4 Amendments of Alin Lucian ANTOCHI related to 2008/0244(COD)
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure access to legal assistance and/or representation and to interpreters in cases of detention that shall be free of charge where the asylum seeker cannot afford the costs involved.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Procedures for access to legal assistance and/or representation and to interpreters in such cases shall be laid down in national law.
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that asylum seekers held in detention have access to appropriate medical treatment and psychological counselling where appropriate.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take into account the specific situation of persons with special needs in the national legislation implementing this Directive. Vulnerable persons such as minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, illiterate people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of trafficking, persons with mental health problems and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence, shall always be considered as persons with special needs.