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A Member State should be able to derogate from the responsibility criteria at its own discretion, in particular on humanitarian, social, cultural 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 […]
should be amended to guarantee a full contribution by the Union budget to the total eligible expenditure of solidarity actions, as well as to introduce specific reporting requirements in relation to those actions, as part of the existing reporting obligations on the implementation of the Funds.
With a view to ensuring the consistent implementation of this Regulation by the time of its application, implementation plans at Union and national levels that identify gaps and operational steps for each Member State should be developed and implemented.
The adoption of measures under this Regulation in respect of a particular Member State should be without prejudice to the possibility to apply Article 78(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
In a situation of crisis, the solidarity measures to address such a situation should go beyond those provided for in . For that reason, when assessing the situation, the Commission should take into account quantitative and qualitative indicators provided for in Article 9 of that Regulation and substantiated information provided by the requesting Member State […]
When confronted with a situation of crisis or force majeure, it should be possible for the Member State concerned to extend the examination of applications for international protection at the border by six weeks. The extension should not be used in addition to the period referred to in Article 51(2), third subparagraph, of .
To ensure a sufficient level of preparedness for a situation of crisis, Members States should include in their contingency plans measures needed to respond to and resolve a situation of crisis, including measures needed to overcome challenges in the functioning of the Common European Asylum System and to protect the rights of applicants and beneficiaries […]
Furthermore, for the purpose of supporting the asylum system by applying Regulations , (6) and of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) and of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), it is necessary to record whether, following security checks referred to in this Regulation, it appears that a person could pose […]
With a view to facilitating the procedures for the identification and the issuance of travel documents for return purposes of illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons, a scanned colour copy of an identity or travel document should be recorded in Eurodac, where available, along with an indication of its authenticity. If such an identity […]
The obligation to take the biometric data of illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons of at least six years of age does not affect Member States’ right to extend a third-country national or stateless person’s stay on their territory pursuant to Article 20(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (27). 27. Convention implementing […]
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