Nevertheless, GCR is aware of a few second instance decisions issued between 2021 and 2023 in cases that concerned applicants from Afghanistan and Syria, examined under the safe third country concept, in which the Committees upheld that that requirements for the application of the safe third country concept, including, in some cases, with respect to the establishment of a sufficient connection, were not fulfilled.813 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 he or she 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 benefit from 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 v 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.814 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 813 814 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. GCR, HIAS Greece and RSA, Greek Asylum Case Law Report 1/2021, December 2021, available in Greek at: https://bit.ly/4a96KE1, Greek Asylum Case Law Report 1/2022, June 2022, available in Greek at: https://bit.ly/3oLmN7P, Greek Asylum Case Law Report 2/2022, December 2022, available in Greek at: https://bit.ly/3RlPWRQ, Greek Asylum Case Law Report 1/2023, June 2023, available in Greek at: https://tinyurl.com/4envyz7v, Greek Asylum Case Law Report 2/2023, December 2023, available in Greek at: https://tinyurl.com/5456kvde. See website of the MoMA, available at: https://migration.gov.gr/gas/diadikasia-asyloy/. 168