Definition(s)
A third country that treats a person seeking international protection in accordance with the following principles:
(a) life and liberty are not threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion;
(b) there is no risk of serious harm as defined in Directive 2011/95/EU (Recast Qualification Directive) ;
(c) the principle of non-refoulement in accordance with the Geneva Refugee Convention and Protocol is respected;
(d) the prohibition of removal, in violation of the right to freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as laid down in international law, is respected; and
(e) the possibility exists to request refugee status and, if found to be a refugee, to receive protection in accordance with the Geneva Refugee Convention and Protocol.
Source(s)
Art. 38 of Directive 2013/32/EU (Recast Asylum Procedures Directive)
Translations
- BG: сигурна трета страна
- CS: bezpečná třetí země
- DE: sicherer Drittstaat
- EL: ασφαλής τρίτη χώρα
- EN: safe third country
- ES: tercer país seguro
- ET: turvaline kolmas riik
- FI: turvallinen kolmas maa
- FR: pays tiers sûr
- GA: tríú tír atá sábháilte
- HU: biztonságos harmadik ország
- IT: paese terzo sicuro
- LT: saugi trečioji šalis (EU acquis); saugi trečioji valstybė
- LV: droša trešā valsts
- MT: Pajjiż terz sigur / bla perikli
- NL: veilig derde land
- PL: bezpieczny kraj trzeci
- PT: país terceiro seguro
- RO: ţară / stat terţ(ă) sigură
- SK: bezpečná tretia krajina
- SL: varna tretja država
- SV: säkert tredjeland
- NO: trygt tredjeland
- KA: უსაფრთხო მესამე ქვეყანა
- UK: безпечна третя країна