L A W ON ASYLUM AND TEMPORARY PROTECTION I. FUNDAMENTAL PROVISIONS Subject matter of the Law Article 1 This Law shall prescribe the status, rights and obligations of asylum seekers and persons who have been granted the right to asylum or temporary protection, the principles, conditions, and procedure for the approval and cessation of the right to asylum or temporary protection, as well as other issues relevant for asylum or temporary protection. Definitions of terms Article 2 The basic terms used in the text of this Law shall mean the following: 1) Asylum shall be understood to mean the right to residence and protection accorded to a foreigner who has been granted refuge or subsidiary protection, on the basis of a decision by the competent authority; 2) The asylum procedure shall be understood to mean a procedure, governed by this Law, for the acquisition and cessation of the right to asylum and other rights of asylum seekers and persons granted the right to asylum; 3) A foreigner shall be understood to mean any person who is not a citizen of the Republic of Serbia, irrespective of whether he/she is a foreign national or a stateless person; 4) An asylum seeker (hereinafter: the Applicant) shall be understood to mean a foreigner who has filed an application for asylum in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, and where no final decision has yet been taken; 5) A subsequent asylum application shall be understood to mean an asylum application filed after the final and unappealable decision on refusing the asylum application, approving the asylum application, or granting subsidiary protection, or after a decision on discontinuation of the procedure due to withdrawal of the application; 6) A refugee shall be understood to mean a foreigner who, owing to well- founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, sex, language, religion, nationality, or membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of his/her origin, and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail
L A W ON ASYLUM AND TEMPORARY PROTECTION
Aug 03, 2023
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