Reception Directive – Page 4 – EU Migration Pact information

Reception Directive:
Recital 18

Where applicants are able to move freely only within a geographical area of the Member States’ territory, Member States should guarantee the applicants’ effective access to their rights under this Directive and to the procedural guarantees in the procedure for international protection within that geographical area. The possibility to temporarily leave that geographical area should […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 34

In order to ensure compliance with the procedural guarantee of the opportunity to contact organisations or groups of persons that provide legal assistance, information should be provided on such organisations and groups of persons.

Reception Directive:
Recital 50

In order to promote the self-sufficiency of applicants and to limit wide discrepancies between Member States, it is essential to provide clear rules on the applicants’ access to the labour market and to ensure that such access is effective, by not imposing conditions that effectively hinder an applicant from seeking employment, not unduly restricting access […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 66

Experience shows that contingency planning is needed to ensure to the extent possible adequate reception of applicants in cases where Member States are confronted with a disproportionate number of applicants for international protection. Whether the measures envisaged in Member States’ contingency plans are adequate should be monitored and assessed. Contingency planning is an integral part […]

Reception Directive:
Article 5 – Information

1. Member States shall provide applicants with information relating to the reception conditions set out in this Directive, including information specific to their reception systems, as soon as possible and in good time in order to effectively enable applicants to benefit from the rights and comply with the obligations provided for in this Directive. Member […]

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Article 21 – Reception conditions in a Member State other than the one in which the applicant is required to be present

From the moment applicants have been notified of a decision to transfer them to the Member State responsible in accordance with , they shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 17 to 20 of this Directive in any Member State other than the one in which they are required to […]

Reception Directive:
Article 37 – Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Correlation table Directive 2013/33/EU This Directive Article 33(1) Article 37 Article 33(2) —

Reception Directive:
Recital 3

The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) establishes a system for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection, common standards for asylum procedures, reception conditions and procedures and rights of beneficiaries of international protection. Notwithstanding the progress that has been made in the development of the , there are still notable […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 19

For reasons of public order or in order to effectively prevent the applicant from absconding, Member States should be able to decide that the applicant is allowed to reside only in a specific place, such as an accommodation centre, a private house, flat, hotel or other premises adapted for housing applicants. Such decision should not […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 35

When deciding on housing arrangements, Member States should take into account the best interests of the child, as well as the particular circumstances of any applicant who is dependent on family members or close relatives such as unmarried minor siblings already present in the Member State.