”Specialized legal assistance and advice for SA and BPI in Romania”
FAMI 20.02.02.01
Proiectul ”Specialized legal assistance and advice for SA and BPI in Romania” FAMI 20.02.02.01 is implemented by: Romanian National Council for Refugees – CNRR AIDRom, in partnership with: AIDRom – Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania,
Project funded by: the European Union and the General Inspectorate for Immigration, through the National Program – Fund for Asylum, Migration and Integration.
The project is implemented over a period of 27 months: 26 September 2020 – 31 December 2022,
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Implementation Phase I will run from 26 September 2020 to 25 September 2021.
Areas of deployment in
România: Bucureşti, Giurgiu, Galaţi, Timişoara, Şomcuta Mare, Rădăuţi and other cities, by needsh5>
Main obiective
Ensuring access to legal advice and assistance for:
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asylum seekers throughout the asylum procedure, the Dublin procedure, the first country of asylum procedure, the safe European third country and the safe third country procedure,
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beneficiaries of international protection who have applied for family reunification, during the reunification procedure, and
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beneficiaries of international protection whose situation is being reviewed, during the review procedure
according by LLaw No 122/2006 on asylum in Romania, as amended and supplemented (hereinafter referred to as “Law 122/2006”).
Specific objectives
The project will respond to the need for specialised assistance through the provision of individualised and tailored legal advice and assistance, including the needs of vulnerable persons, as appropriate.
To this end the following specific obiectives will be pursue:
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all asylum seekers registered in the project will benefit from:
– legal advice and assistance during the administrative phase of the procedure;
– specialist legal advice and assistance in preparing and lodging a complaint and, where appropriate, an appeal;
– legal advice and assistance in court proceedings (first and second phase, as needed);
– legal advice and assistance with a view to accessing public legal aid in any of the eligible forms;
– legal advice and assistance in proceedings concerning restrictive measures against them;
– legal advice on the practical arrangements for appealing against the decision to restrict or withdraw material reception conditions, legal assistance in the appeal procedure;
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all beneficiaries of international protection whose situation is being reviewed, who so request, will receive expert legal advice and assistance during the review procedure, both in the administrative and judicial phases, including for the purpose of accessing public legal aid in any of the eligible forms;
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all beneficiaries of international protection who have applied for family reunification will benefit – upon request – from counselling/assistance on the explanation of the procedure, the necessary documentation, the drafting of the application, interview assistance, legal assistance, including for the purpose of accessing public legal aid, in any of the eligible forms.
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all persons recruited to provide legal advice and, where appropriate, assistance (lawyers/legal advisers), interpreters and legal representatives involved in the asylum procedure will receive specific training through the distribution of relevant asylum information and materials.
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debate legislative, jurisprudential and practice issues identified in a working meeting (consultation and preparation) attended by IGI-DAI experts (decision officers and/or legal advisers), legal advisers of the CNRR and AIDRom, magistrates, other persons carrying out relevant activities in the field of asylum.
Target Groups
The target group of the project consists of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection in Romania.
The main beneficiary of the Project „Specialized legal assistance and advice for SA and BPI in Romania” is “the foreign citizen or stateless person who has expressed his/her will to obtain international protection in Romania, as long as the asylum procedure regarding his/her application has not been completed;”[1] and “a foreign national or stateless person who has been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection” respectively[2], under the terms of Law 122/2006.
This will include persons in the Dublin procedure, the first country of asylum procedure, the safe European third country and the safe third country procedure, or who have received a decision rejecting their asylum application for which Law 122/2006 provides legal remedies.
At least 1900 asylum seekers will benefit from specialised legal advice and assistance, as well as relevant information on the effective exercise of their rights and obligations under Law 122/2006. In addition to asylum seekers, at their request, beneficiaries of international protection whose situation is under review or who have applied for family reunification under Law 122/2006 will also receive specialised legal advice and assistance, ensuring that minimum guarantees are respected during these procedures.
Beneficiaries of international protection who have applied for family reunification and are experiencing difficulties will be counseled and assisted with a view to respecting the principle of family unity, in accordance with the provisions of Law 122/2006.
Particular attention will be paid to persons belonging to vulnerable groups as listed in Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection, by providing individualized assistance tailored to their needs.
The project will also target staff with a very important role in the asylum procedure (decision officers, legal advisers, interpreters, lawyers, judges, legal representatives) and to whom the project has dedicated a series of activities for specific training in the field of asylum.
[1] Law No 122/2006, Art. 2(b) – Definition of terms – applicant or asylum seeker;
[2] Legea nr. 122/2006, art. 2, litera a^2 – Definirea termenilor – beneficiar al protecţiei internaţionale;
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