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European Union
Zuheyr Frayeh Halaf v Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet (C-528/11)
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36

Zuheyr Frayeh Halaf v Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet (C-528/11)

Judgment of 30 May 2013law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-528-11/para_36@2026-11-10

36It is thus apparent from the very wording of Article 3(2) of the Regulation that the exercise of that option is not subject to any particular condition.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-528/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:342
Decided: 30 May 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Administrativen sad Sofia-grad (Bulgaria)
Applicant: Zuheyr Frayeh Halaf
Defendant: Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite pri Ministerskia savet
Rapporteur: L. Bay Larsen
Advocate General: N. Wahl
Bench: 5 judges
L. Bay Larsen, J. Malenovský, U. Lõhmus, M. Safjan, A. Prechal
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0528

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Asylum policy Fundamental rights

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Interprets 1: Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national
Cited by 6: Mohammed Bilali v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl (C-720/17); M.A. and Others v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others (C-661/17)2 provisions; Bahtiyar Fathi v Predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite (C-56/17); C. K. and Others v Republika Slovenija (C-578/16 PPU); Paul Vervloet and Others v Ministerraad (C-76/15); Criminal proceedings against Ivo Taricco and Others (C-105/14)
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)5 provisions; José Manuel Blanco Pérez and María del Pilar Chao Gómez v Consejería de Salud y Servicios Sanitarios and Principado de Asturias (C-570/07, C-571/07); Hartlauer Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Wiener Landesregierung and Oberösterreichische Landesregierung (C-169/07); Josef Geistbeck and Thomas Geistbeck v Saatgut-Treuhandverwaltungs GmbH (C-509/10); SIA Garkalns v Rīgas dome (C-470/11); Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national; Mostafa Abed El Karem El Kott and Others v Bevándorlási és Állampolgársági Hivatal (C-364/11); Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status; N. S. v Secretary of State for the Home Department and M. E. and Others v Refugee Applications Commissioner and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform (C-411/10, C-493/10)