Hungary was also the first country to implement, in cooperation with UNHCR, a quality assurance initiative with regard to statelessness determination.67 Moldovan legislation also provides UNHCR with a possibility to have access to information regarding individual cases of statelessness determination, subject to the consent of the applicant.68 The regulation of the Philippines includes a more limited guarantee, which ensures that the applicant’s access to UNHCR cannot be denied.69 Positive examples of practical cooperation between UNHCR and national authorities in the field of statelessness determination exist in other countries, such as Georgia. C) Factors to consider when designing a national system  Are there any guarantees in law to ensure asylum-seekers’ access to UNHCR in asylum procedures?  If yes, can the similar modalities of access be ensured for applicants for stateless status?  Does UNHCR have any formalised supervisory, quality monitoring or advisory role in asylum procedures in the country?  If yes, can the same model be applied for statelessness determination?  Are there rules in national law that regulate the way in which the competent authority or courts can contact UNHCR for information in individual asylum cases?  If yes, can the same model be applied for statelessness determination?  If no such points of reference exist in national law, states should consider international good practices, as well as UNHCR for advice, on how to ensure the most effective access to and involvement of UNHCR at different points of the procedure. Good practice examples of joint quality assurance initiatives and decisionmaking monitoring should also be considered. IV.5 Mandatory interview A) Summary of international standards States should guarantee applicants for stateless status the right to an interview with a decision-making official. While one interview will normally be sufficient to elicit the applicant’s history, it may sometimes be necessary to conduct follow-up interviews.70 67 See for example Alajos Lángi, Because quality matters – in statelessness determination as well, 8 January 2013, blog of the European Network on Statelessness 68 Act on the Amendment and Completion of Certain Legislative Documents, adopted by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on 28 December 2011, 10 February 2012, Section 8711 (2) 69 Department Circular No. 058 – Establishing the Refugees and Stateless Status Determination Procedure, Department of Justice, 18 October 2012, Section 10 70 See UNHCR Statelessness Guidelines 2, Para 19 and 48 23