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An operation of search and rescue as referred to in the 1979 International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue. [defined in Article 2 of the Screening Regulation]
The rules governing border control of persons crossing the external borders of the Member States of the Union are laid down in of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). Despite the border surveillance measures that are applied, Member States could be faced with unauthorised border crossings by third-country nationals avoiding border checks. To […]
Considering that search and rescue stems from international obligations, Member States confronted with recurring disembarkations arising in the context of search and rescue operations might be among the Member States benefitting from solidarity measures. It should be possible to identify an indicative percentage of the solidarity measures that might be required for the Member States […]
This Regulation establishes: (a) the screening at the external borders of the Member States of third-country nationals who, without fulfilling the entry conditions set out in Article 6 of , have crossed the external border in an unauthorised manner, have applied for international protection during border checks, or have been disembarked after a search and […]
Considering that a Member State should remain responsible for a person who has irregularly entered its territory, it is also necessary to provide for the situation where the person enters the territory following a search and rescue operation. A derogation from the responsibility criterion should be laid down for the situation where a Member State […]
1. The screening provided for under this Regulation shall apply to all third-country nationals, regardless of whether they have made an application for international protection, who do not fulfil the entry conditions set out in Article 6 of and who: (a) are apprehended in connection with an unauthorised crossing of the external border of a […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘third-country national’ means a person who is not a citizen of the Union within the meaning of Article 20(1) and who is not a person enjoying the right to free movement under Union law as defined in Article 2, point (5), of of the […]
1. This Regulation addresses exceptional situations of crisis, including instrumentalisation, and force majeure, in the field of migration and asylum within the Union by means of temporary measures. It provides for enhanced solidarity and support measures that build upon while ensuring the fair sharing of responsibility, and for temporary specific rules derogating from those set […]
Furthermore, in order to reflect accurately the obligations Member States have under international law to conduct search and rescue operations and to provide a more accurate picture of the composition of migratory flows in the Union, it is also necessary to record in Eurodac the fact that the third-country nationals or stateless persons were disembarked […]
It is also necessary that Member States promptly take and transmit the biometric data of every applicant for international protection, of every person for whom Member States intend to conduct an admission procedure in accordance with , of every third-country national or stateless person who is apprehended in connection with the irregular crossing of an […]
For the purpose of applying the grounds for refusal under , the biometric data of third-country nationals or stateless persons registered for the purpose of conducting an admission procedure under that Regulation should be taken, transmitted to Eurodac and compared against the data stored in Eurodac of beneficiaries of international protection, of persons who have […]
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