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The biometric data taken during the screening should, together with the data referred to in the provisions on the collection and transmission of biometric data of applicants for international protection, of third-country nationals or stateless persons apprehended in connection with the irregular crossing of an external border, of third-country nationals or stateless persons illegally staying […]
Where justified, the screening could also include verification of objects in the possession of third-country nationals, in accordance with national law. Any measures applied in the context of a security check should be proportionate and should respect the human dignity of the persons subject to the screening. The authorities involved should ensure that the fundamental […]
Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein are not bound by . In those States the reception conditions for applicants for international protection are regulated by relevant national legislation based on the application of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 […]
Considering the importance of ensuring that the Union is prepared and able to adjust to the developing and evolving realities of asylum and migration management, the Commission should annually adopt a European Annual Asylum and Migration Report (the ‘Report’). The Report should assess the asylum, reception and migratory situation over the previous 12-month period along […]
When assessing whether a Member State is under migratory pressure, at risk of migratory pressure or facing a significant migratory situation, the Commission, on the basis of a broad quantitative and qualitative assessment, should take account of a broad range of factors, including the relevant recommendations provided by the Asylum Agency and information gathered pursuant […]
should apply to all procedures involving applicants under this Regulation, subject to the limitations in the application of that Directive.
A personal interview with the applicant should be organised in order to facilitate the determination of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection unless the applicant has absconded, has not attended the interview without justified reasons or the information provided by the applicant is sufficient for determining the Member State responsible. […]
Continuity between the system for determining the Member State responsible established by Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 and the system established by this Regulation should be ensured. Similarly, consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and of the European Parliament and of the Council (16) . 16. Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of […]
As regards Iceland and Norway, Parts III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute new legislation in a field which is covered by the subject matter of the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State […]
A situation of instrumentalisation could arise where a third country or a hostile non-state actor encourages or facilitates the movement of third-country nationals or stateless persons to the external borders of the Union or to a Member State, where such actions are indicative of an intention of a third country or a hostile non-state actor […]
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