Changes from plenary report to adopted text

RemovedArticle 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: deleted

RemovedArticle 58 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: Where the benefitting Member State of relocation has relocated an applicant for whom the benefitting Member State had previously been determined as responsible on other grounds than the criteria referred to in Article 57(3) third subparagraph, the responsibility for examining the application for international protection shall be transferred to the contributing Member State of relocation.

RemovedArticle 58 – paragraph 4: 4. Where the benefitting Member State has relocated a beneficiary for international protection, the contributing Member State shall automatically grant international protection status respecting the respective status granted by the benefitting Member State.

RemovedArticle 58 – paragraph 5: deleted

RemovedArticle 58 a (new): Article 58a / EU Relocation Coordinator / 1. With a view to supporting the implementation of the relocation mechanism established under this Regulation, the Commission shall appoint an EU Relocation Coordinator, who will coordinate the relocation activities from the benefitting Member State to the contributing Member State, in accordance with the implementing acts set out in 45b , Article 52 or Article 53. / 2. The EU Relocation Coordinator shall: / (a) coordinate and support the communication between the Member States involved; / (b) keep an overview of the persons eligible for relocation and follow up on the ongoing relocation, and on the contributions of the Member States involved; / (c) organise, at regular intervals, meetings between the authorities of the Member States to establish the needs, including at an operational level, in order to facilitate the best interaction and cooperation among Member States, in the interest of the persons eligible for relocation and the efficiency of the relocation mechanism; / (d) promote best practices in the field of relocation; / (e) encourage Member States to take into consideration the capacities and willingness of regional and local authorities to take part in relocation efforts; / (f) convene and chair the Solidarity Forum referred to in Article 47. / 3. For the purpose of paragraph 2, the EU Relocation Coordinator shall be assisted by an Office and provided with the necessary financial and human resources to effectively carry out…

RemovedArticle 59 – paragraph 1: Member States shall keep the Commission, Asylum Agency and the EU Relocation Coordinator informed on the implementation of solidarity measures taken on a bilateral level including measures of cooperation with a third country.

RemovedArticle 60 – paragraph 1: Upon request, the Commission shall coordinate the operational aspects of the measures offered by the contributing Member States, including any assistance by experts or teams deployed by the Asylum Agency, or the European Border and Coast Guard Agency or any other Union office, body or agency.

RemovedArticle 61 – paragraph 1: In accordance with the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, Member States shall receive appropriate and proportionate funding support from the Union budget to apply this Regulation. / Funding support following relocation pursuant to Chapters I and II of Part IV shall be implemented in accordance with Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2021/1147.

RemovedArticle 62 – paragraph 1: 1. Without prejudice to Section 2 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to ensure the security of personal data processed under this Regulation and in particular to prevent unlawful or unauthorised access or disclosure, alteration or loss of personal data processed.

RemovedArticle 62 – paragraph 2: 2. Without prejudice to Section 2 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the competent supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State shall monitor and enforce the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the authorities referred to in Article 41 of the Member State in question.

RemovedArticle 62 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. The common and secure electronic transmission and communication system referred to in Article 40 shall fully comply with this Article.

RemovedArticle 62 – paragraph 3: 3. The processing of personal data by the Asylum Agency shall be subject to Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, in particular as regards the supervision by the European Data Protection Supervisor. / 1a Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 29).

RemovedArticle 63 – paragraph 1: Without prejudice to Section 2 of Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that the authorities referred to in Article 41 are bound by the confidentiality rules provided for in national law, in relation to any information they obtain in the course of their work.

RemovedArticle 67 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

RemovedArticle 68 a (new): Article 68a / 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 68(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.

RemovedArticle 69 – paragraph 1: By [18 months after entry into force] and from then on every two years, the Commission shall review the functioning of the measures set out in Chapters I-III of Part IV of this Regulation and report on the implementation of the measures set out in this Regulation. The report shall be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council.

RemovedArticle 69 – paragraph 2: deleted

RemovedArticle 69 – paragraph 3: No sooner than [three] years after the date of application of this Regulation, and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. The Commission shall present a Report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. Member States shall provide the Commission all information necessary for the preparation of that report, at the latest six months before the above mentioned time limit expires.

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