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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the creation of a European network of immigration liaison officers (recast) PDF (264 KB) DOC (114 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Dossiers: 2018/0153(COD)
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Amendments (74)

Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the creation of a European network of immigration liaison officers (recast) (Cross-cutting amendment to be applied to the whole text)
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Migration is a worldwide and multidimensional phenomenon which has its origin in very many factors. Most migration nowadays is voluntary. However a growing number of people are forcibly displaced and need special protection because they are fleeing fragile states, conflicts and persecution. Challenges linked to the mobility of individuals should therefore be addressed in a holistic manner that takes account of all the dimensions to migration while prioritising its human dimension. It is essential that the European Union and its Member States guarantee safe, orderly and regular migration as advocated by the UN in the Global Compact for Migration and the Global Compact on Refugees.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) In a global and holistic approach to migration the movements of both EU nationals and of third country nationals need to be considered, alongside the number of third country nationals arriving in the European Union and those leaving it. In 2017, over 3.1 million residence permits were issued in the European Union, 27% for family reasons, 17% for studies, 32% for work and only 24% for other reasons, including humanitarian grounds. A more accurate view of migratory movements targeting the European Union can be obtained by looking at third country nationals returned to their country of origin and the grounds on which residence permits have been issued.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The sharp increase of mixin forced migratory flowsion in 2015 and 2016 has put under pressure migration, asylum and border management systems and called for arevealed the structural limitations of the policy of welcoming refugees and migrants, and put under pressure migration, asylum and border management systems, particularly in Member States located at the Union's external borders. As European solidarity weakened, a supportive, coordinated, complete and effective European response ought to have been put in place that complied fully with the international obligations incumbent on Member States, particularly in the field of international protection.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The sharp rise in the number of deaths at the borders, estimated at over 17 000 since 2014, has revealed the structural limitations of the Union's migration policy and the tools at its disposal, notably in Member States located on the Union's external borders, caused in part by a lack of European solidarity. The failure of relocation programmes and the inadequate implementation of resettlement programmes make strengthening Member States' reception, asylum, integration and migration systems absolutely essential, in order to predict and manage properly the arrival of migrants and set up safe and legal pathways such as humanitarian visas.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The objective of Union policy in the field of migration is to replace irregular and uncontrolled flows with safe and well-managed pathways through a comprehensive approach addressing all aspects of immigrationshould be based on actual migrant figures, a comprehensive approach based on full respect for human rights and on principles of solidarity and responsibility in order to take account of all aspects of migration, namely all movements, both arrivals and departures, irrespective of the motivation and nationality of origin of each person concerned.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Respecting human rights standards remainis a fundamental principle of the Union in addressing the migration crisis. The Union is committed to protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, regardless of their migratory status and without discrimination concerning their origin, nationality, or actual or presumed religion, in full compliance with international law.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Regulation should respect fundamental rights and observe the principles recognised by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Articles 2 and 6 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and reaffirmed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the 'Charter'). In particular, the Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for human dignity, the right to life, the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the prohibition of trafficking in human beings, the right to liberty and security, the right to the protection of personal data, the right to asylum, the rights of the child, the right to privacy and to a family life and the right to an effective remedy. It also seeks to promote the application of the principles of non-discrimination and non-refoulement.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
(4b) In performing their duties, migration liaison officers should fully respect human dignity, in particular in cases involving vulnerable people. Any measures taken in performance of their duties should be proportionate to the objectives pursued by such measures.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) The Regulation should be implemented in full compliance with the principle of non-refoulement as defined in the Charter and as interpreted by the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and of the European Court of Human Rights.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) To ensure the effective implementation of the Union policies on immigration in all their aspects, consistent dialogue and cooperation should be pursued with key third countries of origin and transit of migrants and asylum seekersnot restricting these policies to forced migration and taking account in them of both the arrival and departure of third country nationals, consistent dialogue and cooperation should be pursued with key third countries, in order in particular to ensure migrants' human rights are promoted and protected. Such cooperation should provide for better management of immigration, including departures and returns, contribute to the stabilisation of migrants' flows, in full respect of human rights, including by addressing and effectively tackling the root causes of forced displacement and migration, and should support capacity to gather and share information, and prevent and counter migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, as well as asylum seekers' access toensure access to international protection.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In light of the increasing demand for intelligence and information to support evidence-based policy making and operational responses, in addition to improving the EU's statistics tools in this field there is a need for immigration liaison officers to ensure that their insight and knowledge contribute fully to the establishment of a comprehensive situational picture on third countries.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The deployment of the current European Migration Liaison Officers to the key countries of origin and transit, as called upon by the conclusions of the special meeting of the Heads of States and Governments on 23 April 2015, was a first step towards enhancing the engagement with third countries on migration-related issues and stepping up coordination with immigration liaison officers deployed by Member States. Building on this experience, longer-term deployments of immigration liaison officers by the Commission to third countries are to be foreseen to support development, implementation and to maximise the impact of Union action on migration.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The objective of this Regulation is to ensure better coordination and optimise utilisation of liaison officers deployed to third countries by Member States, the Commission and Union Agencies in the field of migration, and contribute to better management of migration and mobility in full compliance with humanitarian and human rights obligations in order to respond more effectively to the EU priorities of preventing and combatting illegal immigration and related cross- border criminality such as, smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings, facilitating return, readmission and reintegration activities, contributing to integrated management of the Union's external borders, as well as supporting management of legal immigration, including in the area of international protection, resettlement and pre-departure integration measures undertaken by Member States and the Union.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Taking into account that mandates and tasksliaison officers in charge of immigration liaison officers may overlap, due efforts should be made to better coordinate the work ofor human rights issues are deployed by different authorities and that their mandates and tasks may overlap, cooperation and the exchange of information between immigration liaison officers operating within the same third country or region should be better coordinated. Where immigration liaison officers are deployed directly to the Union's diplomatic missions or to Union agencies in a third country by the Commission, they should initiate and lead immigration liaison officers' network in that third country.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) AThe full list of immigration liaison officers deployed to third countries should therefore be established and updated regularly by the Steering Board. The list should include information related to the location, composition and activities of different networks, and including the contact details and the summary of duties of the deployed immigration liaison officers.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Special provisions should be made for a wider Union capacity building action for immigration liaison officers, through a development, in cooperation with relevant Union Agencies, of common core curricula and pre-deployment training courses, and for supporting the reinforcement of the operational capacity of networks of immigration liaison officers. The training courses shall in particular raise awareness of respect for fundamental rights and especially the right to asylum.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Networks of immigration liaison officers should avoid duplicating the work of Union Agencies and other Union instruments or structures and should bring an added value to what they already achieve in terms of collecting and exchanging information in the area of immigration, in particular by focusing on operational aspects. They should act as facilitators and providers of information from third countries to support Union Agencies in their functions and tasks, in particular where Union Agencies have not yet established cooperative relations with third countries. Closer cooperation between networks of immigration liaison officers and relevant Union Agencies should be established to that effect.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Member States authorities should ensure that strategic and operational analytical products of the Union Agencies in relation to illegal immigration, return, cross-border criminalitymigration statistics, human trafficking or international protection and resettlement effectively reach immigration liaison officers in third countries and that the information provided by immigration liaison officers is shared with the relevant Union Agencies – in particular the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Europol and the European Union Asylum Agency, the European Union Asylum Agency and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights within the scope of their respective legal frameworks.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the most effective use of information collected by the networks of immigration liaison officers, such information should be available through a secure web-based information exchange platform which fully respects the right to the protection of personal data.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Information collected by immigration liaison officers should support the implementation of the technical and operational European integrated border management referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation (EU) No 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council17and contribute to the development and maintenance of the national border surveillance systems in line with Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council18. _________________ 17 Regulation (EU) No 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/299 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 836/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1- 76). 18 Regulation (EU) No 1052/2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 establishing the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur) (OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 11-26).deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The processing of personal data within the framework of this Regulation should be for the purposes of rendesuring assistance tothat the fundamental rights of returning third- country nationals are upheld and facilitating the resettlement of persons in need of international protection and implementing Union measures in respectregarding legislation ofn the admission of legal immigrantmobility of returning third-country nationals. A legal framework that recognises the role of immigration liaison officers in this context is therefore necessary.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The return of third-country nationals who do not fulfil or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry, stay or residence in the Member States, in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council23, is an essential component of the comprehensive efforts to tackle illegal immigration and represents an important reason of substantial public interest. _________________ 23 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Immigration liaison officers need to process personal data to facilitate return operations. The third countries of return are not often subject to adequacy decisions adopted by the Commission under Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, or under Article 36 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, and have often not concluded or do not intend to conclude a readmission agreement with the Union or otherwise provide for appropriate safeguards within the meaning of Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or within the meaning of the national provisions transposing Article 37 of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Despite the extensive efforts of the Union in cooperating with the main countries of origin of illegally staying third-country nationals subject to an obligation to return, it is not always possible to ensure such third countries systematically fulfil the obligation established by international law to readmit their own nationals. Readmission agreements, concluded or being negotiated by the Union or the Member States and providing for appropriate safeguards for the transfer of data to third countries pursuant to Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or pursuant to the national provisions transposing Article 36 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, cover a limited number of such third countries. In the situation where such agreements do not exist, personal data should be transferred by immigration liaison officers for the purposes of implementing the return operations of the Union, in line with the conditions laid down in Article 49(1)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or in the national provisions transposing Article 38 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 are met.deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In the interest of the persons concerned and in particular in order to speed up procedures, immigration liaison officers should be able to process personal data of persons in need of international protection subject to resettlement and of persons wishing to migrate legally in the Union in order to confirm their identity and nationality.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Since the objectives of this Regulation, which are to optimise utilisation of immigration liaison officers deployed by Member States, Commission and EU AUnion agencies to third countries in order to more effectively implement Union priorities regarding preventing and combatting illegal immigration, facilitating return, readmissioand to set out obligations to enhance cooperation and the exchange of information through the creation of local and regional networks, in order to more effectively implement Union priorities in the area of migration, voluntary return and reintegration, contributing to integrated management of the Union’s external borders, as well as supporting management of legal immigration or international protection schemes, in full respect of humanitarian and human rights obligations, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone but are better achieved through coordination 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. 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 those objectives.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules to improve the cooperation and enhance the coordination of immigration liaison officers deployed to third countries by Member States, the Commission and the Union Agencies, as well as to step up the exchange of information among them and promote at all levels the respect for human rights and international protection obligations, through the creation of a European network of immigration liaison officers.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation is without prejudice to the tasks of immigration liaison officers within the framework of their responsibilities under Union and nationalthe law, policies orand procedures or under special agreements concluded with the host countryf the Union and the Member States or orf international organisations.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) a representative of one of the Member States, deployed abroad by the immigration service , law enforcement or other competent authorities in order to establish and maintain contacts with the authorities of a third country with a view to contributing to the prevention and combating of illegal immigration, the return of illegally staying third-country nationals and the management of legal immigration ;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) a liaison officer designated, and deployed abroad, by the competent authorities of one of the Member States, or the Commission or a Union agency, as provided for in the relevant legal act of the Union applicable to the agency in question, to deal with migration-related issues.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) the liaison officers deployed abroad by the Commission in order to establish and maintain contacts with the authorities of the third country on immigration-related issues;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
(c) the liaison officers deployed abroad by the Union Agencies as referred to in their respective legal basis and dealing with immigration-related issues;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2a. Immigration liaison officers shall perform their tasks in full respect of fundamental rights and paying particular attention to vulnerable people, people at risk of violence or persecution and especially children, unaccompanied minors, women, the elderly and victims of human trafficking. Immigration liaison officers shall adopt a gender-sensitive approach when undertaking the tasks conferred to them. They shall respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the right to human dignity, the right to liberty and security, the respect for private and family life, the protection of personal data, the right to asylum and protection of the principle of non-refoulement and protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition, the right to non- discrimination, the rights of the child and the right to an effective remedy.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. “return” means return as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Immigration liaison officers shall establish and maintain direct contacts with the competent authorities of the third country and any, including local authorities and in particular the appropriate organisations operating within the third country, including civil society organisations, with a view to implementing this Regulation .
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Immigration liaison officers shall collect information for use either at the operational level, or at a strategic level, or both. Such information shall not contain personal data. Such information shall in particular concern the following issues only:
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) migratory flows originating from or transiting through the country and measures taken by the EU and its Member States, in particular those aimed at facilitating the mobility of persons in need of international protection, in particular with regard to resettlement, as well as measures taken to benefit vulnerable persons;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) routes used by these migratory flows in order to reach the territories of the Member Stateimplementation of measures taken by the Union and the Member States concerning all legislation pertaining to the mobility of third-country nationals;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i (new)
(i) third-country nationals' access to short- and long-stay visa issuance procedures
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii (new)
(ii) third-country nationals' access to procedures for the issuance of residence permits of all kinds
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – point iii (new)
(iii) access to family-reunification procedures
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) incidents and events that may be or become the cause for new developments with respect to migratory flows ;a reconfiguration of migratory movements and human rights violations
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) respect for fundamental rights by third countries and ways and means to assist the authorities in host third countries in preventing illegal immigration flows originating from or transiting through their territories;any violations
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ways and means to facilitate return, readmission and reintegration voluntary return with full respect for the dignity of persons and fundamental rights, repatriation and reintegration and incidents occurring after such returns, including arrests, threats or persecution of the persons concerned upon their return;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) asylum seekers' access to the following forms of protection in the third country;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h – point i (new)
(i) international protection, including structural and systemic weaknesses or risks of persecution that could hinder or make access to the internal procedures of third countries relating to international protection difficult for those wishing to make use of them; If there is a risk of persecution, the Migration Liaison Office shall inform the authorities responsible for international protection as soon as possible so as to ensure the application for international protection is not rejected on the grounds that the applicant may receive protection within his country of origin
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h – point ii (new)
(ii) protection on humanitarian grounds;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) the general situation of fundamental rights in the third country on the basis of the obligations set out by Union law and international instruments in the field of human rights;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) possible legal immigration strategies and channels between the Union and third countries, including resettlement and other protection tools as well as skills and labour market needs;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) establishing the identity of illegally staying third-country nationals and facilitating their return in accordance with the Directive 2008/115/EC ;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) confirming the identities of persons entitled to family reunification in the Union and facilitating the corresponding procedures;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c b (new)
(cb) confirming the identities of, and facilitating safe and legal pathways to the Union for, the most vulnerable persons, who need immediate protection, including humanitarian visas, humanitarian corridors and other protection tools.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Immigration liaison officers shall carry out their tasks within the framework of their responsibilities and– in full respect for the dignity of individuals and their fundamental rights, including the protection of personal data – in compliance with the provisions, includingsuch as those on the protection of personal data, laid down in Union and national laws and in any agreements or arrangements concluded with third countries or international organisations.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States , the Commission and the Union Agencies shall inform the Steering Board of their plans for deployment of immigration liaison officers, including a description of their duties and the duration of their deployment . The European Parliament shall be notified of that information immediately.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) exchange information, where appropriate, on experience regarding asylum seekers’ access toccess to international protection;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) coordinate positions to be adopted in contacts with commercial carriers, when appropriate;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) organise information sessions and training courses for members of the diplomatic and consular staff of the missions of the Member States in the third country, when appropriate, including special training on the right to asylum and the principle of non-refoulement, and on the protection of persons in vulnerable situations, especially minors, women, the elderly and victims of trafficking in human beings; that training shall provide a clear overview of the obligations laid down in EU law and international instruments in the field of human rights;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The network of immigration liaison officers shall, where necessary and if possible, include immigration liaison officers with expertise in the fields of child protection, trafficking in human beings, gender equality and protection against discrimination, and notably socio- cultural and religious discrimination and gender-based violence.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may bilaterally or multilaterally agree that immigration liaison officers who are deployed to a third country or international organisation by a Member State shall also look after the interests of one or more other Member States.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Steering Board shall be composed of one representative of each Member State, two representatives of the Commission, one representative of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, oneUnion Agency for Asylum, a representative of the Europolean Agency for Fundamental Rights and onea representative of the European Union Asylum AgencyParliament as an observer. The Steering Board members shall be appointed on the basis of their relevant experience and expertise in managingrespect of the tasks assigned to liaison officers networks.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A representative of the European Parliament shall be appointed to act as observer at the meetings of the Steering Board.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) establish priorities and activities by adopting a biennial work programme and indicating resources needed to support that work, all of which should be notified to the European Parliament at the earliest opportunity;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) review implementation of activities established in the biennial work programme, appointment of network coordinators and progress made by networks of immigration liaison officers in their cooperation with competent authorities in third countries, all of which should be notified to the European Parliament at the earliest opportunity;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) support the development of capability of immigration liaison officers, including through developing common core curricula, pre-deployment training and the organisation of joint seminars on subjects as referred to in Article 3(2) on the basis of the special training tools available or newly-developed by the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), or any other relevant international organisations in the field of international and EU law on fundamental rights;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) draw up and build upon, in cooperation with FRA, a code of conduct applicable to all immigration liaison officers that lays down procedures to ensure respect for fundamental rights, with a particular focus on vulnerable persons;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) relevant documents, reports and analytical products in the area of immigration, mobility and respect for human rights, in particular factual information on countries or regions in which immigration liaison officers are deployed;
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Immigration liaison officers may process personal data for the purpose of the tasks referred to in Article 3(4). They may not under any circumstances have access to EU ad hoc databases. That personal data shall be erased after completion of the task.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) biometric or biographic data where necessary to confirm the identity and nationality of third-country nationals for the purposes of return, including all types of documents which can be considered as proof or prima facie evidence of nationality;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) passenger lists for return flights to third countries;deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any exchange of personal data shall be strictly limited to what is necessary for the purposes of this Regulation. Such data must be anonymised wherever possible.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Transfers of personal data by Immigration liaison officers under this Article to third countries and international organisations shall be done in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 or with national provisions transposing Chapter V of Directive (EU) 2016/680.deleted
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Any exchange of information which provides a third country with information that could be used to identify persons or groups of persons whose request for access to international protection is under examination or who are at serious risk of being subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment or any other violation of fundamental rights shall be prohibited.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. FivNo later than three years after the date of adoption of this Regulation and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the European Council on the application of the Regulation, including on its impact on fundamental rights.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Member States and the relevant Union agencies shall provide the Commission with the necessary information for the preparation of the report on the application of the Regulation.
2018/11/26
Committee: LIBE