For the purposes of this Regulation, the situation of a minor who is accompanying the applicant and meets the definition of family member shall be indissociable from that of his or her family member and shall be a matter for the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection of that family member, even if the minor is not individually an applicant, provided that it is in the minor’s best interests.
Za namene te uredbe je položaj mladoletnika, ki spremlja prosilca in je v skladu z opredelitvijo družinskega člana, neločljiv od položaja družinskega člana ter je predmet obravnave v državi članici, ki je odgovorna za obravnavo prošnje za mednarodno zaščito tega družinskega člana, tudi če mladoletnik ni sam po sebi prosilec, če je to v največjo korist mladoletnika.