III. Issue a reasoned decision in writing where an applicant is found not to be stateless by the competent authority, rather than discontinuing the procedure, in order to guarantee the individual an effective remedy. IV. Make appropriate amendments to the Law on Labour Migration and Labour Mobility and the Law on Health Insurance, so that holders of statelessness status in Bulgaria can work and pay for their health insurance, which will allow them to lead a dignified and fulfilling life as equal members of the society. V. Take steps to improve the identification of statelessness prior to issuing a removal or detention order, to prevent cases of countries of origin being arbitrarily assigned to individuals subject to removal/detention proceedings. VI. Implement the measures indicated by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Auad v. Bulgaria that “the destination country should always be indicated in a legally binding act and a change of destination should be amenable to legal challenge.” 10 VII. Follow the burden of proof test, stipulated by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Mahdi case C-146/14 PPU, when reviewing the length of detention to ensure that there is a real prospect of removal within the specific time limit, and thus prevent unlawful detention. VIII. Reform the national legal framework to provide for a right to appeal decisions relating to acquisition or loss of Bulgarian nationality. IX. Withdraw remaining reservations to the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the European Convention on Nationality, and accede to the European Convention on the Avoidance of Statelessness in Relation to State Succession. 10 European Court of Human Rights, Judgment on the Case of Auad v. Bulgaria (Application no. 46390/10), 11 October 2011, Paragraph 139 7

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