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accompanied minor

a third-country national or stateless person below the age of 18 years who is effectively taken into the care of an adult responsible for him/her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned;

Derived from Article 2(e) RCD recast and Article 2(m) APD recast, referring to Article 2(l) QD recast.

accompanied (child)

A third-country national or stateless person below the age of 18 years who is effectively taken into the care of an adult responsible for him/her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned.

Derived from Article 2(e) RCD recast and Article 2(m) APD recast, referring to Article 2(l) QD recast.

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Recital 33 APD recast

The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration of Member States when applying this Directive, in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter) and the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In assessing the best interest of the child, Member States should in particular take due account of the minor’s well-being and social development, including his or her background.

Article 2(l) QD recast

(l) ‘unaccompanied minor’ means a minor who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as he or she is not effectively taken into the care of such a person; it includes a minor who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of the Member States;

Article 2(e) RCD recast

(e)   ‘unaccompanied minor’: means a minor who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as he or she is not effectively taken into the care of such a person; it includes a minor who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of the Member States;

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