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1. An application for international protection shall be considered to have been made when a third-country national or stateless person, including an unaccompanied minor, expresses in person to a competent authority as referred to in Article 4(1) and (2) a wish to receive international protection from a Member State. Where officials from the competent authority have doubts as to whether a certain declaration is to be construed as an application for international protection, they shall ask the person expressly whether he or she wishes to receive international protection.

2. The authorities responsible for the reception facilities in accordance with the Directive (EU) 2024/1346 shall, where relevant, be informed that an application has been made. For third-country nationals subject to the screening referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356, Member States may choose to apply this paragraph after the screening has ended.