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In its communication of 6 April 2016 entitled ‘Towards a Reform of the Common European Asylum System and Enhancing Legal Avenues to Europe’, the Commission announced that it would set out a proposal for a structured resettlement system framing the Union’s policy on resettlement and providing a common approach to safe and legal arrival to […]
Any personal data of persons granted international protection or a national humanitarian status in accordance with this Regulation should be stored for five years from the date of registration at national level. That five-year period should be considered to be sufficient for the purposes of the admission procedure, given that the majority of such persons […]
In accordance with the of the European Parliament and of the Council (9), in order to comprehensively reflect the efforts of each Member State, the number of third-country nationals admitted by the Member States through Union and national resettlement or humanitarian admission schemes should be taken into account in the assessment of the overall situation […]
The best interests of the child should be a primary consideration for Member States when applying the provisions of this Regulation that possibly affect minors.
This Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (9); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. 9. Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 […]
Wherever it becomes clear during the screening that a third-country national subject to such screening fulfils the entry conditions for third-country nationals laid down in , the screening should end and the third-country national concerned should be authorised to enter the territory, without prejudice to the application of penalties for the unauthorised crossing of external […]
Member States should equip the independent monitoring mechanism with appropriate financial means.
The identification or verification of identity of persons during border checks at the border crossing point and any consultation of the databases in the context of border surveillance or police checks in the external border area or within the territory by the authorities who referred the person concerned to the screening should be considered as […]
In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, as annexed to the and to the , Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen […]
To strengthen cooperation with third countries on asylum and migration, including readmission and addressing the root causes and drivers of irregular migration and forced displacement, it is necessary to promote and build tailor-made and mutually beneficial partnerships with those countries. Such partnerships should provide a framework for better coordination of the relevant Union policies and […]
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