# Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 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 (recast) (revoked)

EU Regulation No 604/2013 · adopted 26 June 2013

Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 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 (recast)

## Introductory text

Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 26 June 2013
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 (recast) (revoked)
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## Chapter I: SUBJECT MATTER AND DEFINITIONS

## 1 Subject matter

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## 2 Definitions

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## Chapter II: GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND SAFEGUARDS

## 3 Access to the procedure for examining an application for international protection

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## 4 Right to information

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## 5 Personal interview

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## 6 Guarantees for minors

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## Chapter III: CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE MEMBER STATE RESPONSIBLE

## 7 Hierarchy of criteria

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## 8 Minors

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## 9 Family members who are beneficiaries of international protection

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## 10 Family members who are applicants for international protection

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## 11 Family procedure

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## 12 Issue of residence documents or visas

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## 13 Entry and/or stay

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## 14 Visa waived entry

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## 15 Application in an international transit area of an airport

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## Chapter IV: DEPENDENT PERSONS AND DISCRETIONARY CLAUSES

## 16 Dependent persons

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## 17 Discretionary clauses

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## Chapter V: OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATE RESPONSIBLE

## 18 Obligations of the Member State responsible

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## 19 Cessation of responsibilities

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## Chapter VI: PROCEDURES FOR TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING BACK

### Section I: Start of the procedure

## 20 Start of the procedure

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### Section II: Procedures for take charge requests

## 21 Submitting a take charge request

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## 22 Replying to a take charge request

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### Section III: Procedures for take back requests

## 23 Submitting a take back request when a new application has been lodged in the requesting Member State

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## 24 Submitting a take back request when no new application has been lodged in the requesting Member State

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## 25 Replying to a take back request

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### Section IV: Procedural safeguards

## 26 Notification of a transfer decision

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## 27 Remedies

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### Section V: Detention for the purpose of transfer

## 28 Detention

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### Section VI: Transfers

## 29 Modalities and time limits

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## 30 Costs of transfer

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## 31 Exchange of relevant information before a transfer is carried out

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## 32 Exchange of health data before a transfer is carried out

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## 33 A mechanism for early warning, preparedness and crisis management

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## Chapter VII: ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION

## 34 Information sharing

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## 35 Competent authorities and resources

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## 36 Administrative arrangements

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## Chapter VIII: CONCILIATION

## 37 Conciliation

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## Chapter IX: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND FINAL PROVISIONS

## 38 Data security and data protection

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## 39 Confidentiality

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## 40 Penalties

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## 41 Transitional measures

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## 42 Calculation of time limits

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## 43 Territorial scope

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## 44 Committee

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## 45 Exercise of the delegation

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## 46 Monitoring and evaluation

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## 47 Statistics

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## 48 Repeal

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## 49 Entry into force and applicability

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## Signature

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## Annex I Repealed Regulations (referred to in Article 48)

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## Annex II 

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