Best Interests of the Child – EU Migration Pact information

Procedures Regulation:
Article 54 – Locations for carrying out the asylum border procedure

1. During the examination of applications subject to a border procedure, a Member State shall require, pursuant to Article 9 of and without prejudice to Article 10 thereof, the applicants to reside at or in proximity to the external border or transit zones as a general rule or in other designated locations within its territory, […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 13 – Guarantees for minors

1. During the screening, the best interests of the child shall always be a primary consideration in accordance with Article 24(2) of . 2. During the screening, the minor shall be accompanied by, where present, an adult family member. 3. Member States shall, as soon as possible, take measures to ensure that a representative or, […]

AMMR:
Recital 38

In order to significantly increase the understanding of the applicable procedures, Member States should, as soon as possible, provide persons subject to this Regulation, in a language that they understand or are reasonably supposed to understand, with all relevant information regarding the application of this Regulation, in particular information relating to the criteria for determining […]

Procedures Regulation:
Article 58 – The concept of first country of asylum

1. A third country may only be considered to be a first country of asylum for an applicant where in that country: (a) the applicant enjoyed effective protection in accordance with the Geneva Convention, as referred to in Article 57(1), or enjoyed effective protection as referred to in Article 57(2), before travelling to the Union, […]

AMMR:
Recital 87

This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles which are guaranteed in Union and international law, including in . In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full observance of the right to asylum guaranteed by Article 18 of as well as the rights recognised under Articles 1, 4, 7, 24 and 47 thereof. […]

Procedures Regulation:
Article 59 – The concept of safe third country

1. A third country may only be designated as a safe third country where in that country: (a) non-nationals’ life and liberty are not threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion; (b) non-nationals face no real risk of serious harm as defined in Article 15 of […]

AMMR:
Article 23 – Guarantees for minors

1. The best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration for Member States with respect to all procedures provided for in this Regulation. Procedures including minors shall be treated with priority. 2. Each Member State where an unaccompanied minor is present shall ensure that he or she is represented and assisted by a […]

Qualification Regulation:
Recital 14

The European Union Agency for Asylum, established by of the European Parliament and of the Council (7) (the ‘Asylum Agency’), should provide adequate support in the application of this Regulation, in particular by providing, upon the request or with the agreement of the Member State concerned, experts to assist that Member State’s authorities in receiving, […]

AMMR:
Article 25 – Unaccompanied minors

1. Where the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, only the criteria set out in this Article shall apply. Those criteria shall apply in the order in which they are set out in paragraphs 2 to 5. 2. The Member State responsible shall be the Member State where a family member or a sibling of the […]

Qualification Regulation:
Recital 15

When applying this Regulation the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration, in accordance with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In assessing the best interests of the child, Member States’ authorities should, in particular, take due account of the principle of family unity, and the minor’s […]