Reception Directive – Page 9 – EU Migration Pact information

Reception Directive:
Recital 9

Where an applicant is present in a Member State other than the one in which he or she is required to be present in accordance with of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), the applicant should not be entitled to material reception conditions, access to the labour market, language courses or vocational training […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 25

An applicant should be considered as no longer being available to the competent authorities where that applicant fails to respond to requests relating to the procedures under or the procedure under unless the applicant provides adequate reasons why he or she was unable to respond to those requests, for example medical or other unexpected reasons […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 41

In its communication of 12 April 2017‘The protection of children in migration’, the Commission underlined that Member States must put in place appropriate safeguards to protect all children in migration present on their territory, including by the adoption of measures to ensure that children are provided with safe and appropriate accommodation as well as necessary […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 57

Union law does not limit the power of the Member States to organise their social security schemes. In the absence of harmonisation at Union level, it is for each Member State to lay down the conditions under which social security benefits are granted, as well as the amount of such benefits and the period for […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 73

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the and to the , and without prejudice to Article 4 of that Protocol, Ireland is not taking part in the adoption of […]

Reception Directive:
Article 12 – Conditions of detention

1. Detention of applicants shall take place, as a rule, in specialised detention facilities. Where a Member State cannot provide accommodation in a specialised detention facility and is obliged to resort to prison accommodation, the detained applicant shall be kept separately from ordinary prisoners and the detention conditions provided for in this Directive shall apply. […]

Reception Directive:
Article 28 – Victims of torture and violence

1. Member States shall ensure that persons who have been subjected to trafficking in human beings, torture, rape or other serious acts of psychological, physical or sexual violence, including violence committed with a sexual, gender, racist or religious motive, are provided with necessary medical and psychological treatment and care, including rehabilitation services and counselling where […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 10

With respect to the treatment of persons falling within the scope of this Directive, Member States are bound by obligations under instruments of international law to which they are party.

Reception Directive:
Recital 26

The detention of applicants should be applied in accordance with the underlying principle that persons should not be held in detention for the sole reason that they are seeking international protection, particularly in accordance with the international legal obligations of the Member States and in particular with Article 31 of the Geneva Convention. It should […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 42

Representatives play a crucial role in guaranteeing access to the rights under this Directive and in safeguarding the best interests of all unaccompanied children. The early appointment of representatives is essential for tackling situations of migrant children going missing in the Union. Member States should ensure that representatives are appointed as early as possible, in […]