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In the event of a hit for the purposes of identification or verification of identity or of a security check, the screening authority should verify that data recorded in EU information systems or Europol data correspond to the data triggering a hit.
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 Member States, based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between Member States, which is fair towards third-country nationals […]
Benefitting Member States should be granted the possibility to implement actions in or in relation to third countries, in accordance with the scope and purpose of this Regulation and of of the European Parliament and of the Council (8) . 8. Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July […]
Responsibility offsets should be introduced as a secondary level solidarity measure, pursuant to which the responsibility for examining an application is transferred to the contributing Member State, depending on whether or not the relocation pledges reach certain thresholds as set out in this Regulation. In certain circumstances, in order to provide sufficient predictability for the […]
Without prejudice to the competence of Member States on the acquisition of nationality and the fact that, under international law, it is for each Member State, having due regard to Union law, to lay down the conditions for the acquisition and loss of nationality, in applying this Regulation, Member States should respect their international obligations […]
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 […]
of the European Parliament and of the Council (18) applies to the processing of personal data by the Member States under this Regulation. Member States should implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure and be able to demonstrate that processing is performed in accordance with that Regulation and the provisions specifying its requirements in […]
The Union and its Member States could be confronted with migratory challenges that can vary greatly, in particular with regard to the scale and the composition of the arrivals. It is therefore essential that the Union be equipped with a variety of tools to respond to all types of situations. The comprehensive approach as outlined […]
As regards Cyprus, Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 (12) provides for specific rules that apply to the line between the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus exercises effective control and those areas in which it does not exercise effective control. Although that line does not constitute […]
The procedural rules set out in for carrying out relocation apply for the purpose of ensuring the proper implementation of the solidarity measures in a situation of crisis, taking into account the gravity and urgency of that situation.
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