Orszagos Idegenrendeszeti Foigazgatosag Del-alfoldi Regionalis Igazgatosag (Opinion) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-924/19PPU_O (23 April 2020)

Orszagos Idegenrendeszeti Foigazgatosag Del-alfoldi Regionalis Igazgatosag (Opinion) French Text [2020] EUECJ C-924/19PPU_O (23 April 2020)

Hungarian law introducing a 'safe transit country' inadmissibility ground not listed in Directive 2013/32/EU is incompatible with EU law; if a third country does not readmit the applicant, the asylum application must be examined on the merits; prolonged detention in transit zones without judicial review or clear...

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Citation
[2020] EUECJ C-924/19PPU_O
Parties
Applicant: FMS; Applicant: FNZ; Applicant: SA; Applicant: SA junior; Respondent: Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság Dél-alföldi Regionális Igazgatóság; Respondent: Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság
Jurisdiction
European Union
Procedural Posture
Preliminary Reference (joined Cases) / Opinion of Advocate General
Outcome
Opinion proposes that the Court answer the referred questions by finding the Hungarian legislation incompatible with EU law and requiring effective remedies and procedural guarantees.
Legal Topics
Preliminary Reference, Asylum Procedures, Detention of Asylum Seekers, Effective Judicial Remedy, Non Refoulement, Safe Third Country, Inadmissibility of Asylum Applications, Procedural Guarantees, Charter of Fundamental Rights
European Union Law Asylum Law Immigration Law Human Rights Preliminary Reference Asylum Procedures Detention of Asylum Seekers Effective Judicial Remedy +5 more

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Parties

FMS

Applicant

FNZ

Applicant

SA

Applicant

SA junior

Applicant

Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság Dél-alföldi Regionális Igazgatóság

Respondent

Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Preliminary Reference (joined Cases) / Opinion of Advocate General

  1. 1 Compatibility of Hungarian 'safe transit country' inadmissibility ground with Directive 2013/32/EU
  2. 2 Obligation to re-examine asylum applications when third country does not readmit applicant
  3. 3 Legality of prolonged detention in transit zones under EU law

Ratio Decidendi

Hungarian law introducing a 'safe transit country' inadmissibility ground not listed in Directive 2013/32/EU is incompatible with EU law; if a third country does not readmit the applicant, the asylum application must be examined on the merits; prolonged detention in transit zones without judicial review or clear legal basis violates EU law; effective judicial remedy must be available against return decisions, including those modifying the country of destination.

Court Disposition

Opinion proposes that the Court answer the referred questions by finding the Hungarian legislation incompatible with EU law and requiring effective remedies and procedural guarantees.