Germany l l l l Sweden l l l l Turkey l l l l Bulgaria l l l USA l l l France l l l Italy l l l Netherlands l Finland l Hungary l Ireland l Kosovo l Moldova l Canada l Australia l New Zealand l Croatia Armenia l l - Europe EU countries: Almost all centres in EU countries that answered this question indicated that an MLR can be submitted either at any point in the asylum procedure or at all stages, i.e. before a first decision, at appeal or after appeal. Although this is a positive indication that an MLR is accepted at all stages of the asylum procedure, it is important to ensure that an MLR is submitted as early on in the decision-making procedure as possible, for the reasons previously explained. However, the organisation in Croatia indicated that an MLR can only be submitted before the first decision is taken on the asylum application. There is no legislation or policy on this issue. In practice, there have been cases when an MLR is submitted at the appeal stage, but legal practitioners advise that an MLR is submitted as early on in the process as possible, to increase the likelihood that it is considered as relevant evidence. In some EU countries, such as Germany, an MLR may be sufficient evidence to warrant an appeal of Recognising victims of torture in national asylum procedures / 33