Zimir

Case C‑662/23 [Zimir] (i)Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheidv X(Request for a preliminary ruling fromthe Raad van State, Netherlands) Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 May 2025( Reference for a preliminary ruling – Asylum policy – Directive 2013/32/EU – Article 4(1) and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) – Procedures for granting international protection – Extension by the determining authority of the six-month examination period – Large number of applications for international protection lodged simultaneously – Concept – Consideration of other circumstances )1.        Questions referred for a preliminary ruling – Reference to the Court – Requirement that there be a case pending before the referring court – Answer from the Court that is relevant to the outcome of the dispute in the main proceedings(Art. 267 TFEU)(see paragraphs 27-30)2.        Border controls, asylum and immigration – Asylum policy – Procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection – Directive 2013/32 – Procedure for examining an application for international protection – Conditions for the extension of the six-month examination period by the determining authority – Large number of applications for international protection lodged simultaneously – Concept – Significant increase in the number of those applications within a short period – Included – Assessment of that increase with regard to the normal and foreseeable trend in the Member State concerned –...