X and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-125/22)

Judgment of 9 Nov 2023

law://eu/cjeu/2022/c-125-22/para_47@2026-11-14

47Although, under Article 4(1) of Directive 2011/95, Member States may require the applicant, during the first of those stages, to submit as soon as possible all elements needed to substantiate the application for protection, the fact remains that the authorities of the Member States must, if necessary, actively cooperate with him or her in order to determine and supplement the relevant elements of the application, those authorities moreover often being better placed than the applicant to gain access to certain types of documents (see, to that effect, judgment of 3 March 2022, Secretary of State for the Home Department (Refugee status of a stateless person of Palestinian origin), C‑349/20, EU:C:2022:151, paragraph 64 and the case-law cited), it being understood that, where certain aspects of an applicant’s statements are not supported by documentary or other evidence, those aspects do not need confirmation, provided that the cumulative conditions laid down in Article 4(5)(a) to (e) of that directive are met (judgment of 2 December 2014, A and Others, C‑148/13 to C‑150/13, EU:C:2014:2406, paragraph 58).

X and Others v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-125/22)

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