| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | (L) 2024/1347 |
| Publication Date | 22/05/2024 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, Legislation, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 - adopted by the co-legislators on 14 May 2024 - setting out standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection and for the content of the protection granted. It amends Council Directive 2003/109/EC and it repeals Directive 2011/95/EC. This is also known as the Qualification Regulation. Further information:The Common European Asylum System (CEAS) sets out common standards and co-operation to ensure that asylum seekers are treated equally in an open and fair system, wherever they apply. The system is governed by a number of legislative instruments and one agency. This Regulation lays down standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and the content of the international protection granted. This Act repeals the previous legislative framework - set out by Directive 2011/95/EC - seeking to achieve more convergence in asylum decision-making. The draft law was first adopted by the European Commission on 13 July 2016, as part of a legislative package aimed at completing the reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS). It was put forward in the context of the Commission's response to the 2015 migration crisis, in an attempt to introduce a truly common procedure for international protection. The plenary of the European Parliament endorsed a negotiating position for this proposal on 5 July 2017. Member State representatives within the Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach to the file on 19 July. Interinstitutional negotiations for a compromise text started in September 2017. An informal agreement between the co-legislators was reached on 14 June 2018, but the text was later not endorsed by Member State representatives. As a result, the file returned for further technical negotiations with the Parliament into 2019. This file was among many proposals absorbed into the New Pact on Migration and Asylum adopted by the Commission in September 2020. In September 2022, the co-legislators signed a joint roadmap aiming to conclude negotiations on all the proposals relating to asylum and migration by February 2024. A new informal agreement on the draft Qualification Regulation was reached on 15 December 2022. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 10 April 2024 and by the Council on 14 May. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 14 May 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2024. |
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| Source Link | http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1347/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Subject Tags | Asylum | Refugees |
| Keywords | Common European Asylum System (CEAS) |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
