Dublin system
Description of EU system of application for international protection
- Basic information
- Objective
- History
- Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003
- Current Development
Current Development
On the basis of a self-evaluation of the Dublin system functionality [Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council on the Evaluation of the Dublin System – COM(2007) 299] the EC Commission decided to propose certain changes in Council Regulation (EC) No. 343/2003 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 2725/2000. The Commission has presented proposals for change of both mentioned regulations on 3.12.2008 in the frame of so called first asylum package together with the proposal on change of Reception Conditions Directive.[1] During the course of the Czech Republic’s presidency of the Council of the European Union the negotiation of both proposals[2] on the level of working party has already started.
On 15.9.2009 Commission presented next proposal for the change of the EURODAC regulation. This proposal shall enable the law enforcement authorities and EUROPOL to access EURODAC for the purposes of prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences.
1) Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers.
2) Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (COM(2008)820);
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EC) No […/…] [establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person] (COM(2008)825)