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Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
Consolidated text: Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
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REGULATION (EU) 2024/1351 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 May 2024 (OJ L 1351 22.5.2024, p. 1) |
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REGULATION (EU) 2024/1351 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 14 May 2024
on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
PART I
SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
Article 1
Subject matter
In accordance with the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as enshrined in Article 80 TFEU, and with the objective of reinforcing mutual trust, this Regulation:
sets out a common framework for the management of asylum and migration in the Union, and for the functioning of the Common European Asylum System;
establishes a mechanism for solidarity;
lays down the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection.
Article 2
Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘third-country national’ means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU and who is not a person enjoying the right to free movement under Union law as defined in Article 2, point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );
‘stateless person’ means a person who is not considered to be a national by any State under the operation of its law;
‘application for international protection’ or ‘application’ means a request for protection from a Member State made by a third-country national or a stateless person, who can be understood to be seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection status;
‘applicant’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken;
‘examination of an application for international protection’ means examination of the admissibility or the merits of an application for international protection in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2024/1348 and (EU) 2024/1347, excluding procedures for determining the Member State responsible in accordance with this Regulation;
‘withdrawal of an application for international protection’ means either the explicit or implicit withdrawal of an application for international protection in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1347;
‘beneficiary of international protection’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has been granted international protection as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1347;
‘family member’ means, insofar as the family already existed before the applicant or the family member arrived on the territory of the Member States, the following members of the applicant’s family who are present on the territory of a Member State:
the spouse of the applicant or the applicant’s unmarried partner in a stable relationship, where the law or practice of the Member State concerned treats unmarried couples in a way comparable to married couples under its law relating to third-country nationals;
a minor child of couples referred to in point (a) or of the applicant, provided that that child is unmarried and regardless of whether that child was born in or out of wedlock or adopted as defined under national law;
where the applicant is a minor and unmarried, the father, mother or another adult responsible for the applicant, whether by law or by the practice of the Member State where the adult is present;
where the beneficiary of international protection is a minor and unmarried, the father, mother or another adult responsible for that beneficiary, whether by law or by the practice of the Member State where the beneficiary is present;
‘relative’ means the applicant’s adult aunt or uncle or grandparent who is present in the territory of a Member State, regardless of whether the applicant was born in or out of wedlock or adopted as defined under national law;
‘minor’ means a third-country national or a stateless person below the age of 18 years;
‘unaccompanied minor’ means a minor who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her, whether by law or practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as that minor is not effectively taken into the care of such an adult, including a minor who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of the Member States;
‘representative’ means a person or an organisation appointed by the competent bodies in order to assist and represent an unaccompanied minor in procedures provided for in this Regulation with a view to ensuring the best interests of the child and exercising legal capacity for the minor where necessary;
‘residence document’ means an authorisation issued by the authorities of a Member State authorising a third-country national or a stateless person to stay on its territory, including the documents substantiating the authorisation to remain on the territory under temporary protection arrangements or until the circumstances preventing a removal order from being carried out no longer apply, with the exception of visas and residence authorisations issued during the period required to determine the Member State responsible according to this Regulation or during the examination of an application for international protection or an application for a residence permit;
‘visa’ means the authorisation or decision of a Member State required for transit or entry for an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States, including:
an authorisation or decision issued in accordance with Union law or national law required for entry for an intended stay in that Member State of more than 90 days;
an authorisation or decision issued in accordance with Union law or national law required for entry for transit through or an intended stay in that Member State not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period;
an authorisation or decision valid for transit through the international transit areas of one or more airports of the Member States;
‘diploma or qualification’ means a diploma or qualification which is obtained and attested in a Member State after a period of at least one academic year of study on the territory of a Member State in a recognised state or regional programme of education or vocational training at least equivalent to level 2 of the International Standard Classification of Education, operated by an education establishment pursuant to the legislative, regulatory or administrative provisions of that Member State and excluding online training or other forms of distance learning;
‘education establishment’ means a public or private education or vocational training establishment established in and recognised by a Member State in accordance with its national law or administrative practice on the basis of transparent criteria;
‘absconding’ means the action by which a person concerned does not remain available to the competent administrative or judicial authorities such as by:
leaving the territory of a Member State without permission from the competent authorities for reasons which are not beyond the person's control;
failing to notify absence from a particular accommodation centre, or assigned area of residence, where so required by a Member State; or
failing to present him- or herself to the competent authorities, where so required by those authorities;
‘risk of absconding’ means the existence of specific reasons and circumstances in an individual case, which are based on objective criteria defined by national law, to believe that a person concerned who is subject to procedures set out in this Regulation might abscond;
‘benefitting Member State’ means a Member State benefitting from solidarity contributions as set out in Part IV of this Regulation;
‘contributing Member State’ means a Member State that provides or is obliged to provide solidarity contributions to a benefitting Member State as set out in Part IV of this Regulation;
‘transfer’ means the implementation of a decision taken pursuant to Article 42;
‘relocation’ means the transfer of an applicant or a beneficiary of international protection from the territory of a benefitting Member State to the territory of a contributing Member State;
‘search and rescue operations’ means operations of search and rescue as referred to in the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue adopted in Hamburg on 27 April 1979;
‘migratory pressure’ means a situation brought about by arrivals by land, sea or air or applications of third-country nationals or stateless persons, that are of such a scale that they create disproportionate obligations on a Member State, taking into account the overall situation in the Union, even on a well-prepared asylum, reception and migration system and require immediate action, in particular solidarity contributions pursuant to Part IV of this Regulation; taking into account the specificities of the geographical location of a Member State, ‘migratory pressure’ covers situations where there is a large number of arrivals of third-country nationals or stateless persons or a risk of such arrivals, including where such arrivals stem from recurring disembarkations following search and rescue operations, or from unauthorised movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons between the Member States;
‘significant migratory situation’ means a situation different from migratory pressure where the cumulative effect of current and previous annual arrivals of third-country nationals or stateless persons leads a well-prepared asylum, reception and migration system to reach the limits of its capacity;
‘reception conditions’ means reception conditions as defined in Article 2, point (6), of Directive (EU) 2024/1346;
‘admitted person’ means a person whom a Member State has accepted for admission pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 or under a national resettlement scheme outside the framework of that Regulation;
‘EU Solidarity Coordinator’ means the person appointed by the Commission pursuant to and with the mandate defined in Article 15 of this Regulation.
PART II
COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR ASYLUM AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER I
The comprehensive approach
Article 3
Comprehensive approach to asylum and migration management
With the overall aim of effectively managing asylum and migration within the framework of the applicable Union law, those actions shall have the following objectives:
to ensure consistency between asylum and migration management policies in managing migration flows to the Union;
to address the relevant migratory routes, and unauthorised movements between the Member States.
Article 4
Internal components of the comprehensive approach
With a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 of this Regulation, the internal components of the comprehensive approach shall consist of the following elements:
close cooperation and mutual partnership among Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, Member States and international organisations;
effective management of the external borders of Member States, based on the European integrated border management as set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );
full respect for the obligations laid down in international and Union law with regard to persons rescued at sea;
swift and effective access to a fair and efficient procedure for international protection on the territory of the Member States, including at the external borders of Member States, in the territorial sea or in the transit zones of the Member States and recognition of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1347;
determination of the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection;
effective measures to reduce incentives for and to prevent unauthorised movements of third-country nationals and stateless persons between Member States;
access for applicants to adequate reception conditions, in accordance with Directive (EU) 2024/1346;
effective management of the return of illegally staying third-country nationals in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 );
effective measures to provide incentives and support for the integration of beneficiaries of international protection in the Member States;
measures aimed at fighting exploitation and reducing illegal employment in line with Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 );
where applicable, deployment and use of the operational tools set up at Union level, including by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum (the ‘Asylum Agency’), and the Union information systems operated by the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA).
Article 5
External components of the comprehensive approach
With a view to achieving the objectives set out in Article 3, the Union and the Member States shall, within their respective competences, promote and build tailor-made and mutually beneficial partnerships, in full compliance with international and Union law and on the basis of full respect for human rights, and foster close cooperation with relevant third countries at bilateral, regional, multilateral and international levels, including to:
promote legal migration and legal pathways for third-country nationals in need of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member States;
support partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and build their operational capacities in migration, asylum and border management in full respect of human rights;
prevent irregular migration and combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, including reducing the vulnerabilities caused by them, while ensuring the right to apply for international protection;
address the root causes and drivers of irregular migration and forced displacement;
enhance effective return, readmission and reintegration;
ensure full implementation of the common visa policy.
Article 6
Principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility
In fulfilling their obligations under this Regulation, Member States shall cooperate closely and shall:
establish and maintain national asylum and migration management systems that provide effective access to international protection procedures, grant international protection to applicants who are in need, and ensure the effective and dignified return of third-country nationals who are illegally staying, in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC, and provide and invest in the adequate reception of applicants for international protection, in accordance with Directive (EU) 2024/1346;
ensure that necessary resources and sufficient competent personnel are allocated for the implementation of this Regulation and, where Member States consider it necessary or where applicable, request support from relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies for that purpose;
take all measures necessary and proportionate, in full compliance with fundamental rights, to prevent and reduce irregular migration to the territories of the Member States, including to prevent and combat migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings and to protect the rights of smuggled migrants and trafficked human beings;
correctly and expeditiously apply the rules on the determination of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection and, where necessary, carry out the transfer to the Member State responsible pursuant to Chapters I to VI of Part III and Chapter I of Part IV;
provide effective support to other Member States in the form of solidarity contributions on the basis of needs set out in Part II or IV;
take effective measures to reduce incentives for and to prevent unauthorised movements of third-country nationals and stateless persons between the Member States.
To support Member States in fulfilling their obligations, the Permanent EU Migration Support Toolbox shall include at least:
operational and technical assistance by the relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies in accordance with their mandates, in particular by the Asylum Agency in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 5 ), the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 6 ).
support provided by the Union funds for the implementation of the common framework set out in this Part in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 and, where relevant, Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 7 );
derogations in the Union acquis providing Member States with the necessary tools to react to specific migratory challenges as referred to in Regulations (EU) 2024/1359 and (EU) 2024/1348 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1349 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 );
activation of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/836 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 9 );
measures to facilitate return and reintegration activities, including through cooperation with third countries, and in full compliance with fundamental rights;
strengthened actions and cross-sectoral activities in the external dimension of migration;
enhanced diplomatic and political outreach;
coordinated communication strategies;
supporting effective and human rights-based migration policies in third countries;
promoting legal migration and well-managed mobility, including by strengthening bilateral, regional and international partnerships on migration, forced displacement, legal pathways and mobility partnerships.
Article 7
Strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at national level
When establishing their national strategies, Member States may consult the Commission and relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, in particular the Asylum Agency, as well as local and regional authorities, as appropriate and in accordance with national law. Those strategies shall include at least:
preventive measures to reduce the risk of migratory pressure and contingency planning, taking into account the contingency planning pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2019/1896 and (EU) 2021/2303 and Directive (EU) 2024/1346 and the reports of the Commission issued pursuant to Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366;
information on how the principles set out in this Part are implemented by Member States and on how legal obligations stemming therefrom are fulfilled at national level;
information on how the results of the monitoring undertaken by the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the evaluation carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/922 as well as of the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 have been taken into account.
Article 8
A long-term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy
The Strategy shall include the components listed in Articles 4 and 5, give a prominent role to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights and also take into account:
the implementation of the national asylum and migration management strategies of the Member States, referred to in Article 7, and their compliance with Union and international law;
relevant information gathered by the Commission pursuant to Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366;
information collected by the Commission and the Asylum Agency on the implementation of the Union asylum acquis;
information gathered from the European External Action Service and relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, in particular reports by the Asylum Agency, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;
any other relevant information, including from Member States, monitoring authorities, international organisations, and other relevant bodies, offices, agencies or organisations.
CHAPTER II
The annual migration management cycle
Article 9
The European Annual Asylum and Migration Report
The Report shall contain the following elements:
an assessment of the overall situation, covering all migratory routes to the Union and in all the Member States, in particular:
the number of applications for international protection and the nationalities of the applicants;
the number of identified unaccompanied minors and where available, persons with special reception or procedural needs;
the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have been granted international protection, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1347;
the number of first instance and final asylum decisions;
the reception capacity of the Member States;
the number of third-country nationals who have been detected by Member States authorities while not fulfilling or no longer fulfilling the conditions for entry, stay or residence in the Member State, including overstayers as defined in Article 3(1), point (19), of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 10 );
the number of return decisions issued by the Member States and the number of third-country nationals who left the territory of the Member States in accordance with a return decision that complies with Directive 2008/115/EC;
the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons admitted by the Member States through Union and national resettlement or humanitarian admission schemes;
the number of third-country nationals subject to the border procedure provided for in Regulations (EU) 2024/1348 and (EU) 2024/1349 as well as their nationalities;
the number of incoming and outgoing take charge requests or take back notifications in accordance with Articles 39 and 41;
the number of transfer decisions and the numbers of transfers carried out in accordance with this Regulation;
the number and nationality of third-country nationals disembarked following search and rescue operations, and the number of applications for international protection lodged by those third-country nationals;
the Member States which experienced recurring arrivals by sea, in particular through disembarkations following search and rescue operations;
the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons refused entry in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399;
the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons enjoying temporary protection in accordance with Council Directive 2001/55/EC ( 11 );
the number of persons apprehended in connection with an irregular crossing of an external land, sea or air border and, provided that the data is available and verifiable, the number of attempted irregular border crossings;
the support provided by Union bodies, offices and agencies to the Member States;
a projection for the coming year, including the number of anticipated arrivals by sea, based on the overall migratory situation in the previous year and considering the current situation, while also reflecting previous pressure;
information about the level of preparedness in the Union and in the Member States and the possible impact of the anticipated situations;
information on the capacity of the Member States, in particular on the reception capacity;
the result of the monitoring undertaken by the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and the evaluation carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2022/922 as well as the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356, as referred to in Article 7(1), second subparagraph, point (c), of this Regulation;
an assessment of whether solidarity measures and measures under the Permanent EU Migration Toolbox are needed to support the Member State or Member States concerned.
Article 10
Information for assessing the overall migratory situation, migratory pressure, risk of migratory pressure or significant migratory situation
The Commission shall also take into account the following:
the information presented by the Member State concerned, including the estimation of its needs and capacity and its preparedness measures and any additional relevant information provided in the national strategy referred to in Article 7;
the level of cooperation on migration as well as in the area of return and readmission, including by taking into account the annual report in accordance with Article 25a of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 12 ), with third countries of origin and transit, first countries of asylum, and safe third countries as defined in Regulation (EU) 2024/1348;
the geopolitical situation in relevant third countries as well as the root causes of migration and possible situations of instrumentalisation of migrants and possible developments in the area of irregular arrivals through external borders of Member States that might affect migratory movements;
the relevant recommendations provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2022/922, Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 and Article 32(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;
information gathered pursuant to Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366;
the Integrated Situational Awareness and Analysis reports under Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1993 ( 13 ), provided that the Integrated Political Crisis Response is activated or the Migration Situational Awareness and Analysis report issued under the first stage of the EU mechanism for preparedness and management of crises related to migration, when the Integrated Political Crisis Response is not activated;
information from the visa liberalisation reporting process and dialogues with third countries;
quarterly bulletins on migration, and other reports, of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights;
the support provided by Union bodies, offices and agencies to the Member States;
relevant parts of the vulnerability assessment report referred to in Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896;
scale and trends of unauthorised movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons between Member States building on the available information from the relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies and data analysis from relevant information systems.
Article 11
Commission implementing decision on determining Member States under migratory pressure, at risk of migratory pressure or facing a significant migratory situation
For that purpose, the Commission shall consult the Member States concerned. The Commission may set a time limit for such consultations.
Article 12
Commission proposal for a Council implementing act establishing the Annual Solidarity Pool
The Commission proposal referred to in paragraph 1 shall identify the total annual numbers of required relocations and financial contributions for the Annual Solidarity Pool at Union level, which shall be at least:
30 000 for relocations;
EUR 600 million for financial contributions.
The Commission proposal referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall also set out annual indicative contributions for each Member State by applying the reference key set out in Article 66 with a view to facilitating the exercise to pledge its solidarity contributions (the ‘pledging exercise’) pursuant to Article 13.
The Commission may identify a higher number for relocations and financial contributions than those provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article and may identify other forms of solidarity as set out in Article 56(2), point (c), depending on the need for such measures arising from the specific challenges in the area of migration in the Member State concerned. In order to preserve the equal value of the different types of solidarity measures, the ratio between the numbers set out in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b), of this Article shall be maintained.
Article 13
The High-Level EU Solidarity Forum
Third countries that have concluded with the Union an agreement on the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in a Member State or in that third country may, for the purpose of contributing to solidarity on an ad hoc basis be invited to participate in the High-Level Forum as appropriate.
Article 14
The Technical-Level EU Solidarity Forum
Article 15
The EU Solidarity Coordinator
The EU Solidarity Coordinator shall:
support the relocation activities from the benefitting Member State to the contributing Member State;
coordinate and support communication between the Member States, bodies, offices, agencies and entities that are involved in the implementation of the solidarity mechanism;
keep an overview of the needs of the benefitting Member States and the contributions of the contributing Member States and follow up on the ongoing implementation of solidarity measures;
organise, at regular intervals, meetings between the authorities of the Member States to ensure the effective and efficient operationalisation of the Annual Solidarity Pool, in order to facilitate the best interaction and cooperation among Member States;
promote best practices in the implementation of the solidarity mechanism;
convene and chair the Technical-Level Forum;
carry out the tasks referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1359.
PART III
CRITERIA AND MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING THE MEMBER STATE RESPONSIBLE
CHAPTER I
General principles and safeguards
Article 16
Access to the procedure for examining an application for international protection
Where a Member State cannot carry out the transfer pursuant to the first subparagraph of this paragraph to any Member State designated on the basis of the criteria set out in Chapter II or the clauses set out in Chapter III of this Part or to the first Member State with which the application was registered, and cannot establish whether another Member State can be designated as responsible, that Member State shall become the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection.
If a security check provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 has been carried out, but the first Member State in which the application for international protection was registered has justified reasons to examine whether there are reasonable grounds to consider that the applicant poses a threat to internal security, that Member State shall carry out the examination as soon as possible after the registration of the application, before applying the criteria for determining the Member State responsible pursuant to Chapter II or the clauses set out in Chapter III of this Part.
Where the security check carried out in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 or in accordance with the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph shows that there are reasonable grounds to consider that the applicant poses a threat to internal security, the Member State carrying out the security check shall be the Member State responsible, and Article 39 of this Regulation shall not apply.
Article 17
Obligations of the applicant and cooperation with the competent authorities
Where a third-country national or stateless person is in possession of a residence document or visa which has expired or was annulled, withdrawn or revoked, the application for international protection shall be made and registered in the Member State where he or she is present.
The applicant shall be required to be present in:
the Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 pending the determination of the Member State responsible and, where applicable, the implementation of the transfer procedure;
the Member State responsible;
the Member State of relocation following a transfer pursuant to Article 67(11).
Article 18
Consequences of non-compliance
The first subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to ensure a standard of living in accordance with Union law, including the Charter, and international obligations.
Article 19
Right to information
As soon as possible and in any event by the date when an application for international protection is registered in a Member State, the competent authority of that Member State shall provide the applicant with information on the application of this Regulation, on his or her rights pursuant to this Regulation, and on the obligations set out in Article 17 as well as the consequences of non-compliance set out in Article 18. That information shall include in particular information on:
the objectives of this Regulation;
the cooperation expected of the applicant with the competent authorities as set out in Article 17;
the fact that the right to apply for international protection does not encompass a choice by the applicant as to which Member State is responsible for examining the application for international protection or as to which Member State is the Member State of relocation;
the consequences of making another application in a different Member State as well as the consequences of leaving the Member State where the applicant is required to be present pursuant to Article 17(4) and in particular that the applicant shall only be entitled to the reception conditions as set out in Article 18(1);
the criteria and procedure for determining the Member State responsible, the hierarchy of such criteria in the different steps of the procedure and the duration of the procedure;
the provisions relating to family reunification and, in that regard, the applicable definition of family members and relatives, the right to request and receive the template referred to in Article 22(1), including information on persons and entities that are able to provide assistance in completing the template, as well as information on national, international or other relevant organisations that are able to facilitate the identification and tracing of family members;
the right to and the aim of the personal interview in accordance with Article 22, the procedure and the obligation to submit, orally or through the provision of documents or other information, including where applicable through the template referred to in Article 22(1), as soon as possible in the procedure, any relevant information that could help to establish the presence of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the Member States, including information on the means by which the applicant can submit such information, as well as any assistance that the Member State can offer with regard to the tracing of family members or relatives;
the obligation for the applicant to disclose, as soon as possible in the procedure, any relevant information that could help to establish any prior residence documents, visas or educational diplomas;
the opportunity to present duly motivated reasons to the competent authorities in order for them to consider applying Article 35(1);
the obligation for the applicant to submit his or her identity documents where the applicant is in possession of such documents and to cooperate with the competent authorities in collecting the biometric data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1358;
the existence of the right to an effective remedy before a court or tribunal in order to challenge a transfer decision within the time limit set out in Article 43(2) and of the fact that the scope of such challenge is limited as laid down in Article 43(1);
the right to be granted legal counselling free of charge on matters relating to the application of the criteria set out in Chapter II or the clauses set out in Chapter III of this Part at all stages of the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, as set out in Article 21;
in the event of an appeal or review, the right to be granted, on request, legal assistance free of charge where the person concerned cannot afford the costs involved;
the fact that absconding will lead to an extension of the time limit in accordance with Article 46;
the fact that the competent authorities of Member States and the Asylum Agency will process personal data of the applicant including for the exchange of his or her data for the sole purpose of implementing their obligations under this Regulation and in full compliance with the requirements to protect natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data in accordance with Union and national law;
the categories of personal data concerned;
the right of access to data relating to the applicant and the right to request that such data be corrected if inaccurate or be deleted if unlawfully processed, as well as the procedures for exercising those rights, including the contact details of the authorities referred to in Article 52 and of the national data protection authorities responsible for hearing claims concerning the protection of personal data, and of the contact details of the data protection officer;
in the case of an unaccompanied minor, the guarantees and rights applicable to the applicant in that regard, the role and responsibilities of the representative and the procedure to file complaints against a representative in confidence and safety and in a manner that fully respects the child's right to be heard;
the fact that where the circumstantial evidence is not coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility, the Member State may request a DNA or blood test to prove the existence of family links, or an assessment of the age of the applicant;
where applicable, the relocation procedure set out in Articles 67 and 68.
Article 20
Accessibility of information
Where necessary for the applicant’s proper understanding, the information shall also be provided orally, where appropriate in connection with the personal interview referred to in Article 22. For that purpose, the applicant shall have the opportunity to ask questions to clarify the information provided. Member States may use the support of multimedia equipment.
The common information material shall be drawn up in such a manner as to enable Member States to complete it with additional Member State-specific information.
Article 21
Right to legal counselling
For the purposes of the first subparagraph, effective access to free legal counselling may be assured by entrusting a person with the provision of legal counselling in the administrative stage of the procedure to several applicants at the same time.
For the purposes of the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, the free legal counselling shall include the provision of:
guidance on and explanations of the criteria and procedures for determining the Member State responsible, including information on rights and obligations during all stages of that procedure;
guidance on and assistance in providing information that could help determine the Member State responsible in accordance with the criteria set out in Chapter II of this Part;
guidance and assistance on the template referred to in Article 22(1).
Article 22
Personal interview
The competent authorities shall collect information on the specific applicant’s situation by proactively asking questions that would help determine the Member State responsible for the purpose of applying Article 39.
Where there are indications that the applicant has family members or relatives in a Member State, the applicant shall receive a template, to be developed by the Asylum Agency. The applicant shall fill that template with the information available to him or her in order to facilitate the application of Article 39. Where possible, the applicant shall complete that template before the personal interview set out in this Article.
The Asylum Agency shall develop the template referred to in the third subparagraph of this paragraph by 12 April 2025. The Asylum Agency shall also develop guidelines for the identification and tracing of family members to support the application of Articles 25–28 and 34 by the requesting and the requested Member State in accordance with Articles 39 and 40.
The applicant shall have the opportunity to present duly motivated reasons to the competent authorities in order for them to consider applying Article 35(1).
The personal interview may be omitted where:
the applicant has absconded;
the applicant has not attended the personal interview and has not provided justified reasons for his or her absence;
the applicant, after having received the information referred to in Article 19, has already provided the information relevant to determine the Member State responsible by other means.
For the purposes of the first subparagraph, point (c), of this paragraph, the Member State omitting the interview shall give the applicant the opportunity to present all further information which is relevant to correctly determine the Member State responsible within the period referred to in Article 39(1), including duly motivated reasons for the authority to consider the need for a personal interview.
Article 23
Guarantees for minors
Where an application is made by a person who claims to be a minor, or in relation to whom there are objective grounds to believe that he or she is a minor, and who is unaccompanied, the competent authorities shall:
designate as soon as possible and in any event in a timely manner, and for the purpose of assisting the minor in the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, a person with the necessary skills and expertise to provisionally assist the minor in order to safeguard his or her best interests and general well-being which enables the minor to benefit from the rights under this Regulation and, if applicable, act as a representative until a representative has been appointed;
appoint a representative as soon as possible and no later than fifteen working days from the date on which the application is made.
In the case of a disproportionate number of applications made by unaccompanied minors or in other exceptional situations, the time limit for designating a representative pursuant to the second subparagraph, point (b), may be extended by ten working days.
Where the competent authority concludes that an applicant who claims to be a minor is without any doubt above the age of eighteen years, it shall not be required to designate a representative in accordance with this paragraph.
The duties of the representative or the person referred to in the second subparagraph, point (a), shall cease where the competent authorities, following the age assessment referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348, do not assume that the applicant is a minor or consider that the applicant is not a minor, or where the applicant is no longer an unaccompanied minor.
Where an organisation is appointed as a representative, it shall designate a person responsible for carrying out its duties in respect of the minor. The first subparagraph shall apply to that person.
The representative provided for in the first subparagraph may be the same person or organisation as provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348.
In assessing the best interests of the child, Member States shall closely cooperate with each other and shall, in particular, take due account of the following factors:
family reunification possibilities;
the minor’s well-being and social development in the short, medium and long term, including situations of additional vulnerabilities such as trauma, specific health needs or disability, taking into particular consideration the minor’s ethnic, religious, cultural and linguistic background, and having regard to the need for stability and continuity in the social and educational care;
safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of any form of violence or exploitation, including trafficking in human beings;
the views of the minor, in accordance with his or her age and maturity;
where the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, the information provided by the representative in the Member State where the unaccompanied minor is present;
any other reasons relevant to the assessment of the best interests of the child.
To that end, that Member State may request the assistance of international or other relevant organisations, and may facilitate the minor’s access to the tracing services of such organisations.
The staff of the competent authorities referred to in Article 52 who deal with requests concerning unaccompanied minors shall receive appropriate training concerning the specific needs of minors relevant for the application of this Regulation.
CHAPTER II
Criteria for determining the Member State responsible
Article 24
Hierarchy of criteria
Article 25
Unaccompanied minors
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 78 concerning:
the identification of family members, siblings or relatives of unaccompanied minors;
the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links;
the criteria for assessing the capacity of a relative to take care of an unaccompanied minor, including where family members, siblings or relatives of the unaccompanied minor are staying in more than one Member State.
In exercising its power to adopt delegated acts, the Commission shall not exceed the scope of the best interests of the child as provided for under Article 23(4).
Article 26
Family members who legally reside in a Member State
Article 27
Family members who are applicants for international protection
Where the applicant has a family member whose application for international protection in a Member State has not yet been the subject of a first decision regarding the substance, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, provided that the persons concerned have expressed their desire to that effect in writing.
Article 28
Family procedure
Where applications for international protection by several family members or minor unmarried siblings are registered in the same Member State simultaneously or on dates close enough for the procedures for determining the Member State responsible to be conducted together, and where the application of the criteria set out in this Regulation would lead to those persons being separated, the Member State responsible for examining their applications shall be determined in the following order:
the Member State which the criteria indicate is responsible for taking charge of the largest number of them;
the Member State which the criteria indicate is responsible for examining the application of the oldest of them.
Article 29
Issue of residence documents or visas
Where the applicant holds more than one valid residence document or visa issued by different Member States, the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection shall be determined in the following order:
the Member State that issued the residence document conferring the right to the longest period of residency or, where the periods of validity are identical, the Member State that issued the residence document having the latest expiry date;
where the various visas are of the same type, the Member State that issued the visa having the latest expiry date;
where the visas are of different types, the Member State that issued the visa having the longest period of validity or, where the periods of validity are identical, the Member State that issued the visa having the latest expiry date.
Article 30
Diplomas or other qualifications
Article 31
Visa-waived entry
Article 32
Application in an international transit area of an airport
Where the application for international protection is made in the international transit area of an airport of a Member State, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application.
Article 33
Entry
CHAPTER III
Dependent persons and discretionary clauses
Article 34
Dependent persons
Where there are indications that a child, sibling or parent is legally resident on the territory of the Member State where the dependent person is present, that Member State shall verify whether the child, sibling or parent can take care of the dependent person, before making a take charge request pursuant to Article 39.
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 78 concerning:
the elements to be taken into account in order to assess the dependency link;
the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links;
the criteria for assessing the capacity of the person concerned to take care of the dependent person;
the elements to be taken into account in order to assess the inability of the person concerned to travel for a significant period of time.
Article 35
Discretionary clauses
The take charge request shall contain all the material in the possession of the requesting Member State necessary to allow the requested Member State to assess the situation.
The requested Member State shall carry out any necessary checks to examine the humanitarian grounds referred to in the request, and shall reply to the requesting Member State within two months of receipt of the request using the electronic communication network set up under Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003. A refusal of the request shall state the reasons on which the refusal is based.
CHAPTER IV
Obligations of the Member State responsible
Article 36
Obligations of the Member State responsible
The Member State responsible under this Regulation shall be obliged to:
take charge, under the conditions laid down in Articles 39, 40 and 46, of an applicant whose application was registered in a different Member State;
take back, under the conditions laid down in Articles 41 and 46 of this Regulation, an applicant or a third-country national or a stateless person in relation to whom that Member State has been indicated as the Member State responsible under Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358;
take back, under the conditions laid down in Articles 41 and 46 of this Regulation, an admitted person who has made an application for international protection or who is irregularly staying in a Member State other than the Member State which accepted to admit him or her in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1350, or which granted international protection or humanitarian status under a national resettlement scheme.
Notwithstanding the requirement for written consent provided for in Article 26, where a new procedure for taking charge of a minor is initiated with regard to a Member State which is indicated as the Member State responsible pursuant to Article 26, no written consent shall be required by the persons concerned, unless it is demonstrated that the transfer to the Member State responsible is not in the best interests of the child.
Article 37
Cessation of responsibilities
The Member State that becomes responsible pursuant to the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall indicate that it has become the Member State responsible pursuant to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.
An application registered after the period referred to in the first subparagraph shall be regarded as a new application for the purposes of this Regulation, thereby giving rise to a new procedure for determining the Member State responsible.
An application registered after the period of absence referred to in the first subparagraph shall be regarded as a new application for the purposes of this Regulation, thereby giving rise to a new procedure for determining the Member State responsible.
An application registered after an effective removal or voluntary return has taken place shall be regarded as a new application for the purposes of this Regulation, thereby giving rise to a new procedure for determining the Member State responsible.
CHAPTER V
Procedures
SECTION I
Start of the Procedure
Article 38
Start of the procedure
The Member State which has conducted the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, or which has become responsible pursuant to Article 16(4) of this Regulation, shall without delay indicate in Eurodac pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358:
its responsibility pursuant to Article 16(2);
its responsibility pursuant to Article 16(3);
its responsibility pursuant to Article 16(4);
its responsibility due to its failure to comply with the time limits laid down in Article 39;
the responsibility of the Member State which has accepted a request to take charge of the applicant pursuant to Article 40.
its responsibility pursuant to Article 68(3).
Until such information has been added, the procedures in paragraph 4 of this Article shall apply.
That obligation shall cease where the determining Member State establishes that the applicant has obtained a residence document from another Member State.
SECTION II
Procedures for take charge requests
Article 39
Submitting a take charge request
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this paragraph, in the case of a Eurodac hit with data recorded pursuant to Articles 22 and 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 or of a VIS hit with data recorded pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, the request to take charge shall be sent within one month of receiving such hit.
Where the request to take charge of an applicant is not made within the periods laid down in the first and second subparagraphs, responsibility for examining the application for international protection shall lie with the Member State where the application was registered.
Where the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, the determining Member State shall, at any time before a first decision regarding the substance is taken, where it considers that it is in the best interests of the child, continue the procedure for determining the Member State responsible and request another Member State to take charge of the applicant, in particular if the request is based on Article 26, 27 or 34, notwithstanding the expiry of the time limits laid down in the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph.
The request shall state the reasons that warrant an urgent reply and the period within which a reply is requested. That period shall be at least one week.
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish uniform methods for the preparation and submission of take charge requests. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).
Article 40
Replying to a take charge request
For the purposes of the first subparagraph, proof refers to formal proof which determines responsibility pursuant to this Regulation, provided that it is not refuted by proof to the contrary. The Member States shall provide the Commission with models of the different types of administrative documents, in accordance with the typology established in the list of formal proof.
For the purposes of the first subparagraph, circumstantial evidence refers to indicative elements which while being refutable may be sufficient according to the evidentiary value attributed to them. The evidentiary value of circumstantial evidence shall, in relation to the responsibility for examining the application for international protection, be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Where the request is made on the basis of Articles 25 to 28 and 34, and the requested Member State does not consider that the circumstantial evidence is coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility, it shall set out the reasons in the reply referred to in paragraph 8 of this Article.
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, draw up a standard form for replies setting out substantiated reasons pursuant to this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 77(2).
SECTION III
Procedures for take back Notifications
Article 41
Submitting a take back notification
SECTION IV
Procedural safeguards
Article 42
Notification of a transfer decision
Member States shall ensure that information on persons or entities that are able to provide legal assistance to the person concerned is communicated to the person concerned together with the decision referred to in paragraph 1, unless that information has already been communicated.
Article 43
Remedies
The scope of such remedy shall be limited to an assessment of:
whether the transfer would, for the person concerned, result in a real risk of inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter;
whether there are circumstances subsequent to the transfer decision that are decisive for the correct application of this Regulation;
whether Articles 25 to 28 and 34 have been infringed, in the case of persons taken charge of pursuant to Article 36(1), point (a).
Where the person concerned has not exercised his or her right to request suspensive effect, the appeal against, or review of, the transfer decision shall not suspend the implementation of the transfer decision.
A decision not to suspend the implementation of the transfer decision shall state the reasons on which it is based.
If suspensive effect is granted, the court or tribunal shall endeavour to decide on the substance of the appeal or review within one month of the decision to grant suspensive effect.
Member States may provide that free legal assistance and representation is not to be granted where the appeal or review is considered by the competent authority or a court or tribunal to have no tangible prospect of success, provided that access to legal assistance and representation is not thereby arbitrarily restricted.
Where a decision not to grant free legal assistance and representation pursuant to the second subparagraph is taken by an authority other than a court or tribunal, Member States shall provide for an effective remedy before a court or tribunal to challenge that decision. Where the decision is challenged, the remedy shall be an integral part of the remedy referred to in paragraph 1.
Member States shall ensure that legal assistance and representation are not arbitrarily restricted and that effective access to justice for the person concerned is not hindered.
Legal assistance shall include at least the preparation of the required procedural documents. Legal representation shall include at least the representation before a court or tribunal and may be restricted to legal advisers or counsellors specifically designated by national law to provide legal assistance and representation.
Procedures for access to legal assistance and representation shall be laid down in national law.
SECTION V
Detention for the purposes of transfer
Article 44
Detention
Article 45
Time limits for detained applicants
Where a person is detained at a later stage than the registration of the application, the period for submitting a take charge request or a take back notification shall not exceed one week from the date on which the person was placed in detention.
By way of derogation from Article 46, where a person is detained, the transfer of that person from the transferring Member State to the Member State responsible shall be carried out as soon as practically possible, and within five weeks of:
the date on which the request to take charge was accepted or the take back notification was confirmed; or
the date when the appeal or review no longer has suspensive effect in accordance with Article 43(3).
SECTION VI
Transfers
Article 46
Detailed rules and time limits
Member States shall prioritise transfers of applicants following the acceptance of requests made on the basis of Articles 25 to 28 and 34.
Where the transfer is carried out for the purposes of relocation, the transfer shall take place within the time limit set out in Article 67(11).
If transfers to the Member State responsible are carried out by supervised departure or under escort, Member States shall ensure that they are carried out in a humane manner and in compliance with and with full respect for human dignity and other fundamental rights.
If necessary, the transferring Member State shall supply the person concerned with a laissez-passer. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish the design of the laissez-passer. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 77(2).
The Member State responsible shall inform the transferring Member State, as appropriate, of the safe arrival of the person concerned or of the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time limit.
Where the person concerned becomes available to the authorities again and the time remaining from the period referred to in paragraph 1 is less than three months, the transferring Member State shall have a period of three months to carry out the transfer.
Article 47
Costs of transfer
Article 48
Exchange of relevant information before a transfer is carried out
The transferring Member State shall transmit to the Member State responsible any information that is essential in order to safeguard the rights and any immediate special needs of the person to be transferred, and in particular:
information on any immediate measures which the Member State responsible is required to take in order to ensure that the special needs of the person to be transferred are adequately addressed, including any immediate health care required and, where necessary, any arrangements needed to protect the best interests of the child;
contact details of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the receiving Member State, where applicable;
in the case of minors, information on the assessment of the best interests of the child and on their education;
where applicable, an assessment of the age of an applicant;
where applicable, the screening form pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356, including any evidence referred to on the form;
any other relevant information.
Article 49
Exchange of security-relevant information before a transfer is carried out
For the purpose of applying Article 41, where the transferring Member State is in possession of information that indicates that there are reasonable grounds to consider the applicant or another person as referred to in Article 36(1), point (b) or (c), a danger to national security or public order in a Member State, the competent authorities of that Member State shall indicate the existence of such information to the Member State responsible. The information shall be shared between the law enforcement authorities or other competent authorities of those Member States through the appropriate channels for such information exchange.
Article 50
Exchange of health data before a transfer is carried out
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, draw up the common health certificate referred to in the first subparagraph. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 77(2).
CHAPTER VI
Administrative cooperation
Article 51
Information sharing
Each Member State shall communicate to any Member State that so requests personal data concerning a person covered by the scope of this Regulation that are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purpose of:
determining the Member State responsible;
examining the application for international protection;
implementing any other obligation arising under this Regulation;
implementing a return decision.
The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall include only:
the personal details of the person concerned, and, where appropriate, of his or her family members, relatives or any other family relations, namely full name and where appropriate, former names, nicknames or pseudonyms, current and former nationality, date and place of birth;
information on identity and travel documents, including information on references, validity, date of issue, issuing authority and place of issue;
any other information necessary for establishing the identity of the person concerned, including biometric data taken of the applicant by the Member State concerned, in particular for the purposes of Article 67(8) of this Regulation, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1358;
information on places of residence and routes travelled;
information on residence documents or visas issued by a Member State;
information on the place where the application was registered;
information on the date on which any previous application for international protection was registered, the date on which the current application was registered, the stage reached in the proceedings and the decision taken, if any.
The information exchanged may be used only for the purposes set out in paragraph 1. In each Member State such information may, depending on its type and the powers of the recipient authority, only be communicated to the authorities and courts and tribunals entrusted with:
determining the Member State responsible;
examining the application for international protection;
implementing any other obligation arising under this Regulation.
Article 52
Competent authorities and resources
Article 53
Administrative arrangements
Member States may, on a bilateral basis, establish administrative arrangements between themselves concerning the practical details for the implementation of this Regulation, in order to facilitate its application and increase its effectiveness. Such arrangements may relate to:
exchanges of liaison officers;
the simplification of the procedures and the shortening of the time limits relating to transmission and the examination of take charge requests or take back notifications;
solidarity contributions made pursuant to Part IV.
Article 54
Network of responsible units
The Asylum Agency shall set up and facilitate the activities of one or more networks of the competent authorities referred to in Article 52(1), with a view to enhancing practical cooperation, including transfers, and information sharing on all matters related to the full application of this Regulation, including the development of practical tools, best practices and guidance.
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency and other relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies may be represented in such networks when necessary.
CHAPTER VII
Conciliation
Article 55
Conciliation
Where appropriate, information about the difficulties encountered and the solution found may be shared with the Commission and with the other Member States within the committee referred to in Article 77.
Where appropriate, information about the difficulties encountered, the recommendations made and the solution found may be shared with the other Member States within the committee referred to in Article 77.
The procedure set out in this Article shall not affect the time limits set out in this Regulation in individual cases.
PART IV
SOLIDARITY
CHAPTER I
Solidarity mechanism
Article 56
Annual Solidarity Pool
The Annual Solidarity Pool shall consist of the following types of solidarity measures, which shall be considered of equal value:
relocation, in accordance with Articles 67 and 68:
of applicants for international protection;
where bilaterally agreed by the contributing and benefitting Member State concerned, of beneficiaries of international protection who have been granted international protection less than three years prior to the adoption of the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57;
financial contributions provided by Member States primarily aiming at actions in Member States related to the area of migration, reception, asylum, pre-departure reintegration, border management and operational support, which may also provide support for actions in or in relation to third countries that might have a direct impact on the migratory flows at the external borders of Member States or improve the asylum, reception and migration system of the third country concerned, including assisted voluntary return and reintegration programmes, in accordance with Article 64;
alternative solidarity measures in the field of migration, reception, asylum, return and reintegration and border management, focusing on operational support, capacity building, services, staff support, facilities and technical equipment in accordance with Article 65.
Actions in or in relation to third countries referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), of this paragraph shall be implemented by benefitting Member States in accordance with the scope and objectives of this Regulation and of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147.
Financial contributions referred to in paragraph 2, point (b), for projects in third countries shall, in particular, focus on:
enhancing the capacity of asylum and reception in third countries, including by strengthening, human and institutional expertise and capacity;
promoting legal migration and well-managed mobility, including by strengthening bilateral, regional and international partnerships on migration, forced displacement, legal pathways and mobility partnerships;
supporting the assisted voluntary return and sustainable reintegration programmes of returning migrants and their families;
reducing the vulnerabilities caused by migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings as well as anti-smuggling programmes and anti-trafficking programmes;
supporting effective and human rights-based migration policies.
Article 57
Council implementing act establishing the Annual Solidarity Pool
Article 58
Information regarding the intention to use the Annual Solidarity Pool by a Member State identified in the Commission decision as being under migratory pressure
Article 59
Notification of the need to use the Annual Solidarity Pool by a Member State that considers itself to be under migratory pressure
The notification referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
a duly substantiated reasoning on the existence and extent of the migratory pressure in the notifying Member State, including updated data on the indicators referred to in Article 9(3), point (a);
information on the type and level of solidarity measures as referred to in Article 56 needed to address the situation, including where relevant any use made of the components of the Permanent EU Migration Support Toolbox and, where the Member State concerned intends to make use of financial contributions, the identification of the Union spending programmes concerned;
a description of how the use of the Annual Solidarity Pool could stabilise the situation;
how the Member State concerned intends to address any possible identified vulnerabilities in the area of responsibility, preparedness or resilience.
In the case of a Commission decision rejecting a request by a Member State to be considered to be under migratory pressure, the notifying Member State may submit a new notification to the Commission and the Council with additional relevant information.
Article 60
Operationalisation and coordination of solidarity contributions
Contributing Member States shall implement their pledges in proportion to their overall pledge to the Annual Solidarity Pool for a given year before the end of the year.
Member States which have been granted a full deduction of solidarity contributions in accordance with Article 61 or 62 or are themselves benefitting Member States pursuant to Article 58(1) and Article 59(4) are not obliged to implement their pledged solidarity contributions referred to in Article 56(2) for a given year.
Contributing Member States shall not be required to implement their pledges made pursuant to Article 56(2) or to apply responsibility offsets pursuant to Article 63 towards a benefitting Member State, where the Commission has identified, in a decision as referred to in Article 11 or Article 59(4), systemic shortcomings in that benefitting Member State with regard to the rules set out in Part III of this Regulation that could result in serious negative consequences for the functioning of this Regulation.
The EU Solidarity Coordinator shall facilitate interaction and cooperation between the Member States on those aspects.
When implementing relocations, Member States shall give primary consideration to the relocation of vulnerable persons.
Article 61
Deduction of solidarity contributions in cases of migratory pressure
The Member State concerned shall submit its request to the Commission. For information purposes, the Member State concerned shall transmit its request to the Council.
Where the requesting Member State referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article is a Member State that is not identified in a decision as referred to in Article 11 as being under migratory pressure, but considers itself to be under migratory pressure, that Member State shall include in its request:
a description of how the full or partial deduction of its pledged contributions could help stabilising the situation;
whether the pledged contribution could be replaced with a different type of solidarity contribution;
how that Member State will address any possible identified vulnerabilities in the area of responsibility, preparedness or resilience;
a duly substantiated reasoning on the existence and extent of the migratory pressure in the requesting Member State.
When assessing such a request, the Commission shall also take into account the information set out in Articles 9 and 10.
Article 62
Deduction of solidarity contributions in significant migratory situations
The Member State concerned shall submit its request to the Commission. For information purposes, the Member State concerned shall transmit its request to the Council.
Where the requesting Member State is identified in a decision as referred to in Article 11 as facing a significant migratory situation, the request shall include:
a description of how the full or partial deduction of its pledged contributions could help stabilising the situation;
whether the pledged contribution could be replaced with a different type of solidarity contribution;
how that Member State will address any possible identified vulnerabilities in the area of responsibility, preparedness or resilience;
a duly substantiated reasoning pertaining to the area of the asylum, reception and migration system in which the capacity has been reached, and how reaching the limits of the capacity of that Member State in the specific area affects its capacity to fulfil its pledge.
Article 63
Responsibility offsets
A contributing Member State may indicate to benefitting Member States its willingness to take responsibility for examining applications for international protection for which a benefitting Member State has been determined as responsible instead of relocations:
where the threshold set out in paragraph 1 has been reached; or
where the contributing Member State has pledged 50 % or more of its mandatory fair share to the Annual Solidarity Pool set out in the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57 as relocations.
Where a contributing Member State has indicated such willingness and the benefitting Member State agrees, the benefitting Member State shall apply the procedure set out in Article 69.
The contributing Member States shall take responsibility for applications for international protection for which the benefitting Member State has been determined as responsible up to the higher of the two numbers referred to in points (a) and (b) of this paragraph where, following the meeting of the High-Level Forum convened in accordance with Article 13(4), the relocation pledges to the Annual Solidarity Pool set out in the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57 are:
below the number referred to in Article 12(2), point (a); or
below 60 % of the reference number used to calculate each Member State’s mandatory fair share for relocation for the purpose of establishing the Annual Solidarity Pool in accordance with Article 57.
The contributing Member State shall become the Member State responsible for the identified applications and shall indicate its responsibility pursuant to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.
This Article shall only apply where:
the applicant is not an unaccompanied minor;
the benefitting Member State was determined as responsible on the basis of the criteria set out in Articles 29 to 33;
the transfer time limit set out in Article 46(1) has not yet expired;
the applicant has not absconded from the contributing Member State;
the person concerned is not a beneficiary of international protection;
the person concerned is not an admitted person.
Article 64
Financial contributions
Article 65
Alternative solidarity measures
Article 66
Reference key
The share of solidarity contributions to be provided by each Member State referred to in Article 57(3) shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Annex I and shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to the latest available Eurostat data:
the size of the population (50 % weighting);
the total GDP (50 % weighting).
CHAPTER II
Procedural requirements
Article 67
Procedure before relocation
The Member State shall take into account, where applicable, the existence of meaningful links such as those based on family or cultural considerations, between the person concerned and the Member State of relocation. For that purpose, the benefitting Member State shall give the persons to be relocated the opportunity to provide information on the existence of meaningful links with specific Member States and to present relevant information and documentation to determine those links. That opportunity shall not imply a right to choose a specific Member State of relocation pursuant to this Article.
Applicants who do not have meaningful links to any Member State shall be fairly shared among the remaining Member States of relocation.
Where the identified person to be relocated is a beneficiary for international protection, the person concerned shall be relocated only after that person has consented to the relocation in writing.
The first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply to applicants for whom the benefitting Member State can be determined as the Member State responsible pursuant to the criteria set out in Articles 25 to 28 and 34, with the exception of Article 25(5). Such applicants shall not be eligible for relocation.
Where the checks confirm that there are reasonable grounds to consider that the person concerned poses a threat to internal security, the Member State of relocation shall inform the benefitting Member State, within one week of receipt of the relevant information from that Member State of the nature of and underlying elements for an alert from any relevant database. In such cases, relocation of the person concerned shall not take place.
In exceptional cases, where it can be demonstrated that the examination of the information is particularly complex or that a large number of cases need checking at the same time, the Member State of relocation may give its reply after the one-week time limit mentioned in the first and second subparagraphs, but in any event within two weeks. In such situations, the Member State of relocation shall communicate its decision to postpone a reply to the benefitting Member State within the original one-week time limit.
Failure to act within the one-week period mentioned in the first and second subparagraphs or the two-week period mentioned in the third subparagraph shall be tantamount to confirming the receipt of the information, and entail the obligation to relocate the person concerned, including the obligation to provide for proper arrangements for arrival.
Where the person to be relocated is an applicant, he or she shall comply with the relocation decision.
The benefitting Member State carrying out the transfer of a beneficiary of international protection shall transmit to the Member State of relocation all the information referred to in Article 51(2), information on the grounds on which the beneficiary based his or her application, and the grounds for any decisions taken concerning the beneficiary.
Article 68
Procedure after relocation
Where no Member State responsible can be determined under the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the Member State of relocation shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection.
The Member State of relocation shall indicate its responsibility in Eurodac pursuant to Article 16(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.
Responsibility for examining any further representations or any subsequent application of the person concerned in accordance with Articles 55 and 56 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 shall also be transferred to the Member State of relocation.
The Member State of relocation shall indicate its responsibility in Eurodac pursuant to Article 16(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.
Article 69
Procedure for responsibility offsets under Article 63(1) and (2)
The contributing Member State may decide to accept to take responsibility for examining a lower number of applications for international protection than requested by the benefitting Member State.
Article 70
Other obligations
Member States shall keep the Commission, in particular the EU Solidarity Coordinator, informed on the implementation of solidarity measures, including measures of cooperation with a third country.
CHAPTER III
Financial support provided by the Union
Article 71
Financial support
In accordance with the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, funding support following relocation pursuant to Chapters I and II of this Part shall be implemented in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147.
PART V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 72
Data security and data protection
Article 73
Confidentiality
Member States shall ensure that the authorities referred to in Article 52 are bound by the confidentiality rules provided for in national law, in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.
Article 74
Penalties
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties, including administrative or criminal penalties in accordance with national law, applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Article 75
Calculation of time limits
Any period of time prescribed in this Regulation shall be calculated as follows:
a period expressed in days, weeks or months shall be calculated from the time an event occurs or an action takes place; the day on which that event occurs or that action takes place shall not itself be counted as falling within the period in question;
a period expressed in weeks or months shall end with the expiry of whichever day in the last week or month is the same day of the week, or falls on the same date of the month, respectively as the day on which the event or action from which the period is to be calculated occurred or took place;
where, in a period expressed in months, the day on which it should expire does not occur in the last month of the period, the period shall end at midnight of the last day of that last month;
time limits shall include Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays in the Member State concerned; where a time limit ends on a Saturday, Sunday or official holiday, the next working day shall be counted as the last day of the time limit.
Article 76
Territorial scope
As far as the French Republic is concerned, this Regulation shall apply only to its European territory.
Article 77
Committee procedure
Where the committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and Article 5(4), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
Article 78
Exercise of the delegation
Article 79
Monitoring and evaluation
By 1 February 2028 and from then on annually, the Commission shall review the functioning of the measures set out in Part IV of this Regulation and report on the implementation of the measures set out in this Regulation. The report shall be communicated to the European Parliament and to the Council.
On a regular basis and as a minimum every three years, the Commission shall review the relevance of the numbers set out in Article 12(2), points (a) and (b), and the overall functioning of Part III of this Regulation, including whether the definition of family members and the length of the time limits set out in that Part should be modified, against the overall migratory situation.
By 1 July 2031, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation, with particular regard to the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility as enshrined in Article 80 TFEU. The Commission shall present reports on the main findings of that evaluation to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. Member States shall provide the Commission all information necessary for the preparation of the reports, at the latest six months before the time limit for the Commission to present each report expires.
Article 80
Statistics
In accordance with Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 21 ), Member States shall communicate to the Commission (Eurostat) statistics concerning the application of this Regulation and of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003.
PART VI
AMENDMENTS TO OTHER UNION ACTS
Article 81
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1147
Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 is amended as follows:
Article 2 is amended as follows:
points (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:
“applicant for international protection” means an applicant as defined in point (4) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 );
“beneficiary of international protection” means a beneficiary of international protection as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;
point (4) is replaced by the following:
“family member” means a family member as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;’;
points (11) and (12) are replaced by the following:
“third-country national” means a third-country national as defined in point (1) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;
“unaccompanied minor” means an unaccompanied minor as defined in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;’;
the following point is added:
“solidarity action” means an action, the scope of which is set out in point (b) of Article 56(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, funded through financial contributions provided by Member States, as referred to in Article 64(1) of that Regulation.’;
in Article 15 the following paragraph is inserted:
Article 20 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 20
Resources for the transfer of applicants for international protection or of beneficiaries of international protection
A Member State shall receive, in addition to its allocations under point (a) of Article 13(1) of this Regulation, an amount of:
EUR 10 000 per applicant for international protection for whom that Member State becomes responsible as a result of relocation in accordance with Articles 67 and 68 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;
EUR 10 000 per beneficiary of international protection relocated to that Member State in accordance with Articles 67 and 68 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.
The amounts referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph shall be increased to EUR 12 000 for each applicant for international protection or beneficiary of international protection, respectively, who is an unaccompanied minor relocated to that Member State in accordance with Articles 67 and 68 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.
in Article 35(2) the following point is inserted:
the implementation of solidarity actions, including a breakdown of the financial contributions by action and a description of the main results achieved as a result of the funding;’;
in Annex II, point 4, the following point is added:
supporting solidarity actions, in line with the scope of support set out in Annex III.’;
in Annex VI, Table 1, point IV, the following code is added:
‘007 Solidarity Actions’;
in Annex VI, Table 3, the following codes are added:
‘006 Resettlement and humanitarian admissions
007 International protection (transfers in)
008 International protection (transfers out)
009 Solidarity Actions’.
Article 82
Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 is amended as follows:
in Article 36, the following paragraph is inserted:
Article 63 is amended as follows:
in paragraph 6, the following subparagraph is added:
‘The first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply to support for solidarity actions, as defined in point (15) of Article 2 of the AMIF Regulation and point (11) of Article 2 of the BMVI Regulation.’;
in paragraph 7, the following subparagraph is added:
‘Where a programme is amended to introduce financial support for solidarity actions, as defined in point (15) of Article 2 of the AMIF Regulation and point (11) of Article 2 of the BMVI Regulation, the programme may provide that the eligibility of expenditure relating to such amendment starts from 11 June 2024.’.
PART VII
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 83
Repeal of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 is repealed with effect from 12 June 2026.
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.
Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 shall remain in force unless and until it is amended by implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
Article 84
Transitional measures
On the basis of that common implementation plan, by 12 December 2024, each Member State shall, with the support of the Commission and relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, establish a national implementation plan setting out the actions and the timeline for their implementation. Each Member State shall complete the implementation of its plan by 12 June 2026.
For the purpose of implementing this Article, Member States may use the support of the relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, and Union funds may provide financial support to the Member States, in accordance with the legal acts governing those bodies, offices, agencies and funds.
The Commission shall closely monitor the implementation of the national implementation plans referred to in the second subparagraph.
The Commission shall, within the first two Reports referred to in Article 9, provide a state of play of the implementation of the common implementation plan and national implementation plans referred to in this paragraph.
Pending the reports mentioned in the fifth subparagraph of this paragraph, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the state of play of implementation of the common implementation plan and national implementation plans referred to in this paragraph every six months.
Article 85
Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 12 June 2026.
However, Articles 7 to 15, Article 22(1), fourth subparagraph, Article 23(7), Article 25(6) and (7), Article 34(3) and (4), Article 39(3), second subparagraph, Article 40(4), Article 40(8), second subparagraph, Article 41(5), Article 46(1), fifth subparagraph, Article 46(4), Article 48(4), Article 50(1), second subparagraph, Article 50(5), Article 52(4), Articles 56 and 57, Article 64(3), Article 67(14) and Articles 78 and 84 shall apply from 11 June 2024.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
ANNEX I
Formula for the reference key pursuant to Article 66:
ShareMS = 50 % Population effectMS + 50 % GDP effectMS
n: the overall number of MS
ANNEX II
Correlation table
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Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 |
This Regulation |
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Article 1 |
Article 1 |
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Article 2, point (a) |
Article 2, point (1) |
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Article 2, point (b) |
Article 2, point (3) |
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Article 2, point (c) |
Article 2, point (4) |
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Article 2, point (d) |
Article 2, point (5) |
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Article 2, point (e) |
Article 2, point (6) |
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Article 2, point (f) |
Article 2, point (7) |
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Article 2, point (g) |
Article 2, point (8) |
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Article 2, point (h) |
Article 2, point (9) |
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Article 2, point (i) |
Article 2, point (10) |
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Article 2, point (j) |
Article 2, point (11) |
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Article 2, point (k) |
Article 2, point (12) |
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Article 2, point (l) |
Article 2, point (13) |
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Article 2, point (m) |
Article 2, point (14) |
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Article 2, point (n) |
Article 2, point (18) |
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Article 3 |
Article 16 |
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Article 4 |
Article 19 |
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Article 5 |
Article 22 |
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Article 6 |
Article 23 |
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Article 7 |
Article 24 |
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Article 8 |
Article 25 |
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Article 9 |
Article 26 |
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Article 10 |
Article 27 |
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Article 11 |
Article 28 |
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Article 12 |
Article 29 |
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Article 14 |
Article 31 |
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Article 15 |
Article 32 |
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Article 13 |
Article 33 |
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Article 16 |
Article 34 |
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Article 17 |
Article 35 |
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Article 18 |
Article 36 |
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Article 19 |
Article 37 |
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Article 20 |
Article 38 |
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Article 21 |
Article 39 |
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Article 22 |
Article 40 |
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Article 23 |
Article 41 |
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Article 24 |
Article 41 |
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Article 25 |
Article 41 |
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Article 26 |
Article 42 |
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Article 27 |
Article 43 |
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Article 28 |
Article 44 |
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Article 29 |
Article 46 |
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Article 30 |
Article 47 |
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Article 31 |
Article 48 |
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Article 32 |
Article 50 |
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Article 34 |
Article 51 |
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Article 35 |
Article 52 |
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Article 36 |
Article 53 |
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Article 37 |
Article 55 |
( ) Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).
( ) Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).
( ) Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021 on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 (OJ L 468, 30.12.2021, p. 1).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA (OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2024/1349 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 (OJ L, 2024/1349, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1349/oj).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2021/836 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 185, 26.5.2021, p. 1).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20).
( ) Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12).
( ) Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1).
( ) Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1993 of 11 December 2018 on the EU Integrated Political Crisis Response Arrangements (OJ L 320, 17.12.2018, p. 28).
( ) Council Decision 2013/488/EU of 23 September 2013 on the security rules for protecting EU classified information (OJ L 274, 15.10.2013, p. 1).
( ) Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).
( ) Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents (OJ L 16, 23.1.2004, p. 44).
( ) Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 50, 25.2.2003, p. 1).
( ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 (OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1).
( ) Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39).
( ) Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89).
( ) Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 23).
( *1 ) Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1160 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (OJ L, 2024/1351, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj).’;