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236 Amendments of Peter KOFOD related to 2020/0279(COD)

Amendment 167 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set outRejects the Commission's proposal;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Union, in constituting an area of freedom, security and justice, should ensure the absence of internal border controls for persons and frame a common policy on asylum, immigration and management of the external borders of the Union, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third-country nationalscitizens of the Member States and support Member States to coordinate and cooperate to stop illegal immigration and protect the integrity of the external borders to ensure the safety of the citizens in the Member States and to protect the European way of life.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To this end, a comprehensive approach is required with the objective of reinforcing mutual trust between Member States which should bring together policy in the areas of asylum and migration management and towards relations with relevant third countries, recognising that the effectiveness of such an approach depends on all components being jointly addressed and in an integrated manner.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To this end, a comprehensive approach is required with the objective of reinforcing mutual trust between Member States which should bring together policy in the areas of asylum and migration management and towards relations with relevant third countries, recognising that the effectiveness of such an approach depends on all components being jointly addressed and in an integrated mannersecuring the external border and abolishing pull-factors that incentivise migrants from third countries to come to Member States, recognising that the effectiveness of such an approach depends on clear and concise communication to the rest of the world that those that illegally enter the EU will automatically relinquish their right to asylum.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This Regulation should contribute to that comprehensive approach by setting out a common framework for the actions of the Union and ofa proposal for cooperation between the Member States inof the field of asylum and migration management policies, by elaborating on the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility in accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Member States should therefore take all necessary measures, inter alia, to provide access to international protection and adequate reception conditions to those in need, to enable the effective application of the rules on determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection,Union in the field of illegal migration control. Member States should therefore consider to take measures to return illegally staying third-country nationals, to prevent irregularllegal migration and unauthorised movements between them, and to provide support to other Member States in the form of solidarity contributo combat illegal migrations, as ylum fraud and otheir contribution to the comprehensive approachnected criminal acts.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The common framework should bring together the management of the Common European Asylum System and thatimprove cooperation between the Member States ofn migration policy. The objective of migration policy should be to ensure the efficient management of migration flows, the fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in Member States and the prevention of, and enhanced measures toprevent and combat, illegal migration and migrant smuggling.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The common framework should bring together the management of the Common European Asylum System and that of migration policy. The objective of migration policy should be to ensure the efficient management of migration flows, the faiat illegal entry is not possible or treatment of third-country nationalwarded, that pull-factors aresiding legally in Member States and the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal migration and migrant smuggling minimized, and the prevention of illegal migration and migrant smuggling including by conducting communication campaigns in countries of origin and transit countries to stem migration flows in advance.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The common framework is needed in order to effectively address the increasing phenomenon of mixed arrivals of personA policy of non-interference with the right of Member States to protect their borders ins need of international protection and those who are not anded. This will ensure an ability to effectively address the in crecognition that the challenge of irregular arrivals of migrants in the Union should not have to be assumed by individual Member States alone, but by the Union as a whole. To ensure that Member States have the necessary tools to effectively manage this challenge in addition to applicants for international protection, irregular migrants should also fall within the scope of this Regulation. The scope of this Regulation should also include beneficiaries of international protection, resettled or admitted persons as well as persons granted immediate protectionasing levels of illegal mass-migration and hybrid warfare waged against the Member States. To ensure that Member States have the necessary tools to effectively manage this threat this Regulation shall ensure that the Commission and the European Parliament do not interfere with the sovereign rights of the Member States.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In order to reflect the whole of government approach and ensure coherence and effectiveness of the actions and measures taken by the Union and its Member States acting within their respective competencies, there is a need for integrated policy-making in the field of asylum and migration management, including both its internal and external components, which is part of the comprehensive approach.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 231 #
(8) Taking a strategic approach, the Commission should adopt a European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies. The Strategy should be based on relevant reports and analyses produced by Union agencies and on the national strategies of the Member States.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 237 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) National strategies of the Member States should include information on contingency planning and on the implementation of the principles of integrated policy-making and of solidarityto combat illegal migration and asylum fraud should include strict and practical measures to deter illegal migration and ensure that Europe can hit at the heart of the illegal migration industry. Furthermore, Member States shall be encouraged to ensure that andy fair sharing of responsibility of this Regulation and legal obligations stemming therefrom at national levelcilities for asylum claims are located in third countries, preferably in stable parts of the developing world so as to benefit both the applicants as well as the host nation that can benefit from providing this service to the asylum applicants.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The regulation sets out how the Commission may (1) provide support to the Member States, as warranted, thereby ensuring to stop illegal mass-migration, (2) curtail third-countries' ability to aggress against the Member States by weaponising third country nationals and labelling them migrants and refugees, (3) ensure to combat asylum fraud, (4) restore the sanctity of the concept of asylum, (5) resolutely support a Member State with regard to migratory movements and incursions, and (6) ensure not to interfere with the internal affairs of the Member States dealing with all threats and consequences linked to migration;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure that an effective monitoring system is in place to ensure the application of the asylum acquis, the results of the monitoring undertaken by the European Union Asylum Agency and Frontex, of the evaluation carried out in accordance with Council Regulation No 1053/2013 as well as those carried out in line with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation] should also be taken into account in these strategies.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Bearing in mind the importance of ensuring that the Union is prepared and able to adjust to the developing and evolving realities of asylum and migration management, the Commission should annually adopt a Migration Management Report setting out the likely evolution of the migratory situation and the preparedness of the Union and the Member States to respond and adapt to it. The Report should also include the results of the reporting on monitoring foreseen in the national strategies and should propose improvements where weaknesses are apparentMember States are prepared to stop all illegal migration, the Commission should support Member States by providing a monthly update on possible illegal flows of third country nationals and asylum fraud trends.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure that the necessary tools are in place to assist Member States in dealing with challenges that may arise due to the presence on their territory of third-country nationals that are vulnerable applicants for international protection, regardless of how they crossed the external borders, the Report should also indicate whether the said Member States are faced with such challenges. Those Member States should also be able to rely on the use of the ‘solidarity pool’ for the relocation of vulnerable persons.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) An effective robust and swift return policy is an essential element of a well- functioning system of Union asylum and migration management, whereby those who do not have the right to stay on Union territory should return. Given that a significant share of applications for international protection may be considered unfounded, it is necessary to reinforce the effectiveness of the return policy. By increasing the efficiency of returns and reducing the gaps between asylum and return procedures, thprotection for any nation state. Thus it is encouraged that all Member States ensure to arrange for processing of any asylum claims of third country nationals outside European soil; applicants who have registered within the Union could be detained, if deemed necessary; when there are pressure on the asylum system would decrease, facilitating the application of the rules on determining the Member State responsible for examiningasonable grounds to consider the applicant a danger to national security or public order, those applications as well as contributing to effective access to international protection for those in neednt shall be detained without delay.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) An effective return policy is an essential element of a well-functioning system of Union asylum and migration management, whereby those who do not have the right to stay on Union territory of Member States should return. Given that a significant share of applications for international protection may be considered unfounded, it is necessary to reinforce the effectiveness of the return policy. By increasing the efficiency of returns and reducing the gaps between asylum and return procedures, th and eliminate incentives for economic or lifestyle migration to the European Union by way of implementing the Danish model of processing requests for and facilitating international protection in third country partner state pressure on the asylum system would decrease, facilitating the application of the rules on determinception centres. By increasing the efficiency of returns and not granting requests for international protection withing the Member State responsible for examiningterritory of Member States, the pressure on those applications as well as contributing tosylum system would decrease, and effective access to international protection for those in need would be more widely available.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) To strengthen cooperation with third countries in the area of return and readmission of illegally staying third- country nationals, it is necessary to develop a new mechanism, including all relevant EU policies and tools, to improve the coordination of the different actions in various policy areas other than migration that the Union and the Member States may take for that purpose. That mechanism should build on the analysis carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 810/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 or of any other information available, and take into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country. That mechanism should also serve to support the implementation of return sponsorship. _________________ 38Regulation (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. 1of illegal migrants it is necessary to focus funding and manpower at the disposal of the Commission on ensuring such migrants' prompt return.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) To strengthen cooperation with third countries in the area of return and readmission of illegally staying third- country nationals, it is necessary to develop a new mechanism, including all relevant EU policies and tools, to improve the coordination of the different actions in various policy areas other than migration that the Union and the Member States may take for that purpose. That mechanism should build on the analysis carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 810/2019 of the European Parliament and of ththe establishment of reception centres in third country partner states where the request for international protection and its facilitation would take place Cwouncil38 or of any other information available, and take into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country. That mechanism should also serve to support the implementation of return sponsorship. _________________ 38Regulation (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. 1ld massively decrease incentives for economic and lifestyle migration to the Member States of the European Union.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility and a balance of effort between Member States, a solidarity mechanism should be established which is effective and ensures that applicants have swift access to the procedures for granting international protection. Such a mechanism should provide for different types of solidarity measures and should be flexible and able to adapt to the evolving nature of the migratory challenges facing a Member State.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Given the need to ensure the smooth functioning of the solidarity mechanism established in this Regulation, a Solidarity Forum comprising the representatives of all Member States should be established and convened by the Commission.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Given the specific characteristics of disembarkations arising in the context of search anrisk posed by so- called rescue operations conducted by Member States or private organisations whether under instruction from Member States or autonomously in the context of migration, this Regulation should provide for a specific process applicable to people disembarked following those operations irrespective of whether there is a situation of migratory pressure, Member States shall be encouraged to criminalize these organizations and combat illegal search and rescue operations.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Given the recurring nature of disembarkations from search and rescue operations on the different migratory routes, the annual Migration Management Report should set out the short-term projections of disembarkations anticipated for such operations and the solidarity response that would be required to contribute to the needs of the Member States of disembarkation. The Commission should adopt an implementing act establishing a pool of solidarity measures (‘the solidarity pool’) with the aim of assisting the Member State of disembarkation to address the challenges of such disembarkations. Such measures should comprise applicants for international protection that are not in the border procedure or measures in the field of strengthening of capacity in the field of asylum, reception and return, or operational support, or measures in the external dimension.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to provide a timely response to the specific situation following disembarkations from search and rescue operations, the Commission, with the assistance of Union Agencies, should facilitate the swift relocation of eligible applicants for international protection who are not in the border procedure. Under the coordination of the Commission, the European Union Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency should draw up the list of eligible persons to be relocated indicating the distribution of those persons among the contributing Member States.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) Persons disembarked should be distributed in a proportionate manner among the Member StateAny illegal migrants that are disembarked should be detained and processed as soon as possible for return to their homeland by the Member State that allowed the disembarkation to take place. Member States that allow disembarkation should be made aware of the fact that they themselves will have to take the burden for allowing illegal migrants to enter into the EU area and it is their responsibility to prevent that the illegal migrants move to other the Member States at their own will. Member States failing this will have to face responsibility to take back illegal migrants for processing and return to their homelands.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The overall contribution of each Member State to the solidarity pool should be determined through indications by Member States of the measures by which they wish to contribute. Where Member States contributions are insufficient to provide for a sustainable solidarity response the Commission should be empowered to adopt an implementing act setting out the total number of third- country nationals to be covered by relocation and the share of this number for each Member State calculated according to a distribution key based on the population and the GDP of each Member State. Where the indications from Member States to take measures in the field of capacity or the external dimension would lead to a shortfall of greater than 30% of the total number of relocations identified in the Migration Management Report, the Commission should be able to adjust the contributions of these Member States which should then contribute half of their share identified according to the distribution key either by way or relocation, or when so indicated, through return sponsorship.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure that support measures are available at all times to address the specific situation of disembarkations from search and rescue operations, where the number of disembarkations following search and rescue operation have reached 80% of the solidarity pools for one or more of the benefitting Member States, the Commission should adopt amended implementing acts increasing the total number of contributions by 50%.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The solidarity mechanism should also address situations of migratory pressure in particular for those Member States which due to their geographical location are exposed to or likely to be exposed to migratory pressure. For this purpose, the Commission should adopt a report identifying whether a Member State is under migratory pressure and setting out the measures that could support that Member State in addressing the situation of migratory pressure.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 390 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) When assessing whether a Member State is under migratory pressure the Commission, based on a broad qualitative assessment, should take account of a broad range of factors, including the number of asylum applicants, irregular border crossings, return decisions issued and enforced, and relations with relevant third countries. The solidarity response should be designed on a case-by-case basis in order to be tailor-made to the needs of the Member State in question.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Only pPersons who are more likely to have a right to stay in the Union should be relocated. Therefore, the scope of relocation of applicants for international protection should be limited to those who are not subject to the border procedure set out in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation]claim a right to international protection in the Union should be relocated to third country partner reception centres for processing of their application and facilitation of international protection if such status is granted.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) The voluntary solidarity mechanism should include measures to promote a fair sharing of responsibility and a balance of effort between Member States also in the area of return. Through return sponsorship, a Member State should commit to support a Member State under migratory pressure in carrying out the necessary activities to return illegally staying third-country nationals, bearing in mind that the benefitting Member State remains responsible for carrying out the return while the individuals are present on its territory. Where such activities have been unsuccessful after a period of 8 months, the sponsoring Member States should transfer these persons in line with the procedures set out in this Regulation and apply Directive 2008/115/EC; if relevant, Member States may recognise the return decision issued by the benefitting Member State in application of Council Directive 2001/4039 . Return sponsorship should form part of the common EU system of returns, including operational support provided through the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the application of the coordination mechanism to promote effective cooperation with third countries in the area of return and readmission. _________________ 39Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals, OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 34.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Member States should notify the type of solidarity contributions that they will take through the completion of a solidarity response plan. Where Member States are themselves benefitting Member States they should not be obliged to make solidarity contributions to other Member States. At the same time, where a Member State has incurred a heavy migratory burden in previous years, due to a high number of applications for international protection it should be possible for a Member State to request a reduction of its share of the solidarity contribution to Member States under migratory pressure where such contribution consists of relocation or return sponsorship. That reduction should be shared proportionately among the other Member States taking such measures.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) Where the Migration Management Report identifies needs in a Member State under migratory pressure in the field of capacity measures in asylum, reception and return or in the external dimension, contributing Member States should be able to make contributions to these needs instead of relocation or return sponsorship. In order to ensure that such contributions are in proportion to the share of the contributing Member State the Commission should be able to increase or decrease of such contributions in the implementing act. Where the indications from Member States to take measures in the field of capacity or the external dimension would lead to a shortfall greater than 30% of the required number of persons to be relocated or subject to return sponsorship, the Commission should be able to adjust the contributions of these Member States in order to ensure that they contribute half of their share to relocation or return sponsorship.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 447 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Member States should be able to make voluntary contributions if a Member State experiences migratory pressure, for example by providing assistance for protecting their external borders.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) In order to ensure a comprehensive and effective solidarity response and in order to give clarity to Member States receiving support, the Commission should adopt an implementing act specifying the contributions to be made by each Member State. Such contributions should always be based on the type of contributions indicated by the Member State concerned in the solidarity response plan, except where that Member State failed to submit one. In such cases, the measures set out in the implementing act for the Member State concerned should be determined by the Commission.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) A distribution key based on the size of the population and of the economy of the Member States should be applied as a point of reference for the operation of the solidarity mechanism enabling the determination of the overall contribution of each Member State.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) A Member State should be able to takemay, at its own initiative or at the request of another Member State, other solidarity measures on a voluntary basidecide to take measures to assist that Member State in addressing the migratory situation or to prevent migratory pressure. Those contributions should include measures aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Member State under pressure or at responding to migratory trends through cooperation with third countries. In addition, such solidarity measures should include relocation of third-country nationals that are in the border procedure as well as illegally staying third-country nationals. In order to incentivise voluntary solidarity, wherass-migratory threat, however the principal responsibility shall always remain with the Member States make voluntary contributions in the form of relocation or return sponsorship, those contributions should be taken into account in the implementing act provided for in respect of situations of migratory pressure affected.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) It is appropriate that a clear and workable method for determining the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection should be included in the Common European Asylum System40 . That method should be based on objective, fair criteria both for the Member States and for the persons concerned. It should, in particular, make it possible to determine rapidly the Member State responsible, so as to guarantee effective access to the procedures for granting international protection and not to compromise the objective of the rapid processing of applications for international protection. _________________ 40 As set out by the European Council at its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) It is appropriate that aA clear and workable method for determining the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection should be included in the Common European Asylum System40 . That method should be based on objective, fair criteria both for the Member States and for the persons concerned. It should, in particular, make it possible to determine rapidly the Member State responsible, so as to guarantee effective access to the procedures for granting international protection and not to compromise the objective of the rapid processing of applications for international protection. _________________ 40 As set out by the European Council at its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999is already established by Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, and the European Union and Member States should at all times, especially during times of crisis, respect the rule of law.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 493 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) This Regulation should be based on the principles underlying Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 while developing the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility as part of the common framework. To that end, a new solidarity mechanism should enable a strengthened preparedness of Member States to manage migration, to address situations where Member States are faced with migratory pressure and to facilitate regular solidarity support among Member States. _________________ 41Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person, OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) This Regulation should apply to applicants for subsidiary protection and persons eligible for subsidiary protection in order to ensure equal treatment for all applicants and beneficiaries of international protection, and consistency with the current Union asylum acquis, in particular with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation].deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 504 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Persons granted immediate protection pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of asylum and migration] should continue to be considered as applicants for international protection, in view of their pending (suspended) application for international protection within the meaning of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation]. As such, they should fall under the scope of this Regulation and be considered as applicants for the purpose of applying the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining their applications for international protection or the procedure for relocation as set out in this Regulation.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 512 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) In order to limit unauthorised movements and to ensure that the Member States have the necessary tools to ensure transfers of beneficiaries of international protection who entered the territory of another Membe, all third country nationals with no legal rights to enter or Sstate thay in the Member State responsible without fulfilling the conditions of stay in that other Member State to the Member State responsible, and to ensure effective solidarity between Member States, this Regulation should also apply to beneficiaries of international protection. Likewise, this Regulation should apply to persons resettled or admitted by a Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Union Resettlement Framework Regulation] or who are granted international protection or humanitarian status under a national resettlement schemes should be detained until they can be returned to their country of origin or transferred to an asylum center in a third country.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) At the same time, and given the importance of facilitating the full integration of beneficiaries of international protection in the Member State of residence, the prospect of obtaining long-term resident status in a shorter period of time should be provided for. Beneficiaries of international protection should be able to obtain long- term resident status in the Member State which granted them international protection after three years of legal and continuous residence in that Member State. As regards other conditions to obtain the status, beneficiaries of international protection should be required to fulfil the same conditions as other third-country nationals. Council Directive 2003/109/EC42 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 42Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents, OJ L 016, 23.1.2004, p. 44.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) For reasons of efficiency and legal certainly, it is essential that the Regulation is based on the principle that responsibility is determined only once, unless the person concerned has left the territory of the Member States in compliance with a return decision or removal order.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) In accordance with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the best interests of the child should be a primaryn important consideration of Member States when applying this Regulation. In assessing the best interests of the child, Member States should, in particular, take due account of the minor’s well-being and social development, safety and security considerations and the views of the minor in accordance with his or , this entails a swift reunification with their age and maturity, including his or her background. In addition, specific procedural guarantees for unaccompanied minors should be laid down on account of their particular vulnerabilitfamily and/or representative in or near their home country.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In accordance with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, respect for family life should be athe safety of the Member States citizens, their family life and their European way of life, as well as for right to self-determination of the peoples of the Member States, should be the primary considerations of Member States when applying this Regulation.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) In order to prevent that persons who represent a security risk are transferred among the Member States, it is necessary to ensure that the Member State where an application is first registered does not apply the responsibilty criteria or the benefitting Member State does not apply the relocation procedure where there are reasonable grounds to consider the person concerned a danger to national security or public orderfree to travel within the EU, they should be promptly apprehended by the Member State concerned and placed in a high security facility awaiting deportation to their home country.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 556 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) The processing together of the applications for international protection of the members of one family by a single Member State should make it possible to ensure that the applications are examined thoroughly, the decisions taken in respect of them are consistent and the members of one family are not separated.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) The definition of a family member in this Regulation should include the sibling or siblings of the applicant. Reuniting siblings is of particular importance for improving the chances of integration of applicants and hence reducing unauthorised movements. The scope of the definition of family memberis recommended to include one legal shpould also reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should therefore include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the Member State. This limited and targeted enlargement of the scope of the definition is expected to reduce the incentive for some unauthorised movements of asylum seekers within the EUse and the children (biological or adopted), at the discretion of each Member State.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure full respect for the principle of family unity and for the best interests of the child, the existence of a relationship of dependency between an applicant and his or her child, sibling or parent on account of the applicant’s pregnancy or maternity, state of health or old age, should be a binding responsibility criterion. When the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, the presence of a family member or relative on the territory of another Member State who can take care of him or her should also become a binding responsibility criterion. In order to discourage unauthorised movements of unaccompanied minors, which are not in their best interests, in the absence of a family member or a relative, the Member State responsible should be that where the unaccompanied minor’s application for international protection was first registered, unless it is demonstrated that this would not be in the best interests of the child. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to another Member State, the transferring Member State should make sure that that Member State will take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure the adequate protection of the child, and in particular the prompt appointment of a representative or representatives tasked with safeguarding respect for all the rights to which they are entitled. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor should be preceded by an assessment of his or her best interests by staff with the necessary qualifications and expertise.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 580 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) The rules on evidence should allow for a swifter family reunification than until now. It is therefore necessary to clarify that formal proof, such as original documentary evidence and DNA testing, should not be necessary in cases where the circumstantial evidence is coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility for examining an application for international protection.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 589 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) Where persons are in possession of a diploma or other qualification, the Member State where the diploma was issued should be responsible for examining their application. This would ensure a swift examination of the application in the Member State with which the applicant has meaningful links based on such a diploma.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 601 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
(51) Considering that a Member State should remain responsible for a person who has irregularllegally entered its territory, it is also necessary to include the situation when the person enters the territory illegally following a search and rescue operation. A derogation from this responsibility criterion should be laid down for the situation where a Member State has relocated persons having crossed the external border of another Member State irregularly or following a search and rescue operation. In such a situation, the Member State of relocation should be responsibile if the person applies for international protectionn operation by states or third parties at sea due to coercion from the illegal migrants and/or smugglers.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Any Member State should be able to derogate from the responsibility criteria in particular on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, in order to bring together family members, relatives or any other family relations and examine an application for international protection registered with it or with another Member State, even if such examination is not its responsibility under the binding criteria laid down in this Regulation.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) In order to ensure that the procedures set out in this Regulation are respected and to prevent obstacles to the efficient application of this Regulation, in particular in order to avoid absconding and unauthorised movements between Member States, it is necessary to establish clear obligations to be complied with by the applicant in the context of the procedure, of which he or she should be duly informed in a timely manner. Violation of those legal obligations should lead to appropriate and proportionimmediate procedural consequences for the applicant and to appropriate and proportionate consequences inalso encompassing the terms of his or her reception conditions. In line with the Charterorder to reduce the prevalence of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member State where such an applicant is present should inauthorized movements and absconding. The Member States and the European Union should legislate anyd case ensure that the immediate material needs of that person are coveredommunicate clearly that such violations lead to an immediate and irrevocable personal lifetime prohibition on applying for international protection in all Member States of the European Union.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
(54) In order to limit the possibility for applicants’ behaviour to lead to the cessation or shift of responsibility to another Member State, rules allowing for cessation or shift of responsibility where the person leaves the territory of the Member States for at least three months during examination of the application or absconds to evade a transfer to the Member State responsible for more than 18 months should be deleted. The shift of responsibility when the time limit for sending a take back notification has not been respected by the notifying Member State should also be removed in order to discourage circumventing the rules and obstruction of procedure. In situations where a person has entered a Member State irregularly without applying for asylum, the period after which the responsibility of that Member State ceases and another Member State where that person subsequently applies becomes responsible should be extended, to further incentivise persons to comply with the rules and apply in the first Member State of entry and hence limit unauthorised movements and increase the overall efficiency of the CEAS.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 631 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) In order to guarantee effective protection of the rights of the persons concerned, legal safeguards and the right to an effective remedy in respect of decisions regarding transfers to the Member State responsible should be established, in accordance, in particular, with Article 47 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In order to ensure that international law is respected, an effective remedy against such decisions should cover both the examination of the application of this Regulation and of the legal and factual situation in the Member State to which the applicant is transferred. The scope of the effective remedy should be limited to an assessment of whether applicants' fundamental rights to respect of family life, the rights of the child, or the prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment risk to be infringed uponcitizens of the Member States it is proposed that the Member State concerned ensures that all third country nationals who illegally enter are detained in safe facilities awaiting their removal from the Member State.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
(57) In order to facilitate the smooth application of this Regulation, Member States should in all cases indicate the Member State responsible in Eurodac after having concluded the procedures for determining the Member State responsible, including in cases where the responsibility results from the failure to respect the time limits for sending or replying to take charge requests, carrying a transfer, as well as in cases where the Member State of first application becomes responsible or it is impossible to carry out the transfer to the Member State primarily responsible due to systemic deficiencies resulting in a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment and subsequently another Member State is determined as reponsible.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 641 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) In order to ensure the speedy determination of responsibility, the deadlines for making and replying to requests to take charge, for making take back notifications, as well as for making and deciding on appeals, should be streamlined and shortened.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 649 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) The detention of applicants should be applied in accordance with the underlying principle that a person should not be held in detention for the sole reason that he or she is seeking international protection. Detention should be for as short a period as possible and subject to the principles of necessity and proportionality thereby only being allowed as a measure of last resort. In particular, the detention of applicants must be in accordance with Article 31 of the Geneva Convention. The procedures provided for under this Regulation in respect of a detained person should be applied as a matter of priority, within the shortest possible deadlines. As regards the general guarantees governing detention, as well as detention conditions, where appropriate, Member States should apply the provisions of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] also to persons detained on the basis of this Regulationillegal migrants and/or applicants should be applied in accordance with the underlying principle that a person should be detained for as short a period as possible.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
(60) Deficiencies in, or the collapse of, asylum systems, often aggravated or contributed to by particular pressures on them, can jeopardise the smooth functioning of the system put in place under this Regulation, which could lead to a risk of a violation of the rights of applicants as set out in the Union asylum acquis and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, other international human rights and refugee rights.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
(61) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/200345 , transfers to the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection may be carried out on a voluntary basis, by supervised departure or under escort. Member States should promote voluntary transfers by providing adequate information to the person concerned and should ensure that supervised or escorted transfers are undertaken in a humane manner, in full compliance with fundamental rights and respect for human dignity, as well as the best interests of the child and taking utmost account of developments in the relevant case law, in particular as regards transfers on humanitarian grounds. _________________ 45Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 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 222, 5.9.2003, p. 3.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure a clear and efficient relocation procedure, specific rules for a benefitting and a contributing Member State should be set out. The rules and safeguards relating to transfers set out in this Regulation should apply to transfers for the purpose of relocation except where they are not relevant for such a procedure.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 672 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
(63) To support Member States who undertake relocation as a solidarity measure, financial support from the Union budget should be provided. In order to incentivise Member States to give prioritexperience large volumes of illegal border crossings, other Member States may, if they tso the relocation of unaccompanied minors a higher incentive contribution should be providewish, support with funds, personnel or material the effort to stop illegal migration and asylum fraud.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
(64) The application of this Regulation can be facilitated, and its effectiveness increased, by bilateral or multilateral arrangements between Member States, for improving communication between competent departments, reducing time limits for procedures or simplifying the processing of take charge requests or take back notifications, or establishing procedures for the performance of transfersthe European Union, and third country partner states establishing the ways in which reception centres are operated, funded and governed in the third country partner state.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 683 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
(65) Continuity between the system for determining the Member State responsible established by Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 and the system established by this Regulation should be ensured. Similarly, consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation].deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 685 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
(66) A network of competent Member State authorities should be set up and facilitated by the European Union Agency for Asylum to enhance practical cooperation and information sharing on all matters related to the application of this Regulation, including the development of practical tools and guidance.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 691 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
(68) The operation of the Visa Information System, as established by Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , and in particular the implementation of Articles 21 and 22 thereof, should facilitate the application of this Regulationshould facilitate the important work of securing the borders for the Member States. _________________ 46Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas, OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 693 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
(69) With respect to the treatment of persons falling within the scope of this Regulation, Member States are bound by their obligations primarily to their own citizens to ensure rule of law, a safe and secure environment, protection of their culture and the European way of life under instruments of international law, including the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 700 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of a standard form for the exchange of relevant information on unaccompanied minors; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information on minors and dependent persons; of uniform conditions on the preparation and submission of take charge requests and take back notifications; of two lists of relevant elements of proof and circumstantial evidence, and the periodical revision thereof; of a laissez passer; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information regarding transfers; of a standard form for the exchange of data before a transfer; of a common health certificate; of uniform conditions and practical arrangements for the exchange of information on a person’s health data before a transfer, and of secure electronic transmission channels for the transmission of requests.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 709 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
(73) The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts in duly justified imperative grounds of urgency due to the situation of migratory pressure present in a Member States.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 721 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
(77) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles which are acknowledged, in particular, in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full observance of the right to asylum guaranteed by Article 18 of the Charterself- determination of the citizens of the Member States, as well as their rights recognised under Articles 1, 4, 7, 24 and 47 thereof. This Regulation should therefore be applied accordingly to a secure and safe environment and the preservation of their cultures and way of life.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 722 #
(78) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely the establishment of criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person, and the establishment of a solidarity mechanism to support Member States in addressing a situation of migratory pressure, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of this Regulation, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 728 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
(79) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that Parts III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute amendments within the meaning of Article 3 of the Agreement concluded between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in Denmark or any other Member State of the European Union and ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention49 , Denmark has to notify the Commission of its decision whether or not to implement the content of such amendments at the time of the adoption of the amendments or within 30 days hereafter. The same shall apply to any other Member State with a derogation from Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. _________________ 49 OJ L 66, 8.3.2006, p. 38
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 735 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accordance with the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and with the objective of reinforcing mutual trustAcknowledging the sovereignty of the Member States, and in accordance with the duty of every Member State to protect its citizens and defend their freedom of movement under Article 45 TFEU, this Regulation:
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 739 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) sets out a common framework for the management of asylum andpplications in the Union and the prevention of illegal migration into the Union;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 747 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishes a mechanism for voluntary solidarity;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 749 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) lays down the criteria and mechanismsdetermines that the Member State responsible for examining an application for deintermining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protectionnational protection is ordinarily the Member State of first entry; provides guidelines for Commission support, if requested by a Member State, by ensuring that all funds allocated are used to prevent illegal mass-migration; facilitates the prompt return of illegal migrants.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 752 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘third-country national’ means any person who is not a citizen of the Uniona Member State within the meaning of Article 20(1) of the Treaty 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 Council53 ; _________________ 53Regulation (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.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 753 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘illegal migrant’ means any third- country national who enters the territory of the Member States without prior approval in the form of a visa or residence permit or who enters a Member State by force, or a person who enters a Member State and does not apply for protection at the first opportunity. A person who wishes to apply for international protection, must do so in a peaceful manner and at the first possible opportunity (at a border post, disembarkation point, or asylum processing facility). Should the third- country national enter a Member State by force or travel through a Member State without applying for protection, any application that is lodged will be denied, the person will be considered as an illegal migrant, and will be detained and returned to his or her country of origin.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 756 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘application for international protection’ or ‘application’ means a request for protection made to a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person, who can be understood as seeking refugee status, or a person seeking subsidiary protection status but only in cases where protection could not be granted in the region, 'international protection' as defined in this Regulation does not include humanitarian visas issued by a Member State on a discretionary basis;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 760 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) 'third country reception centres’ means centres located outside of the European Union, operated by third country partners and financially and logistically supported by Member States or the European Union with the purpose of distinguishing between illegal migrants who will be returned and those genuinely in need of international protection for whom international protection would be provided in third country partner states.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 762 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘applicant’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection in respect of which a decision has not been taken, or has been taken and is either subject to or can still be subject to a remedy in the Member State concerned, irrespective of whether the applicant has a right to remain or is allowed to remain in accordance with Regulatcome to the European Union directly from a country or territory where their life or freedom was threatened within the meaning of Article 1of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951 Convention), and who has presented themselves without delay to Member State authorities, with an application for international protection in respect of which a decision has not been taken, or has been taken and is either subject to or can still be subject to a remedy. Applicants are not to be taken to have presented themselves without delay to the authorities unless — (i) in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were outside the European Union, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after their arrival in a Member State of the European Union; (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation], including a person who has been granted immediate protection pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeuii) in the case of a person who became a refugee while they were in a Member State of the European Union — (1) if their presence in the Member State was lawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum before the time when their presence in the Member State became unlawful; (2) if their presence in the Member State was unlawful at that time, they made a claim for asylum as soon as reasonably practicable after they became aware inof the field of asylum and migrair need for international protection under the Refugee Convention];.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 768 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘applicant’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection in respect of which a decision has not been takenwithout illegally entering a Member State, or has been taken and is either subject to or can still be subject to a remedy in the Member State concerned, irrespective of whether the applicant has a right to remain or is allowed to remain in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation], including a person who has been granted immediate protection pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Regulation addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of asylum and migration];
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 769 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) 'child' means a minor under the age of 13,
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 770 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘examination of an application for international protection’ means examination of the admissibility or the merits of an application for international protection in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] and Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], excluding procedures for determining the Member State responsible in accordance with this Regulationapplicable United Nation conventions currently in force;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 776 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘beneficiary of international protection’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has been granted international protection as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation]by the respective Member State;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 781 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – introductory part
(g) ‘family members’ 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 the Member States, and with whom there is a well-proven family link:
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 787 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i
(i) the spouse of the applicant or his or her unmarried partner in a stable relationship, where the law or practice of, only where the country of origin and the Member State concerned treats unmarried couples in a way comparable to married couples under its law relating to third-country ncognises the marriage in accordance with its national legislationals,
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 795 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
(iii) where the applicant is a minor and unmarried, the father, mother or another adult legally responsible for the applicant, whether by law or by the practice of the Member State where the adult is present,
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – point v
(v) the sibling or siblings of the applicant;deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 820 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ‘minor’ means a third-country national or a stateless person below the age of 18 years but over the age of 13;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 821 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) 'unaccompanied child' means a minor under the age of 13 who arrives on the territory of the Member States unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her, whether by law or by the practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as he or she is not effectively taken into the care of such an adult; it includes a minor under the age of 13 who is left unaccompanied after he or she has entered the territory of Member States;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 826 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ‘representative’ means a person or an organisation appointed by the competent bodies in order to assist and represent an unaccompanied minor or child 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 or child where necessary;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘diploma or qualification’ means a diploma or qualification which is obtained after at least a three months’ period of study 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 in accordance with national law or administrative practice of the Member States;deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 841 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) ‘absconding’ means the action by which an applicant does not remain available to the competent administrative or judicial authorities, such as by repeatedly failing to respond to official requests or by leaving the territory of the Member State without authorisation from the competent authorities for reasons which are not beyond the applicant’s control;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 857 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ‘contributing Member State’ means a Member State that contributes or is obliged to contribute to the solidarity measures to a benefitting Member State set out in Chapters I-III of Part IV of this Regulation;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 865 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘relocation’ means the transfer of a third-country national or a stateless person from the territory of a benefitting Member State to the territory ofto reception centres located in third country partner states, where their application for international protection will be assessed and where it will be realised in a ccontributing Member Staterdance with agreements between Member States and third country partner states;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 888 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point w a (new)
(wa) ‘massive illegal migration threat’ means a situation where there is a large number of illegal migrants, or a risk of such individuals appearing, in a Member State and the specific developments in third countries which generate mass illegal migration flows;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 893 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) ‘illegally staying third-country national’ means a third-country national who does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the conditions of entry as set out in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 or other conditions for entry, stay or residence in a Member State, and who must be returned to his or her country of origin without delay.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 912 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Union and theEach Member States shallould take firm actions in the field of asylum and to combat illegal migration management on the basis of a comprehensive approach. That comprehensive approach shall address the entirety of the migratory routes that affect asylum and migration management and to ensure the safe return of all illegal migrants, as well as to support to uphold the sanctity of the institution of asylum by ensuring to end asylum fraud. The support provided shall consist of the following components:
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 916 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mutually-beneficial partnerships and close cooperation with relevant third countries, including on legal pathways for third-country nationals in need of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member States addressing the root causes of irregular migration, supporting partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting irregular migration and migrant smuggling, and enhancing cooperation on readmission;addressing illegal migration with relevant third countries, supporting countries hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting illegal migration and migrant trafficking and smuggling, and enhancing cooperation on readmission, including making development aid to third countries conditional upon the effective implementation of readmission agreements1a; the Commission shall, in this regard, ensure that, in all its dealings with the authorities of third countries, it supports all initiatives and policies of the Member States aimed at combatting illegal immigration, returning illegal migrants, countering the weaponisation of illegal migrants, and preventing asylum fraud; _________________ 1aParticularly in accordance with resolution of the European Parliament of 25 November 2020 on improving development effectiveness and the efficiency of aid.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 920 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mutually-beneficial partnerships and close cooperation with relevant third countries, including on legal pathways forsetting up third- country nationals in need of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member Statesreception centres to process asylum requests and host those granted international protection and addressing the root causes of irregularllegal migration, supporting non-aggressive partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting irregularllegal migration and, migrant smuggling, human trafficking and enhancing cooperation on readmissionturns;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 924 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) close cooperation and mutual partnership among Union institutions and bodies, Member States andbetween Member States, and if so requested, assisted where necessary by the Commission; the Commission shall ensure that it supports the Member States' efforts in all international forganisationsa such as, but not limited to, the United Nations and the OSCE;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 931 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) full implementarespect for the sovereignty of Member States and recognition that border protection ofand the common visa policydecision to grant or refuse visas for third country nationals is a national competence;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 934 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) effective management and prevention of irregular migrateasures to prevent illegal migration and illegal entry into the territories of Member States including by way of physically sealing the border, refusing asylum to those that enter illegally, Member States joint naval missions in the Mediterranean, aimed at deterring, preventing and stopping illegal departures and arrivals from third countries as well as to provide for immediate escort to ports of origin for any vessel enabling illegal entry of migrants into a Member State of the European Union;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) effective management and prevention of irregularprevention of illegal migration and support from the Commission to ensure that any funds received including development and/or emergency aid is strictly conditioned on full compliance with all requests from Member States in their work to end illegal migration;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 944 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) effective management of the Union’s external borders, based on the European integrated border management which includes support to Member States that face severe migratory pressure and, as a result, need to erect physical barriers at the external border of the Union;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 949 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) effective managementprotection of the Union’s external borders, based on the European integrated border managementincluding by erecting physical barriers where needed;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) full respect of the obligations laid down in international and European lawlegally binding international instruments concerning persons rescued at sea;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 955 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) access to procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection on Union territory of Member States or third country partner states and recognition of third- country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection, unless the individual has entered the territory of a Member State illegally or through a safe country;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 958 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) access to procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection on Union territory and recognition of third- country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 962 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) determination of the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection, based on shared responsibility and rules and mechanism; if a Member State fails in their primary duty to uphold the integrity of the national border, any and all third country nationals that enter the EU zone for the first time will be that Member Sate's responsibility. If other Member States would like to show solidarity in the defence of that Member State's border, they are encouraged to do so; Member States are especially encouraged to provide support if that Member State's fbor solidarityder coincides at any distance with the external border, and that Member State has applied active and robust preparatory measures against illegal migration, the weaponisation of illegal migration, and asylum fraud;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 963 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) determination of the Member State responsible for the examination of an appor if Member States or the Union have conducted agreements to this end, the third country partner state responsible for the processing and facilictation ofor international protection, based on shared responsibility and rules and mechanisms for solidarity for those granted such status;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 968 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) effective and wide-reaching communication campaigns targeting diaspora communities in the European Union representing the highest proportions of illegal arrivals and strategic communication campaigns targeting potential illegal migrants in source and transit countries with messages deterring potential migrants from considering illegal means of arrival to the Member States of the European Union;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 969 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) access for applicants to adequate reception conditions; Member States are encouraged to outsource and locate any asylum reception facilities to an appropriate third country; preferably, the third country shall be located geographically so that the carbon footprint of the facility used is as light as possible and that the investment can benefit the development of the hosting nation; where possible, the location should also be in the proximity of the country of origin to facilitate their return home;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 971 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) acenable Member States to relocate the entire process ofor applicants to adequate reception conditiontion for international protection and the facilitation of such protection to third country partner states by way of bilateral or multilateral agreements;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 980 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) effective management of thed swift return of illegally staying third-country nationals;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 982 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) effective measures to provide incentives for and support to the integration of beneficiaries of international protection in the Member Statesensure that refugees are hosted in the region close to their country of origin, and in cases where refugees have been granted asylum in a Member State, effective measures to ensure that those who have been granted international protection can return to their country of origin once it is safe to do so;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 988 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) measures aimed at reducing and tackleliminating the enabling factors of irregularllegal migration to and illegal stay in the Union, including illegal employmentMember States of the European Union, including smuggling facilitators and illegal employment as well as wide-reaching anti-people smuggling campaigns informing migrants that no- one who enters the EU illegally will ever make the EU their home as all asylum applications from those having entered illegally will automatically be rejected;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 989 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) measures aimed at reducing and tackling the enabling and pull factors of irregularllegal migration to and illegal stay in the Union, including illegal employment, asylum fraud, as well as conditions that enable third countries to weaponise migration;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 992 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) full deployment and use of the operational tools set up at Union level, notably the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the Asylum Agency, EU- LISA and Europol, as well as large-scale Union Information Technology systems to offer any assistance requested by the Member States to combat illegal migration, asylum fraud and hybrid attacks on the Member States;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 997 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) Full implementation of agreements under which every state receiving any funds from the European Union must agree in advance of receipt of any funds to accept returning migrants from the Member States of the European Union and any partner states with which Member States have concluded agreements to facilitate such returns.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1003 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Union and Member States shall, as far as possible and within the limits of proportionality and subsidiarity, with full respect for the sovereignty of Member States, ensure coherence of asylum and migration management policies, including both the internal and external components of those policies.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1007 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall ensure the protection of their external borders against any and all foreign incursions, including illegal migration, hybrid attacks and asylum fraud.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1011 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The Union and Member States, acting within their respective competencissisted by the Union and in full respect of the sovereignty of the Member States, shall be responsible for the implementation of the asylum and migration management policies.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1015 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States, with the support of Union Agencies, shall ensure that they have the capacity to effectively implement asylum and migration management policies, taking into account the comprehensive approach referred to in Article 3, including the necessary human and financial resources and infrastructure.prevent illegal migration, as well as to deter asylum fraud and the weaponisation of migration;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1020 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Principle of svolidarity and fair sharing of responsibiluntary solidarity
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1022 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In implementing their obligations, the Member States shall observe the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility and shall take into account the shared interest in the effective functioning of the Union’s asylum and migration management policies. Member States shall:
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1038 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establish and maintain national asylum and migration management systems that provide access to international protectionasylum procedures, grant such protection to those who are in need and ensure the effective and immediate return of those who are illegally staying;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1045 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take all measures necessary and proportionate to reduce and prevent irregularllegal migration to the territories of the Member States, in close cooperation and partnership with relevant third countries by making development aid conditional upon the effective implementation of readmission agreements, including as regards the prevention and fight against migrant smuggling, particularly by NGOs operating under the guise of "search and rescue";
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1054 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) remove any pull factors that attract more illegal migration to the Union or that create migratory pressure on another Member States ' external borders by adapting their domestic law as appropriate;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1066 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide voluntary support to other Member States in the form of solidarityfinancial or other contributions on the basis of needs set out in Chapters I-III of Part IV;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1082 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Flexibility with regard to Member States who have agreements in place to relocate the processing of requests for and facilitation of international protection to a third country partner state 1. A third country national claiming need for international protection, that is not registered as an applicant for asylum, shall be transferred to a third country reception centre for processing of his asylum request and possible continued protection in accordance with agreement or praxis established by a Member State and a hosting third country partner state. 2. The Council shall approve by unanimity detailed regulations covering any exemptions of third country nationals from such rules. 3. The cost of transferring the third country national to the partner country shall be borne by the Member State in which the individual currently is located.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1088 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a long-term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy setting out the strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at Union level and on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies in accordance with the principles set out in this Partitigation Strategy on the implementation of Member State cooperation in the field of asylum and migration setting out the ways in which the Union can assist Member States in managing asylum and migration. The Commission shall transmit the Strategy to the European Parliament and the Council as well as to the Nordic Council.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1089 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy setting out the strategic approach to managing asylum and preventing illegal migration at Union level and on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies in accordance with the principles set out in this Part. The Commission shall transmit the Strategy to the European Parliament and the Council.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1095 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the national strategies of the Member States referred to paragraph 3 of this Article;deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) relevant reports and analyses from Union agencies;nd other international agencies; in this regard the Member States shall consider setting up a migratory observatory as a permanent function within the OSCE in order to have a better understanding of illegal flows of third country nationals and hybrid warfare preparations that weaponise third country nationals through asylum fraud and other methods in relation to illegal migration.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall have national strategies in place to ensure sufficient capacity for the implementation of an effective asylum and migration management system in accordance with the principles set out in this Part. Those strategies shall include contingency planning at national level, taking into account the contingency planning pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [European Union Asylum Agency], Regulation (EU) 2019/189656 (European Border and Coast Guard Agency) and Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and the reports of the Commission issued within the framework of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint. Such national strategies shall include information on how the Member State is implementing the principles set out in this Part and legal obligations stemming therefrom at national level. They shall take into account other relevant strategies and existing support measures notably under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Fund] and Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [European Union Asylum Agency] and be coherent with and complementary to the national strategies for integrated border management established in accordance with Article 8(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896. The results of the monitoring undertaken by the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, of the evaluation carried out in accordance with Council Regulation No 1053/2013 as well as those carried out in line with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation], should also be taken into account in these strategies. _________________ 56Regulation (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. 1to protect their borders and for a robust response to illegal migration.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a Migration Management Report each year setting out the anticipated evolution of the migratory situation and the preparedness of the Union and the Member States. In the case of migratory flows generated by search and rescue operations, the Commission shall consult the concerned Member States and the Report shall set out the total number of projected disembarkations in the short term and the solidarity response that would be required to contribute to the needs of the Member States of disembarkation through relocation and through measures in the field of capacity building, operational support and measures in the field of the external dimension. The Report shall also indicate whether particular Member States are faced with capacity challenges due to the presence of third-country nationals who are vulnerable and include the results of the reporting on monitoring listed in paragraph 3 including the information gathered within the framework of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint and propose improvements where appropriate.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Member States shall establish the national strategies by [one year after the entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest. The first European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy shall be adopted by [18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest and the first Migration Management Report shall be issued by [one year after the entry into force of this Regulation] at the latest.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
7 Cooperation with third countries to facilitate return and readmissionon migration mitigation, the establishment of reception centres and the facilitation of returns
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission considers it appropriate, it shall also identify in its report measures designed to promote cooperation among the Member States to facilitate the return of illegal staying third- country nationals, including withholding development aid and other forms of financial and non-financial assistance from a third country as long cooperation is lacking.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. On the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission and the Council, within their respective competencies, shall consider the appropriate actions taking into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country including withholding development aid or other forms of funding.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallare not obliged to examine any applications for international protection by afrom third-country nationals or a stateless persons who applies onhave entered the territory of any one of them, including at the border or in the transit zones. The application shall be examined by a single Member State, which shall be the one which the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III indicate is responsibleMember States illegally or through a safe country.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Only a Member States shall is competent to decide and examine any application for international protection by a third-country national or a stateless person who applies on the territory of any one of them, including at the border or in the transit zones. The application shall be examined by a single Member State, which shall be the one which the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III indicate is responsibleand it shall be done in line with that particular Member State's laws and policies with no interference from the Commission, the European Parliament or any other EU institution.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where no Member State responsible can be designated on the basis of the criteria listed in this Regulation, tThe first Member State in which the application for international protection was registered shall be responsible for examining it.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Where it is impossible for a Member State to transfer an applicant to the Member State primarily designated as responsible because there are substantial grounds for believing that there are systemic flaws in the asylum procedure and in the reception conditions for applicants in that Member State, resulting in a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the determining Member State shall continue to examine the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III in order to establish whether another Member State can be designated as responsible. Where a Member State cannot carry out the transfer pursuant to the first subparagraph to any Member State designated on the basis of the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III or to the first Member State with which the application was registered, that Member State shall become the Member State responsible.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where the security check carried out in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation] or in accordance with the first and second subparagraphs of this paragraph shows that there are reasonable grounds to consider the applicant a danger to national security or public order of the Member State carrying out the security check, that Member State shall be the Member State responsiblemay return the applicant to the country of origin without delay.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall retain the right to send an applicant to a safe third country, subject to the rules and safeguards laid down in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation]including for the purposes of processing the application for international protection at a third country reception centre and facilitating, for those granted, international protection in the third country partner state.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Each Member State shall retain the right to send an applicant to a safe third country, subject to the rules and safeguards laid down inif he or she has entered the territory of any Member State illegally or by using force, as well as under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation].
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Each Member State shall retain the right to deny entry and push back any potential applicant attempting to enter and to push back any applicant having entered its territory from a safe third country or by having traversed a safe third country;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a third-country national or stateless person intends, after legally entering the territory of a Member State of the Union, to make an application for international protectionasylum, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State of first entry.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, where a third-country national or stateEach Member State may determine ruless person is in possession of a valid residence permit or a valid visa, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State that issued the residence permit or visataining to illegal migrants and/or asylum applicants as they see fit.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, where a third-country national or stateless person is in possession of a valid residence permit or a valid visa, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State that issued the residence permit or visa or in a third country partner state.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The applicant shall fully cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States in matters covered by this Regulation, in particular by submitting as soon as possible and at the latest during the interview referred to in Article 12, all the elements and information available to him or her relevant for determining the Member State responsible. Where the applicant is not in a position at the time of the interview to submit evidence to substantiate the elements and information provided, the competent authority may set a time limit within the period referred to in Article 29(1) for submitting such evidenceprocessing his or her application.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The applicant shall be required to be present in: (a) 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; (b) (c) the Member State of relocation following a transfer pursuant to Article 57(9).deleted the Member State responsible;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 15 to 17 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] pursuant to Article 17a of that Directive in any Member State other than the one in which he or she is required to be present pursuant to Article 9(4) of this Regulation if he or she entered the territory of a Member State illegally or by using force, and pursuant to Article 9(4) of this Regulation from the moment he or she has been notified of a decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible, provided that the applicant has been informed of that consequence pursuant to Article 8(2), point (b) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation]. This shall be without prejudice to the need to ensure a standard of living in accordance with Union law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and international obligations.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Any applicant, who has entered the territory of a Member State illegally, shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 15 to 17 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] pursuant to Article 17a of that Directive in any Member State. This shall be without prejudice to the need to ensure a standard of living in accordance with Union law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and international obligations.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States are strongly encouraged to, within the scope of national legislation; (i) criminalise illegal entry, including entry into the European Union in breach of a deportation order by a Member State, and penalise asylum seekers who arrive in Member States of the European Union without entry clearance with imposition of fines and/or imprisonment. (ii) institute harsh penalties, including imprisonment for life when justified and proportionate, for human traffickers enabling asylum seekers to enter the territory of Member States by illicit means.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1271 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1329 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) where applicable, of an age assessment, including by established medical methods, of an applicant or a DNA-test to prove a family-link;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1335 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in writing in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Member States shall use the common information material drawn up in clear and plain language pursuant to paragraph 3 for that purpose. Where necessary for the applicant’s proper understanding, the information shall also be supplied orally, where appropriate in connection with the personal interview as referred to in Article 12.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1362 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the process of determining the Member State responsible, the determining Member State of first entry shall conduct a personal interview with the applicant. The interview shall also allow the proper understanding of the information supplied to the applicant in accordance with Article 11.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1366 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the applicant fails to produce identification and there are reasonable grounds to believe that such failure has been caused by the applicant;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1376 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The personal interview shall take place in a timmmediately manner and, in any event, before any take charge request is made pursuant to Article 29d close to where the applicant entered the territory of a Member State.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The personal interview shall be conducted in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand and in which he or she is able to communicate. Interviews of unaccompanied minorschildren shall be conducted in a child-friendly manner, by staff who are appropriately trained and qualified under national law, in the presence of the representative and, where applicable, the minorchild’s legal advisor. Where necessary, Member States shall have recourse to an interpreter, and where appropriate a cultural mediator, who is able to ensure appropriate communication between the applicant and the person conducting the personal interview. The applicant may request to be interviewed and assisted by staff of the same sex.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1386 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The personal interview shall take place under conditions which ensure appropriate confidentiality. It shall be conducted by a qualified person under national law. Applicants who are identified as being in need of special procedural guarantees pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation], shall be provided with adequate support in order to create the conditions necessary for effectively presenting all elements allowing for the determination of the Member State responsibleswift processing of applications for international protection in Member States or reception centres in third country partner states.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1395 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – title
Guarantees for minors and children
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The best interests of the child shall be a primaryand minor shall be an important consideration for Member States with respect to all procedures provided for in this Regulation, as long as the minor did not engage in acts of violence towards other persons or property in the Member State(s). If such violent acts are committed, any special treatment due to age might be revoked at the discretion of the responsible Member State.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the unaccompanied child or minor does not have legitimate identification documentation proving his or her age, the Member State responsible can determine the individual's age through approved medical procedures.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Member States are encouraged to ensure the swift and appropriate safe placement of children while awaiting family reunification and the return to their home countries or placement in the region close to their home.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1408 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Each Member State where an unaccompanied minorchild is present shall ensure that he or she is represented and assisted by a representative with respect to the relevant procedures provided for in this Regulation. The representative shall have the qualifications, training and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration during the procedures carried out under this Regulation. Such representative shall have access to the content of the relevant documents in the applicant’s file including the specific information material for unaccompanied minors.children
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where an organisation is appointed as a representative, it shall designate a person responsible for carrying out its duties in respect of the minorchild. The first subparagraph shall apply to that person.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The representative of an unaccompanied minorchild shall be involved in the process of establishing the Member State responsible under this Regulation. The representative shall assist the unaccompanied minorchild to provide information relevant to the assessment of his or her best interests in accordance with paragraph 4, including the exercise of the right to be heard, and shall support his or her engagement with other actors, such as family tracing organisations, where appropriate for that purpose.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1441 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the minorchild’s well-being and social development, taking into particular consideration the minorchild’s background;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1450 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor or child being a victim of any form of violence and exploitation, including trafficking in human beings;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) the views of the minor or child, in accordance with his or her age and maturity;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) where the applicant is an unaccompanied minorchild, the information provided by the representative in the Member State where the unaccompanied minorchild is present.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to the Member State responsible or, where applicable, to the Member State of relocation, the transferring Member State shall make sure that the Member State responsible or the Member State of relocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 23 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] without delay. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 4 and the conclusions of the assessment on these factors shall be clearly stated in the transfer decision. The assessment shall be done swiftly by staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1468 #
5. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to the Memba third country partner Sstate resfor processing and ponssible or, where applicable, to the Member State of relocation, the transferring Member State shall make sure that the Member State responsible or the Member State of relocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 23 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] without delay. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 4 and the conclusions of the assessment on these factors shall be clearly stated in the transfer decisionfacilitation of international protection, the Member State shall make sure that the individual poses no risk to citizens of the Member State until he or she has been transferred to a third country reception centre. The assessment shall be done swiftly by staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minorcitizens are taken into consideration.
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Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. For the purpose of applying Article 15, the Member State where the unaccompanied minor or child’s application for international protection was registered shall, as soon as possible, take appropriate action to identify the family members or relatives of the unaccompanied minor or child on the territory of Member States, whilst protecting the best interests of the child.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1490 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7
7. With a view to facilitating the appropriate action to identify the family members or relatives of the unaccompanied minor or child living in the territory of another Member State pursuant to paragraph 6, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts including a standard form for the exchange of relevant information between Member States. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 67(2).
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State responsible in accordance with the criteria set out in this Chapter shall be determined on the basis of the situation obtaining when the application for international protection was first registered with a Member Stateshall be the Member State of first entry.
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Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1504 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1523 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 68 concerning: (a) the identification of family members or relatives of unaccompanied minors; (b) existence of proven family links; (c) 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 powers to adopt delegated acts, the Commission shall not exceed the scope of the best interests of the child as provided for under Article 13(4).the criteria for establishing the the criteria for assessing the
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1532 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16
Family members who are beneficiaries of Where the applicant has a family member who has been allowed to reside as a beneficiary of international protection in a Member State, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, provided that the persons concerned expressed their desire in writing.Article 16 deleted international protection
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1539 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17
Family members who are applicants for Where the applicant has a family member in a Member State whose application for international protection in that 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 expressed their desire in writing.Article 17 deleted international protection
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1542 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Where several family members submit applications for international protection 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 their being separated, the Member State responsible shall be determined as follows: (a) applications for international protection of all the family members shall lie with the Member State which the criteria indicate is responsible for taking charge of the largest number of them; (b) failing this, responsibility shall lie with the Member State which the criteria indicate is responsible for examining the application of the oldest of them.Article 18 deleted Family procedure responsibility for examining the
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1545 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Issue of residence documents or visas 1. Where the applicant is in possession of a valid residence document, the Member State which issued the document shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. 2. possession of a valid visa, the Member State which issued the visa shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, unless the visa was issued on behalf of another Member State under a representation arrangement as provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. In such a case, the represented Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. 3. possession of more than one valid residence document or visa issued by different Member States, the responsibility for examining the application for international protection shall be assumed by the Member States in the following order: (a) the Member State which issued the residence document conferring the right to the longest period of residency or, where the periods of validity are identical, the Member State which issued the residence document having the latest expiry date; (b) same type the Member State which issued the visa having the latest expiry date; (c) types, the Member State which issued the visa having the longest period of validity or, where the periods of validity are identical, the Member State which issued the visa having the latest expiry date. 4. possession of one or more residence documents or one or more visas which expired less than three years before the application was registered, paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall apply. 5. document or visa was issued oArticle 19 deleted Where the applicant is in Where the applicant is in where the various visas are of the where the visas are of different Where the applicant is in tThe basis of a false or assumed identity or on submission of forged, counterfeit or invalid documents shall not prevent responsibility being allocated to the Member State which issued it. However, the Member State issuing the residence document or visa shall not be responsible if it can establish that fraud was committed after the document or visa was issued.fact that the residence
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The fact that the residence document or visa was issued on the basis of a false or assumed identity or on submission of forged, counterfeit or invalid documents shall not prevent responsibility being allocated to the Member State which issued it. However, the Member State issuing the residence document or visa shall not be responsible if it can establish that fraud was committed after the document or visa was issued.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1557 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Diplomas or other qualifications 1. possession of a diploma or qualification issued by an education establishment established in a Member State and the application for international protection was registered after the applicant left the territory of the Member States following the completion of his or her studies, the Member State in which that education establishment is established shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. 2. possession of more than one diploma or qualification issued by education establishments in different Member States, the responsibility for examining the application for international protection shall be assumed by the Member State which issued the diploma or qualification following the longest period of study or, where the periods of study are identical, by the Member State in which the most recent diploma or qualification was obtained.Article 20 deleted Where the applicant is in Where the applicant is in
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1574 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where it is established, on the basis of proof or circumstantial evidence as described in the two lists referred to in Article 30(4) of this Regulation, including the data referred to in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation], that an applicant has irregularllegally crossed the border into a Member State by land, sea or air having come from a third country, the first Member State thus entered shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection. That responsibility shall cease if the application is registered more than 3 years after the date on which that border crossing took placeapplicant can be returned to the third country in question or the applicant's country of origin. Member States are under no obligation to consider an application for asylum where the applicant illegally entered the Member State in question.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply if it can be established, on the basis of proof or circumstantial evidence as described in the two lists referred to in Article 30(4) of this Regulation, including the data referred to in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation], that the applicant was relocated pursuant to Article 57 of this Regulation to another Member State after having crossed the border. In that case, that other Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
If a third-country national or a stateless person enters into the territory of the Member States through a Member State in which the need for him or her to have a vArticle 22 deleted Visa is waived, that Member State shall be responsible for examining his or her application for international protection. That responsibility shall cease if the application is registered more than three years after the date on which the person entered the territory. entry
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1636 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) reject all requests for international protection made by applicants who have entered a Member State of the European Union by illegal means, or who have passed through a safe country on the way to the Member State.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1654 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the situation of a minor or child who is accompanying the applicant and meets the definition of family member shall be indissociable from that of his or her family member and the minor or child shall be taken charge of or taken back by the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection of that family member, even if the minor is not individually an applicant, unless it is demonstrated that this is not in the best interests of the child. The same principle shall be applied to children born after the applicant arrives on the territory of the Member States, without the need to initiate a new procedure for taking charge of them.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1673 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The process of determining the Member State responsible takes place, in case the applicant has crossed the border by land, in facilities close to the point of entry or close to the border, which are equipped to register and process applications without delay; in case the applicant has entered by land or by the sea the determination shall take place at the port or the airport;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1682 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. An applicant who is present in another Member State without a residence document or who there makes an application for international protection during the process of determining the Member State responsible, shall be taken back, under the conditions laid down in Articles 31 and 35, by the Member State with which that application was first registeredcan be returned to his or her country of origin. Freedom of movement within the EU does not apply to applicants for asylum.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1684 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
That obligation shall cease where the Member State determining the Member State responsible can establish that the applicant has obtained a residence document from another Member State.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1686 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. An applicant who is present in a Member State without a residence document or who there makes an application for international protection after another Member State has confirmed to relocate the person concerned pursuant to Article 57(7), and before the transfer has been carried out to that Member State pursuant to Article 57(9), shall be taken back, under the conditions laid down in Articles 31 and 35, by the Member State of relocation.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1688 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. If, after having established the identity of the applicant, a Member State where an application for international protection has been registered considers that another Member State is responsible for examining the application, it shall, without delay and in any event within two months of the date on which the application was registered, request that other Member State to take charge of the applicant.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1708 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Where the applicant is an unaccompanied minorchild, the determining Member State may, where it considers that it is in the best interest of the minorchild, continue the procedure for determining the Member State responsible and request another Member State to take charge of the applicant despite the expiry of the time limits laid down in the first and second subparagraphs.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1713 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In the cases referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, the take charge request by another Member State shall be made using a standard form and including documents confirming the identity of the applicant as well as proof or circumstantial evidence as described in the two lists referred to in Article 30(4) and/or relevant elements from the applicant’s statement, enabling the authorities of the requested Member State to check whether it is responsible on the basis of the criteria laid down in this Regulation.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1805 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1855 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States other than the Member State of first entry shall not hold a person in detention for the sole reason that he or she is subject to the procedure established by this Regulation.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1867 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Where there is a risk of absconding, or when an applicant fails to produce documents proving his or her identity, Member States may detain the person concerned in order to secure transfer procedures in accordance with this Regulation, on the basis of an individual assessment and only in so far as detention is proportional and other less coercive alternative measures cannot be applied effectively, based on an individual assessment of the person’s circumstances.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1957 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the sole purpose of the provision of medical care or treatment, in particular concerning disabled persons, elderly people, pregnant women, minors, children and persons who have been subject to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical and sexual violence, the transferring Member State shall, in so far as it is available to the competent authority in accordance with national law, transmit to the Member State responsible information on any special needs of the person to be transferred, which in specific cases may include information on that person’s physical or mental health. That information shall be transferred in a common health certificate with the necessary documents attached. The Member State responsible shall ensure that those special needs are adequately addressed, including in particular any essential medical care that may be required.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 1975 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. Provided it is necessary for the examination of the application for international protection, the Member State responsible may request another Member State to let it know on what grounds the applicant bases his or her application and, where applicable, the grounds for any decisions taken concerning the applicant. The other Member State may refuse to respond to the request submitted to it, if the communication of such information is likely to harm its essential interests or the protection of the liberties and fundamental rights of the person concerned or of others. In any event, communication of the information requested shall be subject to the written approval of the applicant for international protection, obtained by the requesting Member State. In that case, the applicant must know for what specific information he or she is giving his or her approval.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2018 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Solidarity cContributions for the benefit of a Member State under migratory pressure or subject to disembarkations following search and rescue operations shallmay consist of the following types:
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2035 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) assistance to protect the external border of the Union;
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2083 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46 deleted Solidarity Forum shall comprise all Member States. The Commission shall convene and preside the Solidarity Forum in order to ensure the smooth functioning of this Part.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2099 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4
4. Within one month of the adoption of the Migration Management Report, Member States shall notify the Commission of the contributions they intend to make, by completing the SAR Solidarity Response Plan set out in Annex I. Member States shall indicate whether they intend to provide contributions in the form of: (a) Article 45(1), point (a); or (b) Article 45(1), point (d) identified in the Migration Management Report; or (c) Article 45(1), point (a) of vulnerable persons pursuant to Article 49(4).deleted relocation in accordance with measures in accordance with relocation in accordance with
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) relocation in accordance with Article 45(1), point (a); ordeleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) measures in accordance with Article 45(1), point (d) identified in the Migration Management Report; ordeleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) relocation in accordance with Article 45(1), point (a) of vulnerable persons pursuant to Article 49(4).deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Commission considers that the solidarity contributions indicated by all the Member States pursuant to paragraph 4 fall significantly short of the total solidarity contributions set out in the Migration Management Report, the Commission shall convene the Solidarity Forum. The Commission shall invite Member States to adjust the number and, where relevant, the type of contributions. Member States that adjust their contributions shall submit revised SAR Solidarity Response Plans in the course of the Solidarity Forum.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2143 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2178 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2187 #
2. Under the coordination of the Commission and competent Member State agencies, the Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall draw up the list of eligible persons to be relocated and to be subject to return sponsorship. The list shall indicate the distribution of those persons among theMember States that have concluded agreements with third countries enabling the relocation to third countributing Memby partner Sstates taking into account the total number of reception centres of eligible persons to befor relocated or to be subject to return sponsorship by each contributing Member State, the nationality of those persons and the existence of meaningful links between them and the Member State of relocation or of return sponsorship. Priority shall be given to the relocation of vulnerable persons. The Asylum Agency and the Europeaion as well as a list of countries that comply with requirements to accept returns from the Member States. The list shall lay out all current agreements with regard to third country processing and facilitation of international protection as well as all third countries that comply or do not comply with requirements to accept returns or host reception centres in Border and Coast Guard Agency shall assist the Commission in monitoring the use of the solidarity poolfor third countries to be eligible for any EU funding such as development aid.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall support and facilitate the procedures leading to the relocation of applicants and the implementation of return sponsorship, paying particular attention to unaccompsuccessful conclusion of agreements between Member States and third countries for the purposes of relocation to third country partner state reception centres of applicants for international protection and the facilitation of granited minors. It shall coordinate the operational aspects of relocrequests. In addition, the Commission shall also make it a priority to support by all means available, the successful implementation andof return sponsorshipagreements, including with the assistance of experts or teams of experts to be deployed by the Asylum Agencyby not providing any funds to beneficiary third countries that refuse to enter into return agreements with Member States orf the European Border and Coast Guard AgencUnion or refuse to host reception centres on their territory.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) the number of unaccompanied minors and children.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Where the report referred to in Article 51 indicates that a Member State is under migratory pressure, the other Member States which are not themselves benefitting Member States shallcan contribute by means of the svolidarituntary contributions referred to in Article 45(1), points (a), (b) and (c). Member States shall prioritise the relocation of unaccompanied minors.
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2316 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. Where the report referred to in Article 51 identifies measures referred to in paragraph 3, point (b)(iii) of that Article, other Member States may contribute by means of those measures instead of measures referred to in Article 51(3)(b)(ii). Such measures shall not lead to a short fall of more than 30% of the total contributions identified in the report on migratory pressure under Article 51(3)(b)(ii).deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2323 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. Within two weeks from the adoption of the report referred to in Article 51, Member States shall submit to the Commission a Solidarity Response Plan by completing the form in Annex II. The Solidarity Response Plan shall indicate the type of contributions from among those set out in Article 51(3)(b)(ii) or, where relevant, the measures set out in Article 51(3)(b)(iii) that Member States propose to take. Where Member States propose more than one type of contribution set out in Article 51(3)(b)(ii), they shall indicate the share of each. Where the Solidarity Response Plan includes return sponsorship, Member States shall indicate the nationalities of the illegally staying third-country nationals present on the territory of the Member State concerned that they intend to sponsor. Where Member States indicate measures set out in Article 51(3)(b)(iii) in the Solidarity Response Plan they shall also indicate the detailed arrangements and the time-frame for their implementation.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2337 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 4
4. Where the Commission considers that the solidarity contributions indicated in the Solidarity Response Plans do not correspond to the needs identified in the report on migratory pressure provided for in Article 51, it shall convene the Solidarity Forum. In such cases, the Commission shall invite Member States to adjust the type of contributions in their Solidarity Response Plans in the course of the Solidarity Forum by submitting revised Solidarity Response Plans.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2342 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 5
5. A Member State proposing solidarity contributions set out in Article 51(3)(b)(ii), may request a deduction of 10% of its share calculated according to the distribution key set out in Article 54 where it indicates in the Solidarity Response Plans that over the preceding five years it has examined twice the Union average per capita of applications for international protection.deleted
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2353 #
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
The share of solidarity contributions referred to in Article 45(1), points (a), (b) and (c) to be provided by each Member State in accordance with Articles 48 and 53 shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Annex III and shall be basedArticle 54 deleted Distribution key the size onf the following criteria for each Member State, according to the latest available Eurostat data: (a)population (50% the total GDP (50% weighting); (b).
2021/12/09
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2417 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) providing counselling on return and reintegration to illegally staying third-country nationals;deleted
2021/12/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 3
3. Member States which have contributed or plan to contribute with solidarity contributions in response to a request for solidarity support by a Member State, or on its own initiative, shall notify the Commission, thereof by completing the Solidarity Support Plan form set out in Annex IV. The Solidarity Response Plan shall include, where relevant, verifiable information, including on the scope and nature of the measures and their implementation.
2021/12/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where relocation to third country partner state reception centres is to be applied, the benefitting Member State shall identify the persons who could be relocated to third country partner state reception centres. Where the person concerned is an applicant for or a beneficiary of international protection, that Membe hosting third country partner Sstate shall take into account, where applicable,by way of agreement with one or multiple Member State(s) take into account the existence of meaningful links between the person concerned and the Membculture, language and religion of the partner Sstate of relocation. Where the identified person to be relocated is aproviding reception centre capacity. For the purposes of this regulation only Member States are competent to specify whether or not the consent of the beneficiary ofor international protection, the person concerned shall be relocated only after that person consented to relocation in writingo be relocated to a third country reception centre is required, and to legislate to this effect if necessary.
2021/12/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2461 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where relocation is to be applied, the benefitting Member State shall identify the persons who could be relocated. Where the person concerned is an applicant for or a beneficiary of international protection, that Member State shall take into account, where applicable, the existence of meaningful links between the person concerned and the Member State 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 consented to relocation in writing.
2021/12/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 2565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71
Directive 2003/109/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendments to the Long Term Residence 1. as follows: Article 4 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph is added: ‘With regard to beneficiaries of international protection, the required period of legal and continuous residence shall be three years.rticle 71 deleted Directive Directive 2003/109/EC is amended in paragraph 1, the following sub- (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2021/12/10
Committee: LIBE