Reception Directive – Page 10 – EU Migration Pact information

Reception Directive:
Recital 58

Language skills are important to ensure that applicants have an adequate standard of living. Those skills also constitute a deterrent against secondary movements. Member States should therefore ensure or facilitate access to language courses to the extent they consider such courses appropriate in order to help enhance an applicant’s ability to act autonomously and interact […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 74

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the and to the , Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Directive and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

Reception Directive:
Article 13 – Detention of applicants with special reception needs

1. The health, including the mental health, of applicants in detention who have special reception needs shall be of primary concern to national authorities. Where the detention of applicants with special reception needs would put their physical and mental health at serious risk, those applicants shall not be detained. Where applicants with special reception needs […]

Reception Directive:
Article 29 – Appeals

1. Member States shall ensure that decisions relating to the granting, withdrawal or reduction of benefits under this Directive, decisions refusing to grant the permission referred to in Article 8(5), first subparagraph, or decisions taken under Article 9 which affect applicants individually may be the subject of an appeal within the procedures laid down in […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 11

Standard conditions for the reception of applicants sufficient to ensure them an adequate standard of living and comparable living conditions in all Member States should be laid down. The harmonisation of reception conditions for applicants should help to limit the secondary movements of applicants influenced by the variety of conditions for their reception.

Reception Directive:
Recital 27

An acceptable maximum timeframe for the judicial review of detention should be determined in light of the circumstances of each case, taking into account the complexity of the procedure, as well as the diligence shown by the competent authorities, any delay caused by the detained person and any other factors causing delay for which the […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 43

The main role of a representative should be to guarantee the best interests of the child and represent, assist or act on behalf of an unaccompanied minor. The representative should be able to explain information provided to the unaccompanied minor, liaise with the competent authorities to ensure immediate access for the unaccompanied minor to material […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 59

The right to equal treatment should not give rise to rights in relation to situations which fall outside the scope of Union law.

Reception Directive:
Recital 75

This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by . In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for human dignity and to promote the application of Articles 1, 4, 6, 7, 18, 21, 24 and 47 of and has to be implemented accordingly.

Reception Directive:
Article 14 – Families

Where a Member State provides applicants with housing, it shall take appropriate measures to maintain, as far as possible, family unity present within its territory. Such measures shall be implemented with the applicant’s consent. Correlation table Directive 2013/33/EU This Directive Article 12 Article 14