Non-Refoulement – EU Migration Pact information

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 36

The Common European Asylum System has been built progressively as a common area of protection based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (the ‘Geneva Convention’), thus ensuring that no person […]

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:
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. […]

Qualification Regulation:
Recital 10

The provisions of this Regulation on the content of international protection, including the rules to discourage secondary movements, should apply to those who were granted international protection following the positive conclusion of a resettlement or humanitarian admission procedure in accordance with of the European Parliament and of the Council (5). 5. Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Recital 1

The Union, in constituting an area of freedom, security and justice, should ensure the absence of internal border controls for persons, frame a common policy on asylum and migration, external border control and returns, and prevent unauthorised movements between Member States, based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between Member States, which is also […]

Qualification Regulation:
Recital 12

With regard to the treatment of persons falling within the scope of this Regulation, Member States are bound by obligations under instruments of international law to which they are party, including, in particular, those that prohibit discrimination.

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 20

The return of third-country nationals or stateless persons who do not have a right to stay in the Union, in accordance with fundamental rights as a general principle of Union law, as well as international law, including refugee protection, the principle of non-refoulement and human rights obligations, and in compliance with of the European Parliament […]

Reception Directive:
Recital 2

A common policy on asylum based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (the ‘Geneva Convention’), is a constituent part of the Union’s objective of establishing progressively an area of freedom, […]

Procedures Regulation:
Recital 2

A common policy on asylum based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (the ‘Geneva Convention’), is a constituent part of the European Union’s objective of establishing progressively an area of […]