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Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on… Article 22

Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on… Article 22

Collection of information on individual cases

Article 22

For the purposes of examining individual cases, Member States shall not: (a) directly disclose information regarding individual applications for asylum, or the fact that an application has been made, to the alleged actor(s) of persecution of the applicant for asylum; (b) obtain any information from the alleged actor(s) of persecution in a manner that would result in such actor(s) being directly informed of the fact that an application has been made by the applicant in question, and would jeopardise the physical integrity of the applicant and his/her dependants, or the liberty and security of his/her family members still living in the country of origin.

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