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8.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 118/2014 of 30 January 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (3) In order to increase the efficiency of the system and improve the cooperation between national authorities, the rules regarding the transmission and processing of requests for the purpose of taking charge and taking Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European back, the requests for information, the cooperation on Union, reuniting family members and other relatives in the case of unaccompanied minors and dependent persons, as well as carrying out of transfers, need to be amended. Having regard to 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 (4) A common leaflet on Dublin/Eurodac, as well as a specific leaflet for unaccompanied minors, a standard by a third-country national or a stateless person ( 1 ), and in particular Articles 4(3), 6(5), 8(6), 16(4), 21(3), 22(3), 23(4) form for the exchange of relevant information on and 24(5), Article 29(1) and (4), Article 31(4), Article 32(1) unaccompanied minors, uniform conditions for the and (5), and Article 35(4) thereof, consultation and exchange of information on minors and dependent persons, a standard form for the exchange of data before a transfer; a common health certificate, of uniform conditions and practical Whereas: arrangements for the exchange of information on a person’s health data before a transfer, are not provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003. Consequently, new provisions should be added. (1) By Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 ( 2 ) a number of specific arrangements needed for the appli cation of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 ( 3) were adopted. (5) Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) replaces Council Regu 5 (2) In June 2013 a Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 was lation (EC) No 2725/2000 ( ) and introduces changes to adopted, recasting Regulation (EC) No 343/2003. A number of further specific arrangements should be estab ( 4 ) Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of lished for the effective application of Regulation (EU) the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for No 604/2013. the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regu lation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an ( 1 ) OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31. application for international protection lodged in one of the ( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law determining the Member State responsible for examining an enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational third-country national (OJ L 222, 5.9.2003, p. 3). management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, ( 3 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 estab security and justice (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 1). lishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member ( 5 ) Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 50, fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention 25.2.2003, p. 1). (OJ L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 1). L 39/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 8.2.2014 the Eurodac system. Therefore, Regulation (EC) No No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the 1560/2003 should be adapted in order to properly Council (*) after comparison of the fingerprints of the reflect the interaction between the procedures laid applicant for international protection with fingerprint down in Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 and the appli data previously taken and sent to the VIS in accordance cation of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013. with Article 9 of that Regulation and checked in accordance with Article 21 of that Regulation, it shall also include the data supplied by the VIS. (6) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1) provides for rules on the facilitation of application of Regulation (EU) No ___________ 604/2013. Consequently, the uniform conditions for (*) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European preparation and submission of requests to take charge Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 of applicants should be amended to include rules on concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the use of Visa Information System data. the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, (7) Technical adaptations are necessary in order to respond p. 60).’; to the evolution of the standards applicable and the practical arrangements for using the electronic trans mission network set up by Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 to facilitate the implementation of Regu (2) Article 2 is replaced by the following: lation (EU) No 604/2013. ‘Article 2 (8) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2) should apply to processing carried out Preparation of requests for taking back pursuant to this Regulation. Requests for taking back shall be made on a standard form in accordance with the model in Annex III, setting out the nature of the request, the reasons for it and the provisions (9) Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 applies to applications for of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European international protection lodged as from 1 January 2014. Parliament and of the Council (*) on which it is based. It is therefore necessary that this Regulation enters into force as soon as possible to enable Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 to be fully applied. The request shall also include, as applicable: (10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up (a) a copy of all the proof and circumstantial evidence by Article 44(2) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013. showing that the requested Member State is responsible for examining the application for inter national protection, accompanied, where appropriate, (11) Therefore, Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 should be by comments on the circumstances in which it was amended accordingly, obtained and the probative value attached to it by the requesting Member State, with reference to the lists of proof and circumstantial evidence referred to in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 22(3) of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, which are set out in Annex II to this Regulation; Article 1 Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 (b) the positive result (hit) transmitted by the Eurodac Central Unit, in accordance with Article 4(5) of Regu Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 is amended as follows: lation (EC) No 2725/2000, after comparison of the applicant’s fingerprints with fingerprint data previously (1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted: taken and sent to the Central Unit in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) of that Regulation and checked in accordance with Article 4(6) of that Regulation. ‘2a. Where the request is based on a positive result (hit) transmitted by the Visa Information System (VIS) in accordance with Article 21 of Regulation (EC) ___________ (*) Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European ( 1 ) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 estab the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System lishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay Member State responsible for examining an application visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60). for international protection lodged in one of the ( 2 ) Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to Member States by a third-country national or a the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such stateless person (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).’; data (OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31). 8.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/3 (3) in Article 8, a new paragraph is added: In order to carry out the exchange of information referred to in the first subparagraph, the standard form set out in Annex VII to this Regulation shall be used. ‘3. The standard form set out in Annex VI shall be used for the purpose of transmitting to the responsible Member State the data essential to safeguard the rights and The requested Member State shall endeavour to reply immediate needs of the person to be transferred.