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Country Information in Asylum Procedures Quality as a Legal Requirement in the EUCOI is a sine qua non of any due asylum procedure. Some important judgments fromdifferent countries emphasise the shared burden of proof between the asylum-seeker andthe proceeding authority in this respect. A growing body of jurisprudence strengthensthe principle that negative findings on credibility must be supported in most cases withproper country information.30
VI. Standard 1:Legal Relevance of COICOI – often being the only factual evidence in asylum procedures –must be closely related to the legal substance of the claim (i.e. fearof persecution/risk of suffering serious harm and lack of protection)and must objectively reflect (confirm or disprove) facts relatedthereto. COI becomes irrelevant if it only reflects general concernsor is solely related to minor elements of the asylum claim.The above criterion of legal relevance as established in professional practice 39 is notsufficiently reflected by EU asylum legislation or by national asylum laws. However, boththe Qualification and the Procedures Directive envisage two general requirements thatmay be related to the question of legal relevance of COI: the individualised assessmentof asylum claims and the mandatory examination of “actual” legal practices in thecountry of origin. Some member states go beyond these two standards and apply a moresophisticated legal practice in this respect.VI.1 Concrete Guidance Concerning the Legal Relevance of COIVI.1.1 LegislationWhile the above-mentioned principles constitute two important elements of legalrelevance, 40 they fail to provide a complete definition thereof. Nevertheless, two EUmember states have already adopted progressive legislation concretely pointing out whatmay be considered as legally relevant COI. The Hungarian Government Decree onAsylum may be considered as an exemplary legislative practice in this regard: 41[...] may be considered as relevant the informationa) which is related to the individual circumstances of the applicant,b) which describes or analyses the actual situation in the country of origin of theapplicant, the refugee, the beneficiary of subsidiary or temporary protection, or athird country relevant in respect of the recognition or withdrawal of these statuses,and39See also UNHCR Position Paper, Para. 13; IARLJ Checklist, Para. 14–2040See Chapters VI.2 and VI.3 for details41Government Decree no. 301/2007 (XI.9.) on the implementation of Act LXXX of 2007 on asylum, Section 7131
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