International Protection Act 2026
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Personal interview for determining Member State responsible | ||
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133. (1) In order to facilitate the procedure for determining the Member State responsible and to enable the applicant to properly understand the information received in accordance with section 129 , the Minister shall, subject to section 135 , conduct a personal interview with the applicant (referred to in this Chapter as an “Article 22 interview”) in accordance with Article 22 for the purpose of applying Article 39. | ||
(2) At the Article 22 interview, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to present duly motivated reasons to the Minister in order for the Minister to consider applying Article 35(1). | ||
(3) The Minister shall fix, and notify the applicant in writing of, the time and place of the Article 22 interview and shall ensure that the interview takes place in a timely manner and, in any event, before any take charge request is made pursuant to Article 39. |