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22/12/2021
NL: The Council of State held that the State Secretary did not show if it had investigated other alternatives to detention at the border to continue the processing of an asylum application despite the imposed quarantine measure.

ECLI
ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:2869
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EUAA Information and Analysis Sector (IAS)
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Type
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
Recast Reception Conditions Directive (Directive 2013/33/EU laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection)(recast RCD) and/or RCD 2003/9/CE
Reference
Netherlands, Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State], Applicant v State Secretary for Justice and Security (Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid), 2021059877/1/V3, ECLI:NL:RVS:2021:2869, 22 December 2021. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Permanent link to the case
https://caselaw.euaa.europa.eu/pages/viewcaselaw.aspx?CaseLawID=2440
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The Council of State ruled that the State Secretary must treat an asylum application lodged at the border with sufficient diligence and must examine if detention is as short as possible. The Council held that the State Secretary did not show if it had investigated other alternatives to detention to continue the processing of an asylum application despite the imposed quarantine measure.
Country of Decision
Netherlands
Court Name
NL: Council of State [Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State]
Case Number
2021059877/1/V3
Date of Decision
22/12/2021
Country of Origin
Unknown
Keywords
Detention/ Alternatives to Detention