decision on their Applications of Suspension is issued.316 The examination/hearing of said legal remedies (Applications for Annulment and for Suspension) had not been scheduled at the time of writing. Registration of applications for international protection (“Καταγραφή”) Article 69(1) of the Asylum Code provides that any foreigner or stateless person has the right to “make” an application for international protection. The application is submitted before the competent receiving authorities, i.e., the Regional Asylum Offices (RAO), the Autonomous Asylum Units (AAU) or the Mobile Asylum Units of the Asylum Service or the Regional Reception and Identification Services, 317 depending on their local jurisdiction, which shall immediately proceed with the “full registration” (πλήρης καταγραφή) of the application. Following the “full registration” of the asylum claim, 318 the application for international protection is considered to be lodged (κατατεθειμένη).319 The Asylum Code provides that such full registration shall take place no more than 15 working days from the time of simple registration. More precisely, according to the Asylum Code, where “for whatever reason” full registration is not possible, following a decision of the Director of the Asylum Service, the Receiving Authorities may conduct a “simple registration” (απλή καταγραφή) of the asylum applicant’s necessary details within 3 working days, and then proceed to the full registration by way of priority within a period of not exceeding 15 working days from “simple registration”. 320 In such a case, upon “simple registration”, the applicant receives a document indicating their personal details and a photograph, to be replaced by the International Protection Applicant Card when their full registration is eventually carried out, i.e., upon the lodging of the full application.321 According to the Asylum Code, if the application is submitted before a non-competent authority, that authority is obliged to promptly notify the competent receiving authority and refer the applicant thereto. 322 An asylum application will not be considered properly lodged until it is fully registered by the Asylum Service, as the competent authority. For third-country nationals willing to apply for asylum while in detention, the competent Detention Authorities shall ensure the immediate preparation and submission of a written declaration to that effect, following which the detention authority must register (simple registration) the application on an electronic network connected to the Asylum Service within three working days. 323 Moreover, according to the Asylum Code, the lodging of the application with the Receiving Authorities must be carried out within seven working days after the “simple registration” by the detention authority or the RIS.324 In order for the application to be fully registered, the detainee is transferred to the competent RAO or AAU.325 Lodging of applications (“Κατάθεση”) No time limit is set by law for lodging an asylum application. However, Article 83 of the Asylum Code transposes Article 13 of the recast Asylum Procedures Directive that refers to applicants’ obligations and foresees that applicants are required to appear before competent authorities in person, without delay, in order to submit their application for international protection. 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 Greek Council for Refugees, Press Release, The Administrative Court of First Instance of Athens, as the European Court of Human Rights had also ruled earlier, grants a suspension of removal from the country to Sudanese refugees affected by the amendment imposing a 3-month suspension of access to asylum, 26-82025, available here; Refugee Support Aegean, Press Release, European Court of Human Rights blocks deportation of refugees detained by Greece under unlawful asylum suspension, 18-8-2025, available here. Article of Asylum Code. Article 69(1) of Asylum Code. Article 69(3) of Asylum Code. Article 69(2) of Asylum Code. Ibid. Article 69(9) of Asylum Code. Article 69(7) (b) of Asylum Code. Ibid. Ibid. 71