Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

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RemovedNecessary for internal coherence and linked to the recast's aim of enhancing intra-EU mobility.

AddedArticle 26 – paragraph 5: 5. The procedure laid down in Article 7 shall apply to the presentation and examination of applications for EU long-term resident status in the second Member State. Article 8 shall apply for the issuance of the residence permit. Where the application is rejected, the procedural guarantees provided for by Article 10 shall apply. A decision to reject an application for mobility shall take into account the specific circumstances of the case and shall respect the principle of proportionality.

RemovedArticle 26 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. The Member State may reject an application for an EU long-term residence permit where: / (a) the conditions set in paragraph 2 and 2a are not complied with; / (b) the documents presented have been fraudulently acquired, with the knowledge of an applicant; / (c) the EU long-term resident poses a threat to public policy and public security in accordance with Article 6 of this Directive.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. Member States shall provide information to applicants for an EU long-term resident permit in a language that they are likely to understand as determined by the Member State concerned.

RemovedNecessary for internal coherence and linked to recast’s objective of protection third-country nationals against expulsion and enhancing procedural safeguards.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) on the documentary evidence needed for an application and on rights and procedures related to living and working in a second Member State under relevant Union and national labour law and practice;

RemovedArticle 26 – paragraph 5: 5. The procedure laid down in Article 7 shall apply to the presentation and examination of applications for EU long-term resident status in the second Member State. Article 8 shall apply for the issuance of the residence permit. Where the application is rejected, the procedural guarantees provided for by Article 10 shall apply. Without prejudice to paragraph 4 of this Article, a decision to reject an application for mobility shall take account of specific circumstances of the case and shall respect the principle of proportionality.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) on the status acquisition and residence conditions applicable to third-country nationals and to their family members, including their rights and obligations and the procedural safeguards under this Directive and under relevant Union and national law and practice.

RemovedNecessary for internal coherence and in accordance with the principle of proportionality.

AddedArticle 27 – paragraph 2: 2. Where Member States issue national residence permits in accordance with Article 14, they shall ensure the same access to information on the EU long-term resident permit as the one provided with respect to such national residence permits. During the application process, the Member State issuing a permit shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the possibility of obtaining an EU long-term residence permit and the possibility to retain national and EU long-term resident permits simultaneously. Member States shall ensure accessibility to information for persons with disabilities.

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RemovedLinked to the provisions in this Article, which falls under the recast procedure.

AddedArticle 28 – paragraph 2: In the aforementioned report, the Commission shall specifically assess the impacts of the required residence period set out in Article 4(1) on the integration of third-country nationals, taking into account, inter alia, the different factors relevant for the integration of third-country nationals across Member States.

RemovedArticle 29 – paragraph 1: Member States shall appoint contact points who will be responsible for receiving and transmitting the information and documentation referred to in Articles 8, 13, 21, 22, 25 and 26.

RemovedNecessary for internal coherence and linked to the changes introduced in Article 9, which is under the recast procedure.