S.L. 420.7 Art. 5AInformation and counselling in detention facilities and at border crossing points.

(1) Where there are indications that third-country nationals or stateless persons held in detention facilities or present at border crossing points, including transit zones, at external borders, may wish to make an application for international protection, the relevant authorities shall provide them with information on the possibility to do so and shall make arrangements for interpretation to the extent necessary to facilitate access to the asylum procedure.

(2) Organisations and persons providing advice and counselling to applicants shall have an effective access to applicants present at border crossing points, including transit zones, at external borders, subject to rules as well an agreement covering the presence and access of such organisations and persons in these crossing points:

Provided that limits on such access may be imposed only where such limits are objectively necessary for the security, public order or administrative management of the crossing points concerned, as long as access is not thereby severely restricted or rendered impossible.