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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 13 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Member States and Union delegations shall collaborate in the deployment of Early Warning Systems to enable the timely detection of potential crises or hazards, such as natural disasters, political unrest, or health emergencies, in the third country concerned. These systems shall utilize data analytics, risk assessments, and intelligence sharing to provide early indicators of emerging threats, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of crisis preparedness and response efforts.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 13 – paragraph 4: 4. Member States shall, in accordance with national law, take proactive measures in order to ensure that their citizens register with or inform competent national authorities, by appropriate means and tools, of their travels to or residence in third countries, in particular when the thirds countries in question are not considered fully safe.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 13 – paragraph 5: 5. Member States shall exchange information on changes to their travel advice to citizens at an early stage, in particular in the context of crisis situations, and shall seek to ensure consistency in the level of travel advice given.’ Member States should always inform each-other every time they become aware of increased security risks.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 13 – paragraph 5 a (new): 5a. Member States shall enhance situational awareness with Union Delegations in third countries, including by regularly sharing risk assessments updates and possible threats to the security of EU citizens, and by exchanging information on their travel advice.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4, Article 13 – paragraph 5 b (new): 5b. The EEAS, in close cooperation with Member States, shall provide consular crisis preparedness, simulation and response training to Union officials and Member States’ diplomatic and consular staff to improve their ability to manage crisis situations and provide assistance to EU citizens abroad.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 13 a – paragraph 2: 2. Where necessary, Member States may be supported by joint consular teams composed of experts from Member States, in particular from Member States not represented in the third country affected by the crisis, the EEAS and the Commission services. Joint consular teams shall be available for rapid deployment to third countries affected by a consular crisis. Participation in joint consular teams shall be voluntary. The EEAS and the Commission shall support the preparedness of those experts and of the joint consular teams

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 13 a – paragraph 4: 4. When providing assistance, Member States may be supported from Union instruments such as the crisis management structures of the EEAS and its Crisis Response Centre. Member States may also involve the Emergency Response Coordination Centre established by Article 7 of Decision No 1313/2013/EU, the Union Civil Protection Mechanism. and, if appropriate, EU missions and operations under the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy and the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity as provided for in the ‘Strategic Compass for Security and Defence’.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 13 a – paragraph 4 a (new): 4a. in Chapter 2, the following Article 13ad is inserted: ‘Article 13ad Special protection of children Member States, with the support of the Union delegations, shall take special measures to ensure the right to consular protection of children, who are EU citizens, in third countries, particularly when there is a risk of infringement of their rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. When providing consular assistance to children, Member States shall have the child’s best interest as their primary consideration.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: Once every six months Member States shall provide the EEAS and the Commission with the following information:

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 b – paragraph 2: 2. Member States, the Commission services and the EEAS shall make the information referred to in paragraph 1publicly available in a manner that ensures the coherence of the information provided.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 b – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall provide the information referred to in paragraph 1 in a machine-readable format.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 c – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. Member States shall take measures to inform their citizens of their right set out in Article 20(2), point (c), TFEU in particular by:

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 c – paragraph 1 – point a: deleted

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 c – paragraph 1 – point c a (new): (ca) implementing digital technologies and automated notification systems, such as SMS via telephone networks, to provide EU citizens with essential contact details for consular protection upon entering a third country, as well as alert messages during crisis situations.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6, Article 13 c – paragraph 1a (new): 1a. In addition, Member States shall reproduce the first sentence of Article 23 TFEU on national passports in a visible place.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: If an unrepresented citizen is unable to pay the costs referred to in paragraph 1 to the assisting Member State when making a request for assistance, the assisting Member State may require the unrepresented citizen to sign an undertaking to repay. On that basis, the assisting Member State may ask the unrepresented citizen concerned to pay such costs once three months have passed since the assistance was provided. Being unable to pay the costs referred to in paragraph 1 when making a request for assistance shall not affect the right of the unrepresented citizen to receive consular protection.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 14 – paragraph 6: 6. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing standard forms, available in all Member State languages, to be used for the undertaking to repay referred to in paragraph 2 and for the repayment of the costs from the Member State of nationality referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15a(2).

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point f a (new): (fa) ensure compliance with the provisions of Article 13(4) regarding the registration and notification of citizens' travels to or residence in third countries.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point f b (new): (fb) provide the information and warnings referred to in Article 13c(1), point (-a);

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 a – paragraph 1 – point f c (new): (fc) process information and registrations of travels or residence provided in accordance with Article 13(4).

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 a – paragraph 6: 6. When processing the personal data referred to in paragraph 5, the competent authorities of the Member States and Union institutions and bodies shall ensure suitable and specific measures to safeguard data subjects’ interests and rights. They shall also introduce internal policies and undertake necessary technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised access and transmission of such personal data.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1: For the purposes of this Directive, the competent authorities of the Member States shall transfer personal data to a third country or international organisation only to carry out the tasks referred to in Article 9, Article 10 and Article 13a and in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Personal data referred to in paragraph 5 shall be excluded from such transfer, unless the explicit prior consent of the Union citizen concerned has been obtained.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 16 b – paragraph 1: Member States shall ensure that unrepresented citizens have an effective access to complaint mechanisms and remedies under national law in the event of a breach of their rights under this Directive.

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AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1: ‘No later than [five years after the transposition deadline of the amending Directive], the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament and the Council.