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Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 Article 25

Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 Article 25

Replying to a take back request

Article 25

1.   The requested Member State shall make the necessary checks and shall give a decision on the request to take back the person concerned as quickly as possible and in any event no later than one month from the date on which the request was received. When the request is based on data obtained from the Eurodac system, that time limit shall be reduced to two weeks. 2.   Failure to act within the one month period or the two weeks period mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be tantamount to accepting the request, and shall entail the obligation to take back the person concerned, including the obligation to provide for proper arrangements for arrival.

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CitationArticle 25 of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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