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Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum… Article 16

Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum… Article 16

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Article 16

1.   A third country national or a stateless person shall cease to be eligible for subsidiary protection when the circumstances which led to the granting of subsidiary protection status have ceased to exist or have changed to such a degree that protection is no longer required. 2.   In applying paragraph 1, Member States shall have regard to whether the change of circumstances is of such a significant and non-temporary nature that the person eligible for subsidiary protection no longer faces a real risk of serious harm.

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