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Member States should take all necessary measures, inter alia, to provide access to international protection and adequate reception conditions to those in need, to promote legal pathways, to enable the effective application of the rules on determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection, to effectively manage the return of third-country […]
In order to facilitate the decision-making process, the Commission proposal for a Council implementing act establishing the Annual Solidarity Pool should not be made public until its adoption by the Council.
The Common European Asylum System has been built progressively as a common area of protection based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (the ‘Geneva Convention’), thus ensuring that no person […]
The definition of family member should reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should therefore include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the […]
In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 (15) , transfers to the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection may be carried out on a voluntary basis, by supervised departure or under escort. Member States should promote voluntary transfers by providing adequate information to the person concerned and should ensure that […]
In order to provide for supplementary rules, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the identification of family members, siblings or relatives of an unaccompanied minor; the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links in respect of unaccompanied minors; the criteria […]
1. In implementing their obligations under this Regulation, the Union and the Member States shall observe the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility as enshrined in Article 80 , and shall take into account their shared interest in the effective functioning of the Union’s asylum and migration management policies. 2. In fulfilling their […]
1. In order to facilitate the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, the competent authorities of the determining Member State referred to in Article 38(1) shall conduct a personal interview with the applicant for the purpose of applying Article 39. The interview shall also enable the applicant to properly understand the information received in […]
1. The Member State where an application for international protection is first registered pursuant to or, where applicable, the Member State of relocation shall start the procedure for determining the Member State responsible without delay. 2. If the applicant absconds, the Member State where an application is first registered or, where applicable, the Member State […]
The Asylum Agency shall set up and facilitate the activities of one or more networks of the competent authorities referred to in Article 52(1), with a view to enhancing practical cooperation, including transfers, and information sharing on all matters related to the full application of this Regulation, including the development of practical tools, best practices […]
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