2,Art 10.1 (c),Art 9.1,Art 9.2 (b),Art 9.2 (c),Art 5.2,Art 9.1 (a),Art 2 (c),Art 9.1 (b),Art 39.1 (c),Art 8.3,Art 39.3 (b),Art 9.2 (d),Art 2 (b),Art 5.3,Art 2 (h),Art 9.2 (a),Art 2 (f),Art 9.2 (e),Article 47,Art 2 (a),Art 2 (d),Art 2 (i),Art 23.1,Art 2 (j),Art 28.1,Art 39.1 (a),Art 39.1 (a)(i),Art 39.1 (a)(ii),Art 39.1 (a)(iii),Art 39.1 (b),Art 39.1 (d),Art 39.1 (e),Art 39.2,Art 39.3,Art 39.3 (a),Art 39.3 (c),Art 39.4,Art 39.5,Art 39.6
Poland - Supreme Administrative Court of Poland, 24 July 2011, II OSK 557/10
Country of applicant: Russia
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Country of origin information, Relevant Documentation, Subsequent application, Subsidiary Protection, Inadmissible application

The administrative authorities, when carrying out an assessment of whether a subsequent application for refugee status is inadmissible (based on the same grounds), should compare the factual basis for the administrative case on which a final decision has been made with the testimony of the foreignor provided in the subsequent application and should also examine whether the situation in the country of origin of the applicant and also the legal position have changed.

Date of decision: 25-07-2011
Relevant International and European Legislation: Art 15 (c),Recital 6,Recital 2,Art 1A,Art 23.4 (h),Art 25.2 (f),Art 32.3,Recital 15,Art 28.1,Art 34.2,Article 3