This includes a system of domestic protection, prosecution and punishment of actions which constitute persecution or other serious harm and will also depend on the access the applicant has to this protection. 44. At the end of November 2002, under the Danish Presidency, the Council reached political agreement on a great number of articles regarding the proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third-country nationals and stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection.
En dehors de l'Union européenne, aucune institution internationale ne se soucie de promouvoir des instruments orientés vers une approche harmonisée, à l'exception du Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés (HCR) qui, par des conseils et des avis permanents, soutient l'élaboration de lois et pratiques d'asile en Europe orientale conformément aux droits de l'homme. iii. Procédure d'asile et droits connexes 46.