assessment of their personal circumstances. Other decisions adopt widely diverging and at times too broad interpretations of factors that may establish a sufficient connection. 874 3. First country of asylum The “first country of asylum” concept is a ground for inadmissibility (see Admissibility Procedure and FastTrack Border Procedure). According to Article 90 Asylum Code, a country shall be considered to be a “first country of asylum” for an applicant provided that they will be readmitted to that country, if the applicant has been recognised as a refugee in that country and can still enjoy that protection or enjoys other effective protection in that country, including with regards to the principle of non-refoulement. The “first country of asylum” concept is not applied as a stand-alone inadmissibility ground in practice. G. Information for asylum seekers and access to NGOs and UNHCR 1. Provision of information on the procedure Indicators: Information on the Procedure 1. Is sufficient information provided to asylum seekers on the procedures, their rights and obligations in practice? Yes With difficulty No ❖ Is tailored information provided to unaccompanied children? Yes No According to Article 74 paras 1 to 8 of the Asylum Code (Greek Law 4939/2022 ratifying the Code on reception, international protection of third-country nationals and stateless persons, and temporary protection in cases of mass influx of displaced persons) applicants should be informed, in a language that they understand and in a simple and accessible manner, on the procedure to be followed, their rights and obligations, the consequences of the rejection of their application, as well as on the possibilities of challenging it. The Asylum Service assists applicants in understanding an information document provided upon registration, explaining basic rights and obligations of applicants deriving from the procedure. and state whether they have actually understood its contents. A copy of the document is provided to the applicant while one with the applicant's signature is kept in the applicant's file. Detailed information can be found at the website of the Ministry of Migration and Asylum.875 Interpretation, (or tele-interpretation using appropriate technical means when the physical presence of the interpreter is not possible) is provided during the submission of the application for international protection, as well as in all the stages of the examination of the asylum application, meaning both in first and second instance as long as the necessary communication cannot be ensured without an interpreter. The cost of interpretation is borne by the State where it is demonstrably impossible to provide interpretation in the language of the applicant's choice. Interpretation shall be provided in the official language of the applicant's country of origin or in another language that the applicant is reasonably expected to understand, including international sign language. 874 875 For example, 1st IAC, 310227/2022, 1 June 2022, para 4.3; 6th IAC, 5892/2020, 27 May 2020, p. 25; 8th IAC, 103648/2023, 20 February 2023, pp. 8-9; 142176/2022, 11 March 2022, para 10; 458313/2021, 15 December 2021, para 10; 9th IAC, 288224/2021, 4 October 2021, p. 11; 13th IAC, IP/113682/2023, 13 September 2023, para 12; 22148/2023, 13 January 2023, para 9; 734754/2022, 7 December 2022, para 10; 14th IAC, IP/335367/2023, 6 December 2023, p. 23; 250567/2023, 3 May 2023, p. 28; 211179/2023, 11 April 2023, p. 28; 18th IAC, 672919/2022, 11 November 2022, p. 7; 165716/2021, 3 August 2021, p. 7; 165163/2021, 3 August 2021, p. 8; 68486/2021, 16 June 2021, p. 6; 19th IAC, 73674/2022, 8 February 2022, p. 18; 73459/2022, 8 February 2022, p. 12. See website of the MoMA, available at: https://migration.gov.gr/gas/diadikasia-asyloy/. 187