Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals or Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Otherwise Need International Protection and the Content of the Protection Granted

European Union: Council of the European Union, Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals or Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Otherwise Need International Protection and the Content of the Protection Granted, OJ L. 304/12-304/23; 30.9.2004, 2004/83/EC, 30 September 2004, https://www.refworld.org/legal/reglegislation/council/2004/en/115605 [accessed 21 June 2025]
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Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals or Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Otherwise Need International Protection and the Content of the Protection Granted

Directive 2004/83/CE du Conseil du 29 avril 2004 concernant les normes minimales relatives aux conditions que doivent remplir les ressortissants des pays tiers ou les apatrides pour pouvoir prétendre au statut de réfugié ou les personnes qui, pour d'autres raisons, ont besoin d'une protection internationale, et relatives au contenu de ces statuts

Директива Совета Европейского Союза 2004/83/EC от 29 апреля 2004 года о минимальных стандартах квалификации и статуса граждан третьих стран или лиц без гражданства как беженцев или лиц, нуждающихся в силу иных причин в международной защите, и содержании предоставляемой защиты

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The 2004 Qualification Directive has been superseded by the 2011 Qualification Directive: Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (recast). Published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 304/12, 30 September 2004. National implementing legislation: The Refugee or Person in Need of International Protection (Qualification) Regulations 2006 (UK SI 2006/2525). UNHCR Annotated Comments on the EC Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on Minimum Standards for the Qualification and Status of Third Country Nationals or Stateless Persons as Refugees or as Persons Who Otherwise Need International Protection and the Content of the Protection Granted (OJ L 304/12 of 30.9.2004).
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