Threat to public health – EU Migration Pact information

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 18

The concept of danger to public health is understood as a disease with epidemic potential within the meaning of the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization.

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Recital 24

Any personal data of persons granted international protection or a national humanitarian status in accordance with this Regulation should be stored for five years from the date of registration at national level. That five-year period should be considered to be sufficient for the purposes of the admission procedure, given that the majority of such persons […]

Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Regulation:
Article 6 – Grounds for refusing admission

1. The following third-country nationals or stateless persons shall be refused admission under this Regulation: (a) persons who are recognised by the competent authorities of the country in which they have taken up residence as having the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of the nationality of that country, or equivalent rights […]

Screening Regulation:
Recital 14

All third-country nationals subject to the screening should be submitted to checks, in order to identify or verify their identity and to verify whether they might pose a threat to internal security or public health. In the case of persons making an application for international protection at border crossing points, the identity and security checks […]

Screening Regulation:
Recital 36

Third-country nationals subjected to the screening should be subject to a preliminary health check by qualified medical personnel with a view to identifying any needs for health care or isolation on public health grounds. Qualified medical personnel should be able to decide, based on the medical circumstances concerning the general state of each individual third-country […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 1 – Subject matter

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 […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 2 – Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘threat to public health’ means ‘threat to public health’ as defined in Article 2, point (21), of ; (2) ‘verification’ means ‘verification’ as defined in Article 4, point (5), of ; (3) ‘identification’ means ‘identification’ as defined in Article 4, point (6), of ; […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 6 – Authorisation to enter the territory of a Member State

During the screening, the persons referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) shall not be authorised to enter the territory of a Member State. Member States shall lay down in their national law provisions to ensure that persons referred to in Article 5(1) and (2) remain available to the authorities responsible for carrying out the […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 8 – Requirements concerning the screening

1. In the cases referred to in Article 5, the screening shall be conducted at any adequate and appropriate location designated by each Member State, generally situated at or in proximity to the external borders or, alternatively, in other locations within its territory. 2. In the cases referred to in Article 7, the screening shall […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 12 – Preliminary health checks and vulnerabilities

1. Third-country nationals subjected to the screening referred to in Articles 5 and 7 shall be subject to a preliminary health check to be carried out by qualified medical personnel with a view to identifying any needs for health care or isolation on public health grounds. Qualified medical personnel may decide, based on the medical […]