Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 29 January 2026.#W v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Den Haag, zittingsplaats Roermond.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Asylum policy – Directive 2013/32/EU – Common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection – Article 23(1) – Access to the information in the file of an applicant for international protection – Article 46 – Right to an effective remedy – Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Article 4, Article 18 and Article 19(2) – Principle of non-refoulement – Second paragraph of Article 47 – Right to a fair trial – Investigation in the applicant’s country of origin – Rejection of an application for international protection and adoption of a return decision – Access of the court of first instance and the applicant to information relating to the manner in which the investigation was conducted in the applicant’s country of origin – Scope of the rights of the defence and of the right to an effective remedy – Connection with the principle of non-refoulement.#Case C-431/24.