THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2), point (e), and Article 79(2), points (a), (b) and (c), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee1,
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions2,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure3,
Whereas:
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HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
PART I — SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS
PART II: COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR ASYLUM AND MIGRATION MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER I — The comprehensive approach
Article 3 – Comprehensive approach to asylum and migration management
Article 4 – Internal components of the comprehensive approach
Article 5 – External components of the comprehensive approach
Article 6 – Principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility
Article 7 – Strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at national level
Article 8 – A long-term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy
CHAPTER II — The annual migration management cycle
Article 9 – The European Annual Asylum and Migration Report
Article 13 – The High-Level EU Solidarity Forum
Article 14 – The Technical-Level EU Solidarity Forum
Article 15 – The EU Solidarity Coordinator
PART III: CRITERIA AND MECHANISMS FOR DETERMINING THE MEMBER STATE RESPONSIBLE
CHAPTER I — General principles and safeguards
Article 16 – Access to the procedure for examining an application for international protection
Article 17 – Obligations of the applicant and cooperation with the competent authorities
Article 18 – Consequences of non-compliance
Article 19 – Right to information
Article 20 – Accessibility of information
Article 21 – Right to legal counselling
Article 22 – Personal interview
Article 23 – Guarantees for minors
CHAPTER II — Criteria for determining the Member State responsible
Article 24 – Hierarchy of criteria
Article 25 – Unaccompanied minors
Article 26 – Family members who legally reside in a Member State
Article 27 – Family members who are applicants for international protection
Article 29 – Issue of residence documents or visas
Article 30 – Diplomas or other qualifications
Article 31 – Visa-waived entry
Article 32 – Application in an international transit area of an airport
CHAPTER III — Dependent persons and discretionary clauses
Article 34 – Dependent persons
Article 35 – Discretionary clauses
CHAPTER IV — Obligations of the Member State responsible
Article 36 – Obligations of the Member State responsible
Article 37 – Cessation of responsibilities
CHAPTER V — Procedures
SECTION I: Start of the Procedure
Article 38 – Start of the procedure
SECTION II: Procedures for take charge requests
Article 39 – Submitting a take charge request
Article 40 – Replying to a take charge request
SECTION III: Procedures for take back Notifications
Article 41 – Submitting a take back notification
SECTION IV: Procedural safeguards
Article 42 – Notification of a transfer decision
SECTION V: Detention for the purposes of transfer
Article 45 – Time limits for detained applicants
SECTION VI: Transfers
Article 46 – Detailed rules and time limits
Article 47 – Costs of transfer
Article 48 – Exchange of relevant information before a transfer is carried out
Article 49 – Exchange of security-relevant information before a transfer is carried out
Article 50 – Exchange of health data before a transfer is carried out
CHAPTER VI — Administrative cooperation
Article 51 – Information sharing
Article 52 – Competent authorities and resources
Article 53 – Administrative arrangements
Article 54 – Network of responsible units
CHAPTER VII — Conciliation
PART IV: SOLIDARITY
CHAPTER I — Solidarity mechanism
Article 56 – Annual Solidarity Pool
Article 57 – Council implementing act establishing the Annual Solidarity Pool
Article 60 – Operationalisation and coordination of solidarity contributions
Article 61 – Deduction of solidarity contributions in cases of migratory pressure
Article 62 – Deduction of solidarity contributions in significant migratory situations
Article 63 – Responsibility offsets
Article 64 – Financial contributions
Article 65 – Alternative solidarity measures
CHAPTER II — Procedural requirements
Article 67 – Procedure before relocation
Article 68 – Procedure after relocation
Article 69 – Procedure for responsibility offsets under Article 63(1) and (2)
Article 70 – Other obligations
CHAPTER III — Financial support provided by the Union
Article 71 – Financial support
PART V: GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 72 – Data security and data protection
Article 75 – Calculation of time limits
Article 76 – Territorial scope
Article 77 – Committee procedure
Article 78 – Exercise of the delegation
Article 79 – Monitoring and evaluation
PART VI: AMENDMENTS TO OTHER UNION ACTS
Article 81 – Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1147
Article 82 – Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
PART VII: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 83 – Repeal of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013
Article 84 – Transitional measures
Article 85 – Entry into force and application
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
Done at Brussels, 14 May 2024.
- OJ C 155, 30.4.2021, p. 58. ↩︎
- OJ C 175, 7.5.2021, p. 32. ↩︎
- Position of the European Parliament of 10 April 2024 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 14 May 2024. ↩︎