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RemovedRecital 3: (3) The comprehensive approach as outlined in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] should ensure that the Union has at its disposal specific rules to effectively manage migration, in particular the triggering of a mandatory solidarity mechanism and that all the necessary measures are put in place to prevent crisis to happen.

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RemovedRecital 5: (5) This Regulation should contribute to and complete the comprehensive approach by setting out the specific procedures and mechanisms in the field of asylum and return that should apply in the exceptional circumstances of a situation of crisis. It should ensure, in particular, the effective application of the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility and the adaptation of the relevant rules on asylum and return procedures, including the granting of prima facie international protection, so that the Member States and the Union have the necessary tools at their disposal including sufficient time to carry out all the different procedures.

RemovedRecital 5 a (new): (5a) This Regulation intends to enhance the preparedness and resilience of the Union to manage situations of crisis and to facilitate operational coordination, capacity support and the availability of funding in situations of crisis.

RemovedRecital 5 b (new): (5b) To alleviate a potential increase of the pressure on the external borders, Member States should use all the tools available under national and Union law, including making use of anticipation and early warning tools under the EU mechanism for preparedness and management of crises related to migration foreseen in Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366 of 23 September 20201a. / 1aCommission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366 of 23 September 2020 on an EU mechanism for preparedness and management of crises related to migration (OJ L 317, 1.10.2020, p. 26).

RemovedRecital 6: (6) An exceptional situation of mass and sudden arrivals of third-country nationals or stateless persons by land or by sea, including following search and rescue operations, may lead to a situation of crisis in a particular Member State when it is of such a scale or has such an impact that it renders that Members State’s ordinary and well-prepared asylum, reception, return or child protection systems non-functional. The systems could be rendered non-functional as a result of a situation at local or regional level. Such a situation may also have serious consequences for the functioning of the Common European Asylum System. It is necessary to lay down specific rules and mechanisms that should enable effective action to address such situations.

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RemovedRecital 7 a (new): (7a) In order to allow for the proper management of a situation of crisis and ensure a proper adaptation of the relevant rules on the asylum and return, border procedure and prima facie international protection, the Commission should, by way of a delegated act, take a reasoned decision on whether a Member State is in a situation of crisis and authorise concerned Member States, to apply relevant temporary derogatory rules. Such a delegated act could authorise one or more Member States to derogate from the relevant rules, to apply international prima facie protection and to benefit from relocation contributions.

RemovedRecital 7 b (new): (7b) Before adopting the delegated act, the Commission should assess a situation of crisis on the basis of a reasoned request by the Member State concerned or on its own initiative. In the assessment the Commission should take into account relevant information covering the situation in a Member State during the two preceding months. In particular, the information should take into account substantiated information gathered pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council23a and Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and the Migration Management report referred to in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation]. The Commission should also consult the relevant Agencies, in particular the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), the European Border and and Coast Guard Agency and European Union Agency for the Fundamental Rights Agency, as well as international organisations, in particular the UNHCR and IOM, and other relevant organisations. / 23a Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021 on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 (OJ L 468, 30.12.2021, p. 1). / 24 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1).

RemovedRecital 7 c (new): (7c) In the context of this Regulation, and following the vulnerability check in accordance with the Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation], persons belonging to the following categories should be considered to be in a vulnerable situation: minors, unaccompanied minors, persons with disabilities, elderly persons, pregnant women, single parents with a minor or an adult dependent child, victims of trafficking in human beings, persons with serious illnesses, persons with mental disorders including post traumatic stress disorder and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence.

RemovedRecital 7 d (new): (7d) The Commission should keep the situation of crisis under constant monitoring and review as regards the necessity and proportionality of the crisis measures triggered by this Regulation.

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RemovedRecital 9 a (new): (9a) The solidarity mechanism should ensure a fair sharing of responsibility and a balance of efforts between Member States. When Member States are confronted with a situation of crisis, they should receive swift support from other Member States through a fast, fair, and efficient mandatory relocation mechanism.

RemovedRecital 10: (10) In order to quickly help alleviate the pressure faced by a Member State in a situation of crisis, the Commission, by means of implementing acts, should set out the distribution of the categories of persons to be relocated following the submission of Solidarity Response Plans by Member States. Where a Member State did not submit a Solidarity Response Plan, the implementing act should set out the mandatory share of relocation contributions for that Member State.

RemovedRecital 10 a (new): (10a) In order to calculate the share of relocation contributions of each contributing Member State, a reference key based on the GDP and the population of the Member State concerned should be used. When applying the reference key the relocation contributions provided by that Member State pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] should not be deducted from the share of a contributing Member State.

RemovedRecital 10 b (new): (10b) In a situation of crisis, the contributing Member States, which are not themselves benefitting Member States, should contribute through the mandatory relocation of applicants for international protection, regardless of whether such applicants are subject to the border procedure, and of beneficiaries of international protection who have been granted international protection less than three years before the adoption of the implementing act on mandatory relocation. In conducting relocation, Member States should prioritise the relocation of vulnerable persons, in particular unaccompanied minors and victims of trafficking in human beings, as well as beneficiaries of prima facie international protection. Where Member States are themselves benefitting Member States, they should be exempted from providing relocation contributions.

RemovedRecital 10 c (new): (10c) To ensure a swift response, the contributing Member State for relocation should be determined on the basis of meaningful links between the person to be relocated and a certain Member State. The EU Relocation Coordinator in cooperation with EUAA should assist the Member State in that regard. Ensuring that persons are relocated to the most appropriate Member State will also limit secondary movements between the Union Member States. Where no meaningful links to a Member State can be determined, the preference of the applicant or beneficiary of international protection or of groups of applicants or beneficiaries should, when possible, be taken into account.

RemovedRecital 10 d (new): (10d) When applying this Regulation the ‘best interests of the child’ should be a primary consideration, in line 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, the minor’s well-being and social development, the minor's linguistic skills, safety and security considerations and the views of the minor in accordance with his or her age and maturity.

RemovedRecital 10 e (new): (10e) To ensure a smooth functioning of the relocation of applicants and beneficiaries under this Regulation, and in view of coordinating and optimising all relocation efforts, the EU Relocation Coordinator established under Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management] should endeavour to prioritise vulnerable persons, in particular unaccompanied minors, and beneficiaries of prima facie international protection in the relocation transfers. The EU Relocation Coordinator should also, in cooperation with the Commission and the EUAA, promote coherent working methods, for the verification of any meaningful links persons eligible for relocation might have with Member States of relocation. In a situation of crisis, the EU Relocation Coordinator should, every two weeks, provide a bulletin on the state of the implementation and functioning of the relocation mechanism. The office of the Relocation Coordinator should be provided with sufficient staff and resources to effectively fulfil this role.

RemovedRecital 10 f (new): (10f) Member States should take all the necessary measures to prevent a situation of crisis, by developing, maintaining, and strengthening all aspects of the Common European Asylum System. To ensure a sufficient level of preparedness for a situation of crisis, Members States should include in their contingency plans measures needed to respond to and resolve a situation of crisis, including measures needed to overcome challenges in the functioning of the Common European Asylum System and to protect the rights of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection as well as foster future resilience in the Member State concerned

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RemovedRecital 11 a (new): (11a) Upon request of the benefitting Member State and in full cooperation and coordination with the EU Relocation Coordinator and the EUAA, the Commission should also coordinate the humanitarian support provided to the Member State in a situation of crisis. Humanitarian support should be mobilised from the available humanitarian tools, including the European Civil Protection Pool and rescEU on the basis of the Decision (EU) 2019/420.

RemovedRecital 11 b (new): (11b) A Member State in a situation of crisis should receive operational and technical support including any assistance by experts or teams deployed by the EUAA or the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2021/2303 and (EU) 2019/1896.

RemovedRecital 11 c (new): (11c) To support Member States who undertake relocation as a solidarity measure, financial and capacity support from the Union budget should be provided. Where Member States receive financial support for relocation, they should ensure that the local authorities supporting the relocation process benefit from this financial support.

RemovedRecital 11 d (new): (11d) Where needed, emergency funding under Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a may be allocated to a Member in a situation of crisis. That funding could be used for the construction, running, and renovation of reception facilities required for the application of this Regulation, in line with the standards provided for in Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive]. / 1a Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1).

RemovedRecital 12: (12) In situations of crisis, Member States might need a wider set of measures in order to manage mass arrivals of third-country nationals in an orderly fashion. It should be possible for such measures to include the application of an asylum crisis management procedure and a return crisis management procedure.

RemovedRecital 13: (13) In order to allow Member States to deal with large numbers of applications for international protection in situations of crisis, the Commission should be able to authorise the application of derogatory rules for registering the applications for international protection made at the start of such situations of crisis. Therefore, by way of a single and temporary derogation, applications made within four weeks from adoption of the delegated act should be registered within a period of four weeks from when they are made. Such an extension should be without prejudice to the rights of asylum applicants guaranteed by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] and Directive (EU) XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive].

RemovedRecital 13 a (new): (13a) In a situation of crisis, in view of the possible strain on the asylum system, an asylum crisis management procedure should allow Member States to prolong the maximum duration of the border procedure by an additional four weeks to the period of time set in Article 41 (11) and (13) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation]. However, the procedures should be completed as soon as possible in full respect of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive]. If those procedures cannot be completed by the expiry of that prolonged period, applicants should be authorised to enter the territory of a Member State for the purpose of completing the procedure for international protection. Applicants in a vulnerable situation should be excluded from the asylum crisis management procedure.

RemovedRecital 13 b (new): (13b) Member States should ensure applicants and persons granted prima facie international protection receive a document, in a language they can understand or be reasonably supposed to understand, which clearly sets out the provisions relating to their status and which gives them access to the relevant services of the Member State.

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RemovedRecital 17: (17) The return crisis management procedure should facilitate, in a situation of crisis, the return of irregularly staying third-country nationals or stateless persons whose applications were rejected in the context of a crisis asylum management procedure and who have no right to remain and are not allowed to remain, by providing the competent national authorities and Union Agencies with the necessary tools and sufficient time-frame to carry out return procedures with due diligence.

RemovedRecital 18: (18) When applying the return crisis management procedure, irregularly staying third-country nationals or stateless persons who have no right to remain and are not allowed to remain should not be authorised to enter the territory of the Member State concerned and should be kept at the locations referred to in Article 41a(2) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] for a period that can be longer than the one established by that Article in order to enable authorities to cope with the situations of crisis and finalise return procedures; for this purpose, the maximum duration of 12 weeks of the border procedure for carrying out return set out in Article 41a(2) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] could be prolonged by an additional period that cannot exceed four weeks. By way of derogation from Article 41a(7) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], the period of detention set in that Article should not exceed the period mentioned above and should be included in the maximum periods of detention set in Article 15 (5) and (6) of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Return Directive].

RemovedRecital 18 a (new): (18a) Member States should not hold a person in detention for the sole reason that he or she is an applicant for international protection. They should ensure that the relevant safeguards in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] apply. Member States should provide for alternatives to detention in border procedures, in particular for unaccompanied minors, families with children, and applicants with specific vulnerabilities. Such alternatives should be available both in law and fact at national level.

RemovedRecital 18 b (new): (18b) When applying the asylum and return crisis management procedure for the examination of an application for international protection, Member States should ensure that the necessary arrangements are made to accommodate the applicants in accordance with Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive]. Asylum staff, medical staff, legal representatives, non-governmental organisations, and Union institutions and agencies should always be allowed to access border procedure facilities

RemovedRecital 18 c (new): (18c) When a Member State is in a situation of crisis, all efforts should be focused on alleviating the pressure on its asylum and reception systems. For this reason, the Member State concerned should be considered unable to receive persons it is responsible for pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management].

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RemovedRecital 23: (23) In a situation of crisis, Member States should grant prima facie international protection to certain categories of displaced persons from third countries based on circumstances in their country of origin or the country of former habitual residence or parts of that country, or on the basis of other readily apparent, objective and well-defined criteria drawn from Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation]. The Commission should indicate, in its delegated act establishing the situation of crisis, whether there is a need to apply prima facie international protection and the category (ies) of applicants to which it should apply. In such a case, prima facie international protection should be granted to those persons.

RemovedRecital 23 a (new): (23a) Where the situation has changed after the adoption of the delegated act setting out the categories of applicants eligible for international protection, the Commission can adopt a new delegated act. That new delegated act can add, remove or change the categories of applicants that are eligible for prima facie international protection.

RemovedRecital 23 b (new): (23b) The application of the prima facie international protection should allow for the swift and efficient granting of international protection in a situation of crisis.

RemovedRecital 23 c (new): (23c) The relevant Union Agencies, UNHCR and other relevant organisations should be consulted at the different stages of the application of the prima facie international protection, including ahead of the decision on a situation of crisis by delegated act, during the implementation of the prima facie international protection and ahead of the decision to end a situation of crisis.

RemovedRecital 23 d (new): (23d) The application for prima facie international protection should only consist of registration, to determine whether the applicant falls within the category (ies), set out in the delegated act, and whether the exclusion grounds apply. For applications for prima facie international protection in the context of this Regulation, there should be no interview on the merits, but if there are doubts whether the applicant belongs to the category (ies) of persons identified in the delegated act or whether the exclusion grounds apply, an interview might be needed. In all cases, the procedure should not last longer than one month from the date of their registration. Where a Member State has established that an applicant for international protection is a threat to internal security, that Member State should be able not to apply prima facie international protection in respect of that applicant. In such circumstances, the application should be examined in accordance with Articles 34 and 37 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation].

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RemovedRecital 24 a (new): (24a) The end of the situation of crisis should not have consequences on the status of those granted prima facie international protection, nor to the applications that were pending under the prima facie international protection mechanism. The end of the situation of crisis should be without prejudice to the right to apply for refugee status, in particular for those applicants who were granted subsidiary protection under the prima facie international protection mechanism.

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RemovedRecital 25 a (new): (25a) Where an applicant is granted prima facie international protection, Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation] should apply in respect of that person, including the provisions of that Regulation that concern the withdrawal of protection.

RemovedRecital 25 b (new): (25b) Where it is determined that an applicant for prima facie international protection does not fall within the category(ies) of persons as defined in the delegated act, his or her application should be examined in accordance with the regular admissibility procedure and the examination of the merits laid out in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation].

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RemovedRecital 34: (34) In order to allow for the necessary adaptation of the rules on asylum procedures as well as those on solidarity, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the establishment of the decision on a situation of crisis, relocation contributions in a situation of crisis, derogations to the asylum and return procedures, granting prima facie international protection and establishing when a situation of crisis ends. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making25a . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. / 25a OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.

RemovedRecital 34 a (new): (34a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred to the Commission to determine the distribution of the relocation needs amongst Member States or the mandatory shares of relocation contributions applicable. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. / 1a Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers, (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

RemovedRecital 35: (35) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts determining the distribution and mandatory share of relocation contributions amongst Member States.

RemovedRecital 37: (37) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights guaranteed under Union and international law and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular respect for human dignity, the right to life, the principle of the best interests of the child, the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to asylum and the protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition. The Regulation should be implemented in compliance with the Charter and general principles of Union law as well as international law, including refugee protection, human rights obligation and the prohibition of refoulement.

RemovedRecital 37 a (new): (37a) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to provide for the necessary adaptation of the rules on asylum procedures as well as those on solidarity in order to ensure that Member States are able to address situations of crisis in the field of asylum and migration management within the Union, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1: 1. This Regulation addresses situations of crisis in the field of migration and asylum within the Union and provides for specific temporary rules derogating from those laid down in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] and in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation]. This Regulation establishes a crisis response mechanism, aiming at alleviating the pressure on Member States facing a situation of crisis, ensuring the fair sharing of responsibility and protecting the rights of the applicants and beneficiaries of international protection.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Temporary measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation shall meet the requirements of necessity and proportionality, be appropriate to achieving their stated objectives and be without prejudice to the obligations of the Member States under the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union, international law and the Union asylum acquis. Such measures shall be consistent with the Member States’ obligations under international law and the Union asylum acquis

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. The measures in this Regulation shall be applied only to the extent strictly required by the exigencies of the situation, in a temporary and limited manner and only in exceptional circumstances.

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RemovedArticle 1 a (new): Article 1a / Definitions / For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: / (1) 'a situation of crisis' means an exceptional situation in a Member State of mass and sudden arrivals of third-country nationals or stateless persons by land or by sea, including following search and rescue operations, being of such a scale or having such an impact that it renders that Member State’s ordinary and well-prepared asylum, reception, return, or child-protection system at national level non-functional including as a result of a situation at local or regional level, and which can have serious consequences for the functioning of the Common European Asylum System; / (2) 'a benefitting Member state’ means a Member State receiving support under the provisions of this Regulation; / (3) ‘a contributing Member State’ means the Member State which undertakes relocation under the provisions of this Regulation.

RemovedArticle 1 b (new): Article 1b / Assessment of a situation of crisis / 1. The Commission shall assess whether a Member State is in a situation of crisis in any of the following cases: / (a) the Member State has informed the Commission, the Parliament and the Council that it considers itself to be in a situation of crisis, and has submitted a reasoned request to the Commission and a description of how its asylum, reception or child-protection system has become non-functional / (b) on the basis of information available from relevant Union agencies, in particular the EUAA, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the Fundamental Rights Agency, as well as international organisations, in particular the UNHCR and IOM and other relevant organisations, the Commission considers that the Member State may be in a situation of crisis. / 2. The Commission shall immediately notify the European Parliament, the Council and the Member States that it is undertaking an assessment referred to in paragraph 1. / 3. When assessing whether a Member State is in a situation of crisis, the Commission shall consult the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies, in particular the EUAA, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the Fundamental Rights Agency, as well as international organisations, in particular the UNHCR and IOM and take into account the information gathered pursuant to the Commission Recommendation (EU) 2020/1366 and the Migration Management Report referred to in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX […

RemovedArticle 1 c (new): Article 1c / Decision on a situation of crisis / 1. The Commission shall adopt a reasoned decision on a situation of a crisis within one week following either the request for an assessment carried out pursuant to Article 1b(1), points (a) and (b) or the notification referred to in Article 1b(2), and after consultation with the EU Relocation Coordinator and the EUAA. / 2. In its decision, the Commission shall indicate whether the Member State concerned is in a situation of crisis. / 3. Where the Commission concludes that the Member State concerned is in a situation of crisis, the decision on a situation of crisis shall identify: / (a) the capacity of the asylum, reception and , child-protection, and integration system of the Member State concerned, as well as its overall material, operational and human resource needs in managing its asylum caseload; / (b) the measures to be taken by the Member State concerned in the field of migration management, and in particular in the field of asylum, in order to respond to a situation of crisis and to fulfil its obligations under the Union acquis, including possible additional support from the EUAA, UNHCR and IOM; / (c) the appropriate total amount of relocation contributions needed under the mandatory relocation scheme to address the situation of crisis and the expected timeframe for the implementation of those contributions, as well as the categories of persons as referred to in Article 2a(1) to be relocated by the contributing Member St…

RemovedArticle 1 d (new): Article 1d / End of a situation of crisis / 1. The Commission shall constantly monitor whether a situation of crisis identified in accordance with Article 1c persists. Article 1b(3) and (4) shall apply to that monitoring. / 2. Where the Commission concludes that the Member State concerned is no longer in a situation of crisis, it shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 12b to establish the end of the situation of crisis, thereby ending the application of all the measures triggered by this Regulation.

RemovedArticle 1 e (new): Article 1 e / Crisis preparedness / 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the Member States national strategies established in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] shall also include / (a) contingency planning to ensure a sufficient level of preparedness in a situation of crisis, taking into account the contingency planning pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/2303, Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 and Directive (EU) XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive] and the reports of the Commission issued within the framework of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint; the planning shall include an analysis of measures needed to respond to and resolve a situation of crisis in the Member State concerned, including measures to protect the rights of applicants for and beneficiaries of international protection and other forms of protection. / (b) the results of the monitoring undertaken by the EUAA and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, of the evaluation carried out in accordance with Council Regulation (EU) No 2022/922 as well as of the monitoring carried out in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation]. / The national strategies shall take into account other relevant strategies and existing support measures in particular those support measures under Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 and be coherent with and complement…

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RemovedArticle 2 a (new): Article 2a / Solidarity Response Plans in a situation of crisis / 1. Where the decision referred to in Article 1c indicates that a Member State is in a situation of crisis, the contributing Member States, which are not themselves benefitting Member States, shall contribute through the mandatory relocation of applicants for international protection, regardless of whether such applicants are subject to the border procedure, and of beneficiaries of international protection who have been granted international protection less than three years before the adoption of the implementing act referred to in Article 2b, Member States shall prioritise the relocation of vulnerable persons, in particular unaccompanied minors and victims of trafficking, and, in case of a situation of crisis, beneficiaries of prima facie international protection granted in accordance with Article 10. / 2. Where the total amount of relocation contributions needed to address the situation of crisis referred to in Article 1c(3), point (c), exceeds the remaining relocation contributions in the annual solidarity pool referred to in point Article 1c(3), point (d), Member States shall submit to the Commission a Solidarity Response Plan five days of the adoption of the decision on the situation of crisis referred to in Article 1c(5). The Solidarity Response Plan shall indicate the Member State’s proposed amount of relocation contributions, and the category (ies) of persons to be relocated pursuant paragraph 1 of this …

RemovedArticle 2 b (new): Article 2 b / Commission implementing act on mandatory relocation to be undertaken in a situation of crisis / 1. Where Article 2a is applicable, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act, within one week of the entry into force of the delegated act referred to in Article 1c(5), setting out: / (a) the distribution of the additional relocation contributions as established in the decision on a situation of crisis pursuant to Article 1c(3), point (e) among the contributing Member States, on the basis of the reference key set out in Article 2c, or, where a Solidarity Response Plan proposes relocation contributions higher than the minimum share of a contributing Member State pursuant to Article 2c, on the basis of the proposed relocation contributions listed in the Solidarity Response Plan for that Member State; / (b) the distribution of the different categories of persons to be relocated as established in the decision on a situation of crisis pursuant to Article 1c(3), point (c), among the contributing Member States, in accordance with the Solidarity Response Plans. / (c) where one or more Member States have not submitted a Solidarity Response Plan, the mandatory share of relocation contributions of the Member State or Member States concerned, taking into account the needs identified in the decision on the situation of crisis pursuant to Article 1c and in accordance with the reference key set out in Article 2c. / (d) where the Commission considers that the amount of relocatio…

RemovedArticle 2 c (new): Article 2c / Reference key / 1. The share of relocation contributions of each contributing Member State pursuant to Article 2b shall be calculated by the EUAA, in accordance with the formula based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to the latest available Eurostat data: / (a) the size of the population(50% weighting); / (b) the total GDP(50% weighting); / 2. Where relocation contributions have been made by a contributing Member State in response to a request by a benefitting Member State for relocation support in order to prevent a situation of crisis on its territory within the two months preceding the notification referred to in Article 1b(2), and where they correspond to relocation measures set out in the decision on a situation of crisis pursuant to Article 1c, point (e), the Commission shall deduct those contributions from that contributing Member State’s share calculated in accordance with the distribution reference key referred to in paragraph 1.

RemovedArticle 2 d (new): Article 2d / EU Relocation Coordinator / 1. With a view to supporting mandatory relocation as established in this Regulation, the EU Relocation Coordinator, as established by Article 58a of Regulation (EU)XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation], shall, in addition to the tasks listed under that Article : / (a) remain in close contact with the asylum authorities in the benefitting Member State, in charge of implementing the prima facie granting of international protection, in accordance with Article 1c (3), point (a), in view of coordinating and supporting their relocation in accordance with Article 1c(3), point (c) ; / (b) coordinate the cooperation between Member States and between the relevant Agencies, in all relocation efforts, in particular in the relocation of the prioritised categories, referred to in Article 2a(1) ; / (c) promote coherent working methods for the verification of any meaningful links with certain Member States for persons eligible for relocation in coordination with the EUAA; / (d) promote a culture of preparedness, cooperation and resilience among Member States in the field of asylum and migration, including through the sharing of their best practices. / 2. With a view to exercising his or her tasks, the EU Relocation coordinator shall be updated by the EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Network in the framework of the relevant stages of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint. / 3. By way of derogation of Article 58a(…

RemovedArticle 2 e (new): Article 2e / Procedure before relocation / 1. Where relocation is applicable, the benefitting Member State shall identify the persons who could be relocated, in cooperation with the EU Relocation Coordinator and the EUAA, and under the coordination of the Commission. / 2. The rules set out in Articles 14 to 25 of the Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] shall not apply to applicants eligible for relocation. / 3. The contributing Member State shall be determined on the basis of the existence of meaningful links between the person concerned and the contributing Member State. Meaningful links shall be considered to exist where information provided by the applicants contains sufficient indicators for their establishment and where that information does not give rise to doubts regarding the existence of such meaningful links. / The meaningful links shall be applied in the hierarchical order set out below in Articles 15 to 21 and Article 24 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management]: / For the purposes of this Regulation, a relative means ‘the applicant’s or beneficiary’s adult children, siblings, cousins, adult aunt or uncle or grandparent who is present in the territory of a Member State, regardless of whether the applicant or beneficiary was born in or out of wedlock or adopted as defined under national law’; / Where no meaningful links can be identified, the preference of the applicant or beneficiary of international protection o…

RemovedArticle 2 f (new): Article 2 f / Procedure after relocation / 1. The contributing Member State shall inform the benefitting Member State, the EU relocation coordinator and the EUAA whether the person concerned arrived within the set time limit. / 2. Where the contributing Member State has relocated an applicant for international protection, that Member State shall also be the Member State responsible for examining the application for international protection. The contributing Member State shall indicate its responsibility in Eurodac pursuant to Article 11(1) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation]. / 3. Where the contributing Member State has relocated a beneficiary of international protection, the contributing Member State shall automatically grant the corresponding international protection status to that person.

RemovedArticle 2 g (new): Article 2g / Operational Coordination / Upon request of the benefitting Member State, and in full cooperation and coordination with the EU Relocation Coordinator and the EUAA, the Commission shall coordinate the operational aspects of the relocation contributions proposed by the contributing Member States, including / (a) any assistance by experts or teams deployed by the EUAA or the European Border and Coast Guard Agency; / (b) organising, at regular intervals, meetings between the authorities of different Member States, to establish the needs, including at an operational level; / (c) taking stock of reception facilities needs for persons arriving at the external borders, in accordance with standards established in Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Receptions Conditions Directive recast]; / The EUAA shall provide operational assistance to ensure the smooth implementation of the relocation procedures. Member States shall rely on the EUAA for assistance in training, operational and technical assistance and with regard to the operation of the migration management teams on the basis of Articles 16 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303.

RemovedArticle 2 h (new): Article 2h / Support from Union bodies, offices and agencies / 1. The Union bodies, offices and agencies acting in the field of asylum, border and migration management shall, within their respective mandates, provide support to the Member States and the Commission with a view to ensuring the proper implementation and functioning of this Regulation. / For the purpose of the first subparagraph, the relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies may provide competent authorities in the Member States with analysis, expertise and operational support. / 2. Where requested by a Member State, a Union body, office or agency shall provide it with support. The Commission or a Union body, office or agency may, on its own initiative, propose to provide a specific Member State with support.

RemovedArticle 2 i (new): Article 2i / Financial support / 1. Funding pursuant to Article 11(9) and Annex II (2.)(d) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 shall be allocated to local and regional authorities and organisations of the contributing Member States supporting integration following relocation. / 2. Emergency funding support for a Member State in a situation of crisis may be allocated pursuant to Article 31(1), point (a) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147, including for the construction, maintenance and renovation of reception facilities required for the application of this Regulation, in line with the standards provided for in Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive].

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RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1: 1. In a situation of crisis, and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 1c(3), point (d), Member States may, as regards applications made within the period during which this Article is applied, derogate from Article 41(11) and (13) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], by prolonging the maximum duration of the border procedure for the examination of applications set out in that Article by an additional period of maximum four weeks. Following that period, the applicant shall be authorised to enter the Member State’s territory for the completion of the procedure for international protection. / (deleted) / (deleted)

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Applicants in a vulnerable situation, including due to their state of health, minor applicants and their family members, shall be always excluded from the asylum crisis management border procedure. The best interests of the child and family life and of the third-country national concerned shall be taken into account throughout the procedure.

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. For applicants to whom the prima facie international protection is applicable in accordance with this Regulation, the asylum procedure referred to in Article 10 shall apply.

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1 c (new): 1c. During the asylum crisis management procedure, the basic principles of the right to asylum and the respect of the principle of non-refoulement as well as the guarantees foreseen in Chapter II of the Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] shall apply to ensure that the rights of those who seek international protection, including the right to an effective remedy, are protected. Asylum staff, medical staff, legal representatives, non-governmental organisations, and Union institutions and agencies shall always be allowed to access border procedure facilities.

RemovedArticle 4 – paragraph 1 d (new): 1d. The Member State in a situation of crisis shall provide for additional and sufficient human and material resources to be able to meet its obligations under Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive].

RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. In a situation of crisis, and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 1c(3), point (d), Member States may, in respect of irregularly staying third-country nationals or stateless persons whose applications were rejected in the context of the asylum crisis management procedure pursuant to Article 4, and who have no right to remain and are not allowed to remain, derogate from Article 41a of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] as follows:

RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) By way of derogation from Article 41a(2) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], the maximum period during which third-country nationals or stateless persons shall be kept at the locations referred to in that Article may be prolonged by an additional period of maximum four weeks;

RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) By way of derogation from Article 41a(7) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], the period of detention set in that Article shall not exceed the period referred to in point (a) and shall be included in the maximum periods of detention set in Article 15 (5) and (6) of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Return Directive].

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RemovedArticle 5 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2 a. Asylum staff, medical staff, legal representatives, non-governmental organisations, and Union institutions and agencies shall always be allowed to access border procedure facilities.

RemovedArticle 6 – paragraph 1: 1. In a situation of crisis, applications made within four weeks from the adoption of the delegated act referred to in Article 1c shall be registered within a period of four weeks from when they are made, in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], by way of a single and temporary derogation from Article 27 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation].

RemovedArticle 6 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. The Member State in a situation of crisis shall request the assistance of all authorities that are able to increase, at short notice, the human resources of its responsible authorities in accordance with Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] and the assistance of experts deployed by the EUAA in accordance with Article 5(4), point (b) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], and Article 16(2), point (b) and Article 21(3), point (d) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2303.

RemovedArticle 6 – paragraph 1 b (new): 1b. In accordance with Article 3 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], Member States shall ensure that applicants for international protection are able to access and exercise their rights effectively under those instruments as soon as they make an application, regardless of when the registration takes place. / The responsible authority of the Member State in a situation of crisis shall provide the applicant with a document in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand, indicating the moment of the making of the application.

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RemovedArticle 8 a (new): Article 8a / Postponement of transfers procedures referred to in Section IV, Chapter V of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] / A requesting Member State shall not carry out a transfer to a Member State in a situation of crisis pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation], except on the basis of Articles 15 to 18 and 24 of that Regulation, until the Member State responsible is no longer in a situation of crisis. Once the transfer has been pending for six month, cessation of responsibility for the Member State in a situation of crisis shall apply. Such cessation of responsibility shall be without prejudice to the possibility for the requesting Member State to assume responsibility at any time for the applicant in respect of whom the transfer was pending. The applicant subject to the transfer shall benefit from the reception conditions set out in Article 16 of Directive (EU) XXX/XXX [Reception Conditions Directive].

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RemovedArticle 9 a (new): Article 9 a / Exemption of obligations as regards relocation in a situation of crisis / The Member State in a situation of crisis shall be exempted from its obligation to undertake relocation pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation] and Articles 1c and 2b of this Regulation.

RemovedChapter V – title: Granting of prima facie international protection

RemovedArticle 10 – title: Granting prima facie international protection

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 1: 1. In a situation of crisis, and on the basis of the delegated act referred to in Article 1c(1) and (5), Member States shall grant, prima facie, international protection in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], in respect of applicants identified in paragraph 4, point (c) of this Article.

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RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Consultations with the relevant Union Agencies, UNHCR and other relevant organisations shall take place ahead of the adoption of the delegated act.

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RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 – introductory part: 4. For the purposes of paragraph 1, in the delegated act, the Commission shall:

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 – point a: (a) establish if there is a need to apply prima facie international protection to a certain category (ies) of applicants.

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RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 – point c: (c) define the specific country of origin or country of former habitual residence, or a part of that country , or the specific group of applicants to be granted prima facie international protection on the basis of other, well-defined criteria, drawn from Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], ensuing from readily apparent, objective circumstances.

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RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. The examination of the applications pursuant to this Article shall be limited to determining whether the applicant falls within the category (ies) of persons as defined in the delegated act pursuant to paragraph 4, point (c) of this Article, and to determining whether exclusion grounds laid down in Articles 12 and 18 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualifications Regulation] apply.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 b (new): 4b. By way of derogation from Article 34 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], the procedure for the cases referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article shall not take longer than one month from the date of registration.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 c (new): 4c. The applicants referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be granted international protection, unless they fall under the exclusion grounds laid down in Articles 12 and 18 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation].

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 d (new): 4d. Applicants for prima facie international protection shall be granted all of the rights and guarantees, to which applicants are entitled in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], including the right to information and to an effective remedy.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 e (new): 4e. Member States shall provide applicants, in accordance with Article 29 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], and persons granted prima facie international protection, in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation] and Article 26 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], with a document certifying their status in a language they can understand.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 f (new): 4f. Where the Member State’s determining authority, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation], has established that an applicant for international protection is a threat to internal security, that Member State may choose not to apply prima facie international protection in respect of that applicant. In such circumstances, the application shall be examined in accordance with Articles 34 and 37 of Regulation (EU) XX/XXX [Asylum Procedures Regulation].

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 g (new): 4g. Beneficiaries of international protection granted in accordance with this Article shall have effective access to all the rights laid down in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation], corresponding to their protection status.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 h (new): 4h. The delegated act referred to in Article 1c(5), establishing the categories of applicants eligible for prima facie international protection pursuant to paragraph 4, point (c) of this Article shall be reviewed at least every three months. Where the situation has changed, a revised delegated act may be adopted. The review shall be based on updated country of origin, or former habitual residence information, or updated information on the relevant specific groups eligible for prima facie international protection.

RemovedArticle 10 – paragraph 4 i (new): 4i. A decision to end the situation of crisis, and therefore the end of application of prima facie international protection for new applications, shall not affect the pending applications on the basis of this Article, nor the status of those who have been granted prima facie international protection under this Article. Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection shall always have the right to apply, for refugee status, in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation].

RemovedChapter V a (new): Chapter Va / AMENDMENT OF REGULATION (EU) 2021/1147 / Article 10a / Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 is amended as follows: / (1) In Chapter II, Section 2, Article 20a is inserted: / Article 20a / Resources for the transfer of applicants for international protection or of beneficiaries of international protection in a situation of crisis / 1. A Member State shall receive, in addition to its allocation under Article 13(1) of this Regulation, an additional amount of EUR 10 000 for each applicant for international protection or beneficiary of international protection transferred from another Member State in accordance with Article 2d of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Crisis Regulation] of the European Parliament and of the Council*, or as a result of similar forms of relocation. / 2. Where appropriate, Member States shall also be eligible to receive the amount referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article for each family member of persons referred to in that paragraph, provided that those family members have been transferred to ensure family unity in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulation], or have been transferred as a result of similar forms of relocation. / 3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be increased to EUR [12 000] for each unaccompanied minor relocated in accordance with Article 2d of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Crisis Regulation] or Article 25 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Management Regulat…

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RemovedArticle 12 a (new): Article 12a / Exercise of delegation / 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. / 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 1c shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [date of entry into force of the Regulation]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. / 3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 1c may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. / 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. / 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to…

RemovedArticle 12 b (new): Article 12b / Urgency procedure / 1. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 2. The notification of a delegated act to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. / 2. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 12a (6). In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act immediately following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or by the Council.

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