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Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the establishment of criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection registered 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 situations […]
The rules and guarantees set out in Regulations (8), (9) and (10) of the European Parliament and of the Council and in Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council (11) should continue to apply irrespective of derogations applied under this Regulation. Member States should apply the measures provided for in this […]
In order to allow for the proper management of a situation of crisis, including instrumentalisation, or force majeure, and to ensure predictability and the appropriate adaptation of the relevant rules on the asylum procedure to such situations, including the asylum border procedure, power should be conferred upon the Commission to assess the situation, upon a […]
In situations of crisis and force majeure, the Member State should be authorised to derogate from in order to register applications for international protection no later than four weeks after they are made. Such an extension should be without prejudice to the rights of asylum applicants guaranteed by , and . Without prejudice to the […]
The relevant Union Agencies, and other relevant organisations can be consulted at the different stages of the application of the expedited procedure.
Furthermore, in order to reflect accurately the obligations Member States have under international law to conduct search and rescue operations and to provide a more accurate picture of the composition of migratory flows in the Union, it is also necessary to record in Eurodac the fact that the third-country nationals or stateless persons were disembarked […]
National authorities in the Member States experience difficulties in identifying illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons with a view to their return and readmission. It is therefore essential to ensure that data on third-country nationals or stateless persons who are staying illegally in the Union are collected and transmitted to Eurodac and are also […]
It is also necessary that Member States promptly take and transmit the biometric data of every applicant for international protection, of every person for whom Member States intend to conduct an admission procedure in accordance with , of every third-country national or stateless person who is apprehended in connection with the irregular crossing of an […]
Where necessary, hits should be checked by a trained fingerprint expert in order to ensure the accurate determination of responsibility under , the exact identification of the third-country national or stateless person and the exact identification of the criminal suspect or victim of crime whose data might be stored in Eurodac. Checks by a trained […]
It is necessary to designate and keep a list of the operating units of Europol that are authorised to request comparisons with Eurodac data through the Europol Access Point. Such units, including units dealing with trafficking in human beings, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, in particular where victims are minors, should be authorised to request […]
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