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In particular, the screening of third-country nationals should contribute to ensuring that they are referred to the appropriate procedures at the earliest stage possible and that those procedures are continued without interruption or delay. At the same time, the screening should help to counter the practice whereby some applicants for international protection abscond after having […]
The screening at the external border should be completed as soon as possible, and should not exceed seven days. The screening within the territory should be completed as soon as possible, and should not exceed three days. Member States should not be prevented from completing the screening at the external border and the screening within […]
During the screening, all persons concerned should be guaranteed a standard of living complying with and have access to emergency health care and essential treatment of illnesses. Particular attention should be paid to individuals with vulnerabilities, such as pregnant women, elderly persons, single-parent families, persons with an immediately identifiable physical or mental disability, persons visibly […]
It should be possible for the screening authorities to use the to carry out the searches against the , , , and , Europol data, and , for the purpose of security checks, as applicable.
When applying this Regulation, Member States shall act in full compliance with relevant Union law, including , with relevant international law, including the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967, with the obligations related to access to international protection, […]
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act, […]
The screening of third-country nationals who apply for international protection, should be followed by an examination of the need for international protection. It should enable the collection and sharing with the authorities competent for that examination of any information that is relevant for the latter to identify the appropriate procedure for the examination of the […]
The screening is part of the European integrated border management. The Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, established, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, by of the European Parliament and of the Council (11), in particular can be mobilised to provide support to Member States’ actions falling under this […]
Since third-country nationals subject to the screening might not have the necessary identity and travel documents required for the legal crossing of the external border, an identification or verification procedure should be carried out as part of the screening.
The consultation of Union databases for the purposes of identification or verification of identity or of security checks can be justified for the effective implementation of the screening and for achieving the same objective for which each of those databases has been established, namely the effective management of the Union’s external borders in the context […]
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