Responsibility Offsets – EU Migration Pact information

AMMR:
Recital 33

Responsibility offsets should be introduced as a secondary level solidarity measure, pursuant to which the responsibility for examining an application is transferred to the contributing Member State, depending on whether or not the relocation pledges reach certain thresholds as set out in this Regulation. In certain circumstances, in order to provide sufficient predictability for the […]

AMMR:
Article 63 – Responsibility offsets

1. Where the relocation pledges to the Annual Solidarity Pool set out in the Council implementing act referred to in Article 57 are equal to or above 50 % of the number indicated in the Commission proposal referred to in Article 12, a benefitting Member State may request the other Member States to take responsibility […]

AMMR:
Article 69 – Procedure for responsibility offsets under Article 63(1) and (2)

1. Where a benefitting Member State requests another Member State to take responsibility for examining a number of applications for international protection pursuant to Article 63(1) and (2), it shall transmit its request to the contributing Member State and include the number of applications for international protection to be taken responsibility for instead of relocations. […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Recital 30

Whereas in a situation of migratory pressure, relocation or responsibility offsets are to cover 60 % of the relocation needs under , in a situation of crisis, it is important that all solidarity needs of the Member State concerned are addressed. For that reason, if a Council implementing decision establishes a Solidarity Response Plan, the […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Recital 38

In contrast to the rules set out in where Member States are not obliged to take responsibility above their fair share, in a situation of crisis, the implementation of the Solidarity Response plan could potentially lead to one or several contributing Member States taking responsibility for examining applications for international protection above their fair share. […]

Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation:
Article 9 – Responsibility offsets

1. Where the additional relocation pledges set out in the Council implementing decision referred to in Article 4(3) and the pledges available in the Annual Solidarity Pool are below the relocation needs identified in that Council implementing decision: (a) the contributing Member States shall take responsibility, up to 100 % of the relocation needs identified […]