Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation

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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation DG Migration and Home Affairs

Final report

09 novembre 2015

18 March 2016

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Migration and Home Affairs European Commission B-1049 Brussels

Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation Final Report

Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation – Final Report DG Migration and Home Affairs

Final report

Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation Final Report

LEGAL NOTICE This document has been prepared for the European Commission however it reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation Final Report

This study was prepared by ICF International for the European Commission.

Authors: ICF International: Elena Jurado, Hanne Beirens, Sheila Maas, Maylis Labayle, Dan Ungureanu, Susan Fratzke, Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, Brian Salant, Justyna Sienkiewicz

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Evaluation of the Implementation of the Dublin III Regulation Final Report

Contents 1

Introduction

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5

Study’s objectives .................................................................................................................... 1 Scope ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Structure of the report .............................................................................................................. 2 Outline of the methodology ...................................................................................................... 2 Challenges encountered .......................................................................................................... 2

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Organisational structure and resources of the competent authorities dealing with Dublin

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2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4

Organisational structure of the competent authorities ............................................................. 3 Resources of the competent authorities .................................................................................. 6 Training of the competent authorities ....................................................................................... 7 Communication between the competent authorities: the exchange of information via DubliNet ................................................................................................................................... 8

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Procedural guarantees and safeguards for applicants for international protection

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3.1 3.2 3.3

Right to information .................................................................................................................. 9 Personal interview .................................................................................................................. 12 Guarantees for minors ........................................................................................................... 15

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Criteria/procedures for determining the Member State responsible

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6

Access to the procedure (Article 3) ........................................................................................ 20 Hierarchy of criteria (Articles 7–16) ........................................................................................ 23 Family unity including minors (Articles 7(3), 8-11) ................................................................. 27 Dependency (Article 16)..........................................................................................