13 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2016/0225(COD)
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to reduce divergences among the national resettlement practices and procedures, common standard procedures and common eligibility criteria and exclusion grounds for the selection should be laid down, as well as a common protection status to be granted to resettled persons, but only after a prior impact assessment has been carried out on this legislative proposal.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) When triggering expedited resettlement procedures, account should also be taken of the possibility of managing urgent situations in line with the common system under the plan established by the Council.
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Given the importance of the eligibility criteria for third-country nationals or stateless persons for the protection of national security and public order, security checks should also be carried out.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of this Regulation 'resettlement' means the admission of third- country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection from a third country to which or within which they have been displaced to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them international protection upon referral from UNHCR or Member States.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) contribute to the reduction of the risk of a large-scale irregular inflow ofneed for third-country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection to travel irregularly to the territory of the Member States;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of persons in need of international protection displaced to or within a third country and any onward movement of those persons to the territory of the Member Stateseligible for resettlement as indicated by the UNHCR;
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following third-country nationals or stateless persons shall be eligible for targeted Union resettlement schemes established in accordance with Article 8 and after security checks have been carried out:
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) third-country nationals, who are outside the country of nationality or the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, or stateless persons, who are outside of the country of former habitual residence or of the part of that country in which they formerly habitually resided, and in respect of whom substantial grounds have been shown for believing that they, if returned to or staying in their country of origin or former habitual residence, would face a real risk of suffering serious harm, and are unable, or, owing to such risk, are unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of that country;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point i (new)
(i) third-country nationals or stateless persons with a right to international protection who are outside the country of nationality and are not able to integrate in the host country or to return to the country of nationality and for whom no durable solutions are available, especially those in protracted refugee situations;
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
(ii) family members of third-country nationals or stateless persons or Union citizens legally residing in a Member State, only if other legal alternatives, such as family reunification under Council Directive 2003/86/EC, do not apply:
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) persons for whom there are reasonable grounds for considering that they are a danger to the community, public policy, security, or public health or the international relations of the Member State examining the resettlement file, including where a second Member State has required the Member State examining the resettlement file to consult that second Member State during the examination in relation to specific third- country nationals or stateless persons or specific categories of third-country nationals or stateless persons, that second Member State has justifiably objected to their resettlement on these grounds, stipulated in a reasoned opinion;
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
After third-country nationals and stateless persons have been identified by UNHCR, according to UNHCR priorities and vulnerable categories, and referred to the Member States for resettlement, the Member States shall assess whether the third-country nationals or the stateless persons referred to in paragraph 2 meet the eligibility criteria set out in Article 5 and whether they are not excluded in accordance with Article 6(1).
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) grant refugee status where the third-country national or the stateless person concerned qualifies as a refugee or subsidiary protection status where the third-country national or the stateless person concerned is eligible for subsidiary protection. The Member State shall notify the third-country national or the stateless person concerned of that decision. The decision to grant refugee status or subsidiary protection status shall have the same effect as a decision to grant refugee status or to grant subsidiary protection status referred to in Articles 13 and 19 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], once the person concerned has entered the territory of a Member State;