COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Operational Checklist and List of Commission Implementing and Delegated Acts to be adopted for the Implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Common Implementation Plan for the Pact on Migration and Asylum
Date: 2024-06-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU migration policy, asylum seeker, external border of the EU, foreign national, integration of migrants, migration control, resettlement of persons, return migration, right of asylum, trafficking in human beings

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 12.6.2024  SWD(2024) 251 final  COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT Operational Checklist and List of Commission Implementing and Delegated Acts to be adopted for the Implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum     Accompanying the document COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS   Common Implementation Plan for the Pact on Migration and Asylum       {COM(2024) 251 final}  
 
 
Operational Checklist 

European Pact on Migration and Asylum 

This checklist consists of an indicative and non-exhaustive description of the actions necessary to implement the Pact. Where relevant, references to specific legal 
provisions are provided. 

Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Political Preamble 
Reinforcing a strategic approach 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Comments/functional linkage 

  Common  Implementation  Plan  3 
months  after  entry  into  force  (Art. 
84 AMMR). 

  National 

Implementation  Plans  6 
months  after  entry  into  force  (Art.  84 
AMMR). 

  Template  for  the  national  strategy 

  National strategy (12 months after entry 

(Art. 7 AMMR). 

into force) (Art. 7 AMMR). 

  EU  strategy  (18  months  after  entry 

into force) (Art. 8 AMMR). 

Cross  reference  to  all blocks and beyond 
in line with the scope of the strategy.  

Specific cross reference to BB 8 on crisis 
(strategy  to  be  updated  one  year  after 
situation of crisis). 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

1. A common information system – 
Getting Eurodac Pact-ready 

Ensure Eurodac key functionalities are 
available and Member State systems 
are ready to use them 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Regulatory 
  Draft implementing act on cross-system statistics 
(Commission) (Art. 12(3) Eurodac Regulation). 

  Update 9 non-legislative acts covered by other Regulations 

relevant for Eurodac/interoperability. 

Administrative / Coordination 
  Convene Eurodac Regulatory Committee (introduced in 

Comitology Register). 
  Eurodac contact committee.  

EU Agencies 
eu-LISA  
  Adopt and develop central Eurodac Interface Control 

Document1,reflecting the new functionalities of Eurodac (eu-
LISA) (Art. 4(1), 63 (4) Eurodac). 
Identify and address Eurodac interoperability 
requirements.  

 

  Concept note with COM on technical solutions and key 

functionalities for transition. 
  Update the Operator Manual, 
  Development of technological solutions enabling support 
by Frontex Teams and EUAA Asylum Support Teams 
(Recital 26, Eurodac). 

  Develop & provide training on the technical use of 

Eurodac. 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to 

be adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required 
(incl. legal basis for relevant authorities re access to the 
system, data protection). 
Identify designated and verifying authorities for Eurodac, 
notify COM by 12.09.2024. (Art. 61(1) Eurodac). 

 

Administrative 
  Agree with MS and eu-LISA on Interface Control 

Document (ICD) by 12.12.24 (Art. 63(4). 
  Agree with other MS on priority functionalities.  
  Consider/decide weight of central vs national technical 

solutions.  

  Draft/modify relevant SOPS on exchange of information 
between authorities and registration of information in 
Eurodac. 
Implement Eurodac key functionalities for information 
collection and dissemination via National Access Points. 
(Art. 63 Eurodac). 

 

Capacity 
  Human resources: ensure that sufficient trained staff for 

new business requirements (Recital. in Eurodac).  
  Ensure timely adequate equipment procurement and 
provision (Eurodac machines, connectivity, facial 
imaging (Recital 49 Eurodac). 

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identify 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task 
applying to all building blocks) 

1 These are the protocols established by eu-LISA that determine the exchange of information between the central system (at eu-LISA’s site) and the national systems in the Member States.  

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Milestones to consider 

  By end of June 2024, Member States, Commission and eu-LISA should reach a common  understanding on the Eurodac key 

functionalities to ensure that those functionalities are in place by 12 June 2026. 

  By end of June 2024, Member States, Commission and eu-LISA and Commission should reach a common understanding on 

the type of technical solution to be implemented (centralised or not). 

  By September 2024, the Commission should convene the Eurodac Regulatory Committee. 

  By 12 December 2024, Member States should reach an agreement on the Eurodac Interface Control Document.  

  By 12 December 2024, the Commission should ensure an agreement on the stable texts of the implementing and delegated acts 

necessary for the Eurodac key functionalities. 

  By 12 June 2026, the upgraded Eurodac goes live. 

Comments and functional linkages  Cross-reference to BB 2 (a new system for the external borders), for screening and border procedures, BB4 (procedures that 

converge), BB 6 (a fair and efficient system): making the new responsibility rules work) and BB7 (making solidarity work), BB 10 
on resettlement: Member States need to be ready to introduce the new data to Eurodac. Includes training to relevant authorities as 
to what data needs to be introduced and when. 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

2. A new system for the border  

Regulatory 
  Commission implementing act setting up adequate 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to 

To ensure the screening and border 
procedures for asylum and return 
work together in a seamless process 
with all guarantees 

capacity 12.08.24 (Art. 47, APR). 

be adjusted. 

Administrative/Coordination 
  With EUAA, Frontex, develop models workflows and 
hypothetical adequate capacity models, elaborating 
indicative staffing and reception requirements for the 
Screening and the border procedures. 

  Review and where necessary update the Practical 

Handbook for Border Guards. 

  Organise joint discussions border guards, asylum officials, 

return case workers. 

  Action to support return border procedure (Art. 25 a Visa 

 

process; EU Return Coordinator; ‘targeted return 
actions’).  
Integrate screening into policy cycle of European 
integrated border management (Integrated Border 
Management strategies/Schengen evaluation) (Recital23 
Screening). 

EU Agencies 
  EUAA guidance on effective alternatives to detention 

(Art. 5(3) RBPR). 

  Regular convergence reports identifying union recognition 

rate and variations. 

  EUAA monitoring to ensure particular focus on families 
with minors in the border procedure (Art. 45(4) APR; 
Article 14 and 15(2) EUAA Reg.).  

  EUAA guidance / training to screening authorities re 

conduct of the health, vulnerability, identity, and security 
checks. 

  EUAA adapt guidelines/training modules, including 

screening workflows; screening/vulnerability toolbox; 
practical tool for first contact officials; update age 

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  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required. 

Administrative  
  Review administrative process, workflows and standard 

operating procedure to help border controls and 
asylum/return procedures to be organised as one workflow 
and adjusted for limits and reporting obligations (Art. 51; 
49; 50 APR). Review/consider create of integrated case 
management system; including functionalities to collect 
and share in a timely manner relevant quantitative and 
qualitative data and information on the functioning of the 
border procedure and allow access/input to all relevant 
authorities for relevant purposes. 

  Establish protocols of measures/ define actions to help 

ensure migrants remain available and prevent absconding, 
incl. alternatives to detention (Art. 43(2) APR). 

  Reflect screening in national IBM strategies. 
 
Integrate screening checks (identity, security, 
vulnerability, health) in existing workflows on 
apprehension/return.  

Capacity 
 

Identification of locations for facilities to carry out 
screening and border procedures (Art. 54(3) APR).  
  Reach adequate capacity for screening and ensuing BP, 
taking into account available EUAA Standards and 
Indicators (Art. 4(7); 47(5); 54(3) APR). 
Identify and meet infrastructure needs to conform to the 
standards of the RCD, and other legal obligations under all 
relevant regulations (e.g., facilities including for families 
and children, detention/alternatives to detention (Art. 10-
13 RCD) as well as connectivity): consider assessment, 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

assessment guidance). 

  Frontex training and operational support on screening.  
  Frontex to include screening in Annex of Technical and 
Operational Strategy for European Integrated Border 
Management.  

procurement / acquisition / construction.  

  Recruit and train the necessary personnel, such as border 
guards, asylum officials, return case workers, interpreters, 
specialists on vulnerability checks, medical staff for health 
checks, staff specialised on age assessment, counsellors, 
child protection officers (Art. 8(1-2); 8(9); 12;13 APR). 

  Ensure judicial capacity to deal with appeals in the 
border procedure (identification of judicial circuit, 
personnel) (Art. 67, Art. 51 APR). 

  Assess and meet equipment needs (e.g., Eurodac 

machines, medical, education and WASH – ‘water, 
sanitation and hygiene’). 

  Develop data collection capacity for reporting on adequate 

capacity (Art. 49 APR).  

  Ensure that duly authorised screening authorities have 
access to EU and Interpol databases, and Europol data. 
(Article 8(9) Screening). 

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks) 

Milestones to consider 

  By 12 August 2024, the Commission shall adopt the implementing act establishing the adequate  capacity for each Member 

State. 

  By 12 December 2024, EUAA should adopt guidelines regarding the requirements for personnel in the border procedure and 

EUAA guidelines on different practices as regards alternatives to detention in the context of the border procedure. 

  By  11  April  2026  (i.e.,  two  months  before  the  date  of  the  entry  into  application):  Member  States  shall  notify  to  the 

Commission the locations for the border procedures. 

Comments and functional linkages 

  By 12 June 2026, Member States shall have finalised the setting-up of their adequate capacity. 
Cross reference to BB 3 (Rethinking Reception), regarding provisions in RCD. 

Cross reference to BB4 (procedures) and 6 (responsibility) as information needs to be provided already at the screening phase 
(including so that the Member State can apply rules on non-compliance) and if a person is identified as posing a threat to internal 
security, the Member State carrying out the security check shall be the Member State responsible. 

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Cross reference to BB7 (solidarity) as security check prior to relocation should normally have taken place during screening.  

Cross reference to BB9 (safeguards) related to the screening and the border procedures (asylum and return). 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

3.  Rethinking Reception 

Deliver an adequate standard of living 
the 
for  applicants 
projected needs.  

in  relation 

to 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Administrative/Coordination 
  Support 

through  Reception  Contact  Committee  for 

Regulatory 

transposition and to facilitate common interpretation.  

  Review national regulatory frameworks and adopt 

EU Agencies 
  EUAA Reception network to identify good practices. 
  EUAA standard information template (Art. 5(1) RCD) 
  EUAA: Guidance on alternatives to detention. 
  EUAA  revision  of  Standards  &  Indicators,  practical 
guidance,  tools  and  training  on  reception  to  align  with 
new legislation; (cf BB 2&9). 

measures for transposition of RCD by 12 June 2026 
(consider new options in RCD on residence and 
geographic allocation, provide alternatives to detention). 

Administrative  
  Communication of RCD transposition texts to Commission 

by 12 June 2026 (Art. 35 RCD). 

  Notify COM of the authorities responsible for fulfilling the 

obligations arising under the RCD (Art. 30 RCD). 

  Review existing systems and processes, e.g., adapt housing 

options, services, assistance to applicant profile and 
vulnerabilities. 

  Review/consider creation of integrated case management 
system, ensuring capacity to collect and share relevant 
quantitative and qualitative data and information on 
reception capacity levels (Art. 9 AMMR); facilitate 
effective access to services. 

  Consider procedures and processes to reflect new 

measures aimed at preventing and addressing secondary 
movements/misuse (obligation of residence, freedom of 
movement restriction, reduction of material reception 
conditions) and related information requirements (Arts 5, 
7-9, 21, 23 RCD).  

  Assess/define projected needs (include for preparedness, at 
border, for relocations) for material reception conditions 
corresponding to an adequate standard of living. 

Capacity  
  Ensure material reception conditions in relation to 

projected needs, including special reception needs. 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Consider  infrastructure, housing; cash assistance, 
monetary amount, food, clothing, personal hygiene etc. 
(Art. 2(7) RCD). 

  Define and meet capacities for alternatives  for detention 

(Art. 10(5) RCD). 

  Ensure capacity to provide sufficient and adapted access to 
physical and mental healthcare and access to education 
for minors (Art. 16 & 22 RCD). 

  Ensure capacity for quicker implementation of pre-
integration measures (education/ access to labour 
market/language – vocational training (Art.16-18 RCD), 
skills assessment, support to access employment such as 
matching), incl. though possible partnerships. 
  Ensure sufficient and adequately trained staff, e.g., 

interpreters, translators, social workers, medical personnel, 
child protection officers (Art. 20(8), 25(2), 26(6), 28(2), 33 
(2) RCD)   

  Ensure training includes core elements of European 
Asylum Curriculum on  reception (Art. 33(1) RCD). 
  Consider/resource implementation partnerships with 
local/regional authorities, civil society, international 
organisations (Art. 33 (2) RCD).  

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks) 

Milestones to consider 

  By the end of 2025, EUAA will provide for a standard information template. 

  By 12 June 2026, Member States shall have transposed the requirements of the recast Reception Conditions Directive into 

national legislation. 

  By  12  June  2026,  Member  States  shall  notify  to  the  Commission  the  authorities  responsible  for  fulfilling  the  Reception 
Conditions Directive obligations. Member States are encouraged to notify earlier than the required legal deadline to facilitate 
contacts with the Commission for implementation purposes. 

Comments and functional linkages 

Cross  reference  to  BB2  border  in  relation  to  the  obligation  of  adequate  capacity  at  the  border  to  comply  with  RCD  to  be 

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considered adequate, and compliance with RCD also during the Screening for asylum applicants. 

Cross reference to BB2 and 6: information provision for non-entitlement to material reception conditions (only basic needs) in 
case of presence in the Member State where the applicant is not supposed to be (consequence of non-compliance). 

Cross  reference  to  BB3  & 10  in  relation  to  the  record  of  the  date  of  registration  needed  for  access  to  the  labour market  by  6 
months.  

Cross reference to BB7 (solidarity) with regard to relocation: Member States contributing with relocation need to have reception 
capacity  to  relocate  and  reporting,  given  data  and  information  on  reception  capacity  levels  are  part  of  the  indicators  for  the 
European Annual Asylum and Migration Report. 

Cross reference to BB 8 (preparedness, contingency planning, and crisis response) in relation to the obligation for a contingency 
plan on reception. 

Cross reference to BB9 (safeguards). 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

4.  Fair and efficient procedures 
that converge 

Decision on the asylum procedures 
taken swiftly and convergence of 
decision-making practices and 
outcomes.  

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Administrative/coordination 
  Organise Asylum Processes and Qualification experts’ 
group to ensure common interpretation of the new 
provisions facilitate identification of good practices. 

EU Agencies 
  EUAA to establish a Network of Responsible Units of 

competent authorities to identify/exchange good practices.  

  EUAA to update (and where needed develop new) 

guidance, standards and indicators, practical tools and 
training modules, incl. for national administrations, courts 
and tribunals. 

  EUAA to provide Country of Origin Information and 

Country guidance.  

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to 

be adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required.  
 
to ensure the correct application of the new rules (incl. 
steps, timelines, appeals and subsequent applications). 

Administrative 
  Ensure assignment of new responsibilities adapts to new 

framework and steps of procedure (receive, register, lodge) 
(Art. 4 APR). 

  Review/develop workflows for information exchange 

across services in-country and with other MS (Art. 27(3) & 
Art. 55(2) APR). 

  EUAA: Early Warning and Preparedness System (EPS) 
guidelines to be adapted to new package; check for 
completeness of current indicators. 

  Develop/adapt the working methods and SOPs for 

different steps in full respect of timelines under each 
procedure. 

  Review organisation of asylum offices, taking into account 
existing challenges in relation to backlogs and average 
duration of asylum procedure.  

  Review issuance and notification of asylum decisions (Art. 

8(1) APR) 

  Adjust where applicable procedures to include new 

elements of ‘effective protection’ in consideration on safe 
third country /first country of asylum. (Art. 36, 37, 8(1); 
APR. 

  Adjust procedures to include new elements to internal 
protection alternative and status withdrawal in case of 
security threat/criminal acts. (Art. 14 & 19 QR).  
  Raise awareness of and ensure use of EUAA Country 

Information (COI) and Country guidance including among 
judges (Art. 11(2)(a), 8(4), 7(3), 8(3), 16(2)(a) APR). 

Capacity 
  Ensure sufficient and adequately trained staff (asylum case 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

workers, interpreters) taking into account current backlogs 
and projected needs, in particular to perform newly 
compulsory tasks such as Internal Protection Alternative 
assessment (Art. 8 QR), withdrawal of refugee status (Art. 
14(1)(d) and (e) QR); include European Asylum Curricula in 
training (Art. 4(8) APR)Ensure asylum offices are adequate 
equipped (Art. 4 (7) APR). 

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks). 

Milestones to consider 

  By  12  June  2025,  Commission  shall  review  the  safe  third  country  concept  and  where  appropriate  propose  any  targeted 

amendment. 

  By  12  June  2026,  Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission  of  the  authorities  responsible  for  receiving  applications, 

registering applications and lodging applications under the Asylum Procedure Regulation. 

  By 12 June 2026, Member States shall appoint a national contact point for the purposes of this Qualification Regulation and 
communicate  its  address  to  the  Commission.  The  Commission  shall  communicate  that  information  to  the  other  Member 
States. 

Comments and functional linkages 

Cross reference to BB8 (preparedness, contingency planning, and crisis response) on obligation for contingency plan on 
prepared asylum, reception, and migration systems. 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

5. Efficient and fair returns 

Administrative/ Coordination 
  Targeted  actions  under  the  work  of  the  EU  Return 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to be 

Expedite return procedures and create 
close link between asylum and return 
process.  

Coordinator. 

adjusted. 

  Coordination  on  return  dimension  of  comprehensive 

approach.  
  Art. 25a reports. 
  Orientation on digitalisation of EU return system. 

EU Agencies 
  EUAA  guidance  on  alternatives  to  detention  (Art  5  (3) 

RBPR. 

  Frontex  support  on  all  phases  of  voluntary  and  forced 

returns. 

  Frontex support through EU Reintegration Programme. 
  Frontex support on identification, return counselling.     

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required. 
  Provide for procedure to ensure that negative asylum 

decisions are issued with return decisions at the same time 
or without undue delay (Art. 37 APR); set up structures for 
joint timelines for appeals against both decisions (Art. 67 
(1) APR). 

Administrative 
  Review procedures and establish process and workflows on 
case managements covering all steps from end of right to 
stay to reintegration support. 

  Set up/move toward integrated case management system 

including asylum and return and an efficient IT return case 
management system. 

Capacity 
  Ensure sufficient and adequately trained staff. 
  Review and meet infrastructure needs.  
  Develop Capacity for effectively applying alternatives to 

detention.  

  Establish return counselling structures. 
 

Implement Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration 
schemes. 

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks) 

Milestones to consider 

  By end of 2024, all Member States should actively use the Frontex EU Reintegration Programme. 

  By January 2025, Frontex, working closely with the Commission and Member States, will set up a comprehensive planning 

system, focused on key priority third countries. 

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  By June 2025, the Return Coordinator will develop as a ‘targeted action’ a manual to guide actors involved in return within 

Member States to be linked through an efficient workflow. 

 

In 2025, the Commission will set up mechanisms to support those Member States that are not yet issuing return decisions 
alongside negative asylum decisions to develop capacities to do so. 

  By  mid-2026,  based  on  Frontex’s  gap  analysis,  Frontex  will  assist  all  Member  States  to  put  in  place  an  IT  return  case 

management system. 

Comments and functional linkages 

Cross reference to BB9 on individual safeguards. 

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Building Block &  
Overall objectives 

6. A fair and efficient system: 
making the new responsibility rules 
work 

Ensure effective and stable 
responsibility-sharing across the Union 
reducing incentives for secondary 
movements 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Regulatory 
  Convene Asylum Migration Management Regulation 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to be 

regulatory committee (Art. 77, AMMR).  
  Adopt rules replacing the COM implementing 

adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required  

regulation 1560/2003, including updating the DubliNet 
templates.  

(e.g., effective remedies, non-entitlement to reception 
conditions, new timelines). 

Administrative/coordination 
  Convene Dublin Contact Committee for guidance, 

harmonisation etc.  

  Concept note prepared with eu-LISA on the phased 

upgrade of DubliNet. 

  Support to a common structure of inventories for 

diplomas & other qualifications as well as education 
establishments to support applications of new 
responsibility criteria (Art. 30 AMMR).  

EU Agencies 
  EUAA: template for family-related cases + guidelines 
for tracing and identification of family members (Art. 
22(1) AMMR). 

  EUAA: develop information leaflets and materials, 

guidance remote personal interview (Art 20(2) AMMR) 

  EUAA to adjust scope of network of Dublin Units(Art 

54 AMMR). 

  EUAA update guidelines for application of 

 

responsibility rules. 
eu-LISA: technical and operational upgrade of DubliNet 
(first phase 2024-2026) and ensure adequacy of the 
DubliNet forms and technological and security 
upgrades. 

Administrative 
  Review/adapt Dublin Unit structure, functioning, working 
methods and SOPs to implement new procedures and 
shorter time limits (take charge requests, take back 
notifications, relocations and responsibility offsets) (Art. 
36, 63; 67; AMMR). Consider creation of specialised teams 
(Recital 8 AMMR). 

  Review and adjust coordination structures and workflows 

between Dublin units and other authorities, (e.g., screening, 
law enforcement, reception). 

  Consider/review/create IT case management systems, 

including to ensure relevant quantitative and qualitative 
data and information is collected and shared as relevant, 
consider possible automation of procedural elements. 
  Consider inventory of diplomas and other qualifications 
and authorised education institutions from level two of 
International Standard Classification upwards to support 
application of new responsibility criteria (Art. 30 AMMR). 

  Provide for prioritisation of children and family-related 

cases at every stage of the responsibility-related 
procedures (Art. 23(1), 39(1), 40(1), 46(1) AMMR). 
  Consider/review arrangements for family-tracing and 

related partnership. (Art. 23(3) and (6), 40(1) AMMR). 

Capacity 
  Ensure necessary human, material and financial resources 

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Overall objectives 

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

for authorities, especially national Dublin Units covering 
new functions, procedures, timelines(Art. 52(1)-(2) 
AMMR), including consider specialisation required under 
the new rules (recital 8 AMMR). 

  Ensure sufficient and adequately trained staff (Art. 52(3) 

AMMR). 

  Ensure adequate staff, logistics, infrastructure for effective 

implementation of transfer decisions (e.g., limiting 
absconding, improving communication between Member 
State, increasing flexibility in the responsible MS and 
support to the transferring Member State). 

  Ensure update and full functionality of DubliNet at national 

level.  

  Provide for relevant IT tools and systems for case 

management where applicable.   

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks). 

Milestones to consider 

  By September 2024, the Commission will convene the AMMR Regulatory Committee. 

  By 12 June 2025, the Commission will aim to adopt the implementing acts replacing the Dublin Implementing Rules.  

  By  12  June  2025,  the  Commission  will  aim  to  adopt  the  delegated  acts  required  by  the  Asylum  Migration  Management 

Regulation.  

  By September 2024, the Commission will issue a concept note on the gradual upgrade of DubliNet. 

  By April 2025, EUAA will develop the template for family-related cases and guidelines for the tracing and identification of 

family members.  

  By 12 March 2026, Member States should notify to the Commission the competent authorities responsible for fulfilling the 
obligations under the Asylum Migration Management Regulation. Soon after, the Commission shall publish a consolidated 
list of these authorities. 

Comments and functional linkages 

Commission Staff Working Document on the implementation of the Dublin Roadmap ( https://home-
affairs.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2023-11/SWD on Enhancing the effectiveness of the Dublin III Regulation identifying good 

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practices in the Member States_en.pdf). 

Cross-reference to BB1 common information system – Member States need to be ready to introduce the new data in Eurodac to 
make the new responsibility and solidarity rules work.  

Cross reference to BB2 (A new system for the border) as some information on obligations needs to be provided already at the 
screening stage and security check with impact on procedures (if the applicant poses a threat to internal security, the Member 
State carrying out the check shall be the Member State responsible). 

Cross reference to BB3 (reception), compliance with RCD – material reception conditions; possibility to establish dedicated 
places/centres for Dublin transfers only; possibility to organise the reception system in order to limit absconding, especially for 
persons subject to Dublin transfers, rules on non-entitlement to material reception conditions if applicants are not in the Member 
States where they are supposed to be. 

Cross reference to BB7 (solidarity) considering that the capacity to process cases for relocation and responsibility offsets lies 
with Dublin units (staff, case management system). 

Cross-reference to BB9 (safeguards). 

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7.  Making 
(AMMR):  

Solidarity  Work 

Regulatory 
  Convene Asylum Migration Management Regulation 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to be 

regulatory committee (as BB6 above).  

adjusted. 

Ensure that no Member State is left 
alone when under pressure and that the 
permanent mandatory but flexible 
solidarity mechanism functions 
effectively in all Member States 

  Commission  implementing  decision  and  Commission 
proposal for a Council implementing act by 15 October 
2025 (Arts. 11, 12 AMMR). 

  Commission 

implementing  act  on  preparation  and 
submission  of  information  and  documents  (Art.  67 
AMMR). 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required. 

Administrative 
  Establish procedures/structures to participate in the 

solidarity mechanism; national coordinator appointed, 
national coordination mechanism set-up. 

  Commission implementing act on the financial solidarity 

  Define internal process for timely pledging in place for 

contributions (Art. 64 AMMR). 

Administrative / Coordination  
  Test  (‘dry  run’)  of  European  Annual  Asylum  and 
Migration Report in 2024, using Blueprint Network. 
  Commission:  (1)  Regular  situational  reports;  (2)  adopt 
first  European  Annual  Asylum  and  Migration  Report. 
(Art. 9 AMMR). 

  Appoint the Solidarity Coordinator (including necessary 
financial  and  human  resources  to  effectively  carry  out 
tasks) and establish and convene the Technical Level EU 
Solidarity  Forum,  and  EUAA  participation  (Art.  14,  15 
AMMR). 

  Provide  (with  EUAA)  for  identification/matching  tools 
(Art;  67  AMMR),  standard  form  for  security  check 
(Art. 67 AMMR); 
identify  and  disseminate  good 
practices.  

  Extended  Dublin  Contact  Committee  meetings  for 

clarification, exchange, good practices.  

EU Agencies 
  EUAA,  Frontex,  Europol,  FRA,  eu-LISA  to  gather  and 
provide  relevant  quantitative  and  qualitative  data, 
information and analyses (Art. 9 AMMR). 

  EUAA:  Prepare 

templates  and  standard  operating 

procedures for solidarity pledges and contributions. 

decision at the High-Level EU Solidarity Forum (Art. 13; 
57(3) AMMR) (e.g., inter-ministerial coordination, 
consultation of relevant bodies). 

  Develop necessary standard operating procedures and 
coordination structures for the timely and complete 
collection and transmission of information/data for the 
preparation of the European Annual Asylum and Migration 
Report by 1 June, update 1 September (Art. 9 AMMR). 

  Develop necessary standard operating procedures and 

internal workflows to implement any chosen relocation as 
benefiting or contributing MS within legal time-limits 
(Art. 67 AMMR). Consider identification of eligible 
persons; information requirements, best interests 
assessments for children/safeguards, security checks & -
verification. 

Human resource and Infrastructure 
  Ensure capacity (staffing, data processing) for quality and 
timely reporting, for the European Annual Asylum and 
Migration Report, including participation in blueprint 
meetings in July and September 2025 (Art.6&9 AMMR). 

  Ensure capacity to (a) identify needs and (b) absorb 

solidarity contributions effectively (identify possible needs 
to be funded by the financial pool) (Art. 6; 11(1); 58(2); 
59(2); 64(2) AMMR). 

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  Review/establish capacity (human, infrastructure, 

equipment) to implement relocation as benefitting and 
contributing Member States as benefitting within the strict 
1.5-month time limit to finalise the relocation process: (Art. 
6; 67 AMMR). In particular:  
  Adequate provision of interviewers and interpreters, 

 

police/security reception authorities, social workers, 
representatives, Dublin unit). 
Infrastructure/logistics: transport; reception 
capacity/poss. relocation hubs/ (remote) interview 
facilities.  

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks) 

Milestones to consider 

  By 30 October 2024, the Commission will conclude the test run for the European Annual Asylum and Migration Report and 

present the results to the EU mechanism for preparedness and management of crisis related to migration. 

  By the beginning of 2025, the Commission will appoint the Solidarity Coordinator and provide for the necessary resources 

to effectively carry out the tasks. 

  By early May 2025, the Commission will request Member States and EU Agencies the necessary information with a view to 

starting the first annual migration management cycle on 1 June 2025. 

  By  12  June  2025,  the  Commission  will  aim  to  adopt  the  two  implementing  acts  foreseen  in  relation  to  solidarity  (for 

relocation and financial contributions respectively). 

Comments and functional linkages 

Cross reference to BB2 (border system) as security check prior to relocation should normally have taken place during screening. 

Cross  reference  to  BB3  (reception)  with  regard  to  relocation  as  Member  States  contributing  with  relocation  need  to  have 
reception capacity to relocate.  

Cross reference to BB6 (responsibility) considering that the  capacity to process cases for relocation and responsibility offsets 
lies  with  Dublin  units  (staff,  case  management  system)  &  whether  systemic  shortcomings  with  regards  to  responsibility  that 
could result in serious consequences. 

Cross  reference  to  BB8  (preparedness,  contingency  planning,  crisis)  as  the  concept  of  well-prepared  includes  contingency 
planning,  and  Member  States  need  to  provide  information  to  the  Commission  on  preparedness  for  the  preparation  of  the 
European Annual Asylum and Migration Report. 

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8. Preparedness, Contingency 
Planning and Crisis response 

Administrative / Coordination  
  On-demand support to drafting contingency plans, with 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to be 

EUAA). 

adjusted. 

To ensure preparedness and 
contingency planning enable a stronger 
resilience to the evolution of the 
migratory situation, reduce the risk of 
situations of crisis and support a rapid, 
efficient and coordinated response in 
case of a migration crisis  

  EU mechanism for preparedness and management of 
crises related to migration (exchange of knowledge / 
good practices ), with EUAA.  

  EUAA to provide template for the national contingency 
plans on reception (and asylum) (Article 32(2) RCD). 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required 
(e.g., transposition of RCD on contingency planning). 

Administrative 
  Develop national contingency plans on reception (and 

asylum) based on EUAA template by 12 April 2025 
(Art. 32 RCD). 

  Establish/review administrative arrangements, including 

inter-ministerial coordination,  to ensure design, adoption, 
implementation, and regular review of contingency plans 
on migration and asylum(procedures).  

  Ensure relevant information is collected and shared. 

(Art.9&10 AMMR). 

  Consider systemic reviews on operational preparedness and 

contingency planning.  

Capacity 
  Ensure capacity to upscale/downscale needed resources 

such as  
 
staff,  
 
equipment (incl. IT), 
 
logistics,  
 
reception capacity,  
  other infrastructure. 

Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
to all building blocks) 

Milestones to consider 

  By end 2024, EUAA will develop a template for national contingency plans.  

  By 12 April 2025, Member States to adopt their national contingency plans and notify them to the EUAA. 

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Comments and functional linkage 

Cross  reference  to  BB7  (solidarity)  as  having  a  contingency  plan  is  part  of  a  well-prepared  asylum,  reception  and  migration 
systems and the coordination / operationalisation structure of AMMR is also used in crisis. 

Cross reference to BB3 (reception) in relation to the contingency plans on reception and different material reception conditions 
in exceptional cases (and asylum procedures – BB2). 

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2.6.  

9. Enhanced safeguards for asylum 
applicants and vulnerable persons 
and increased monitoring of 
fundamental rights  

Ensure fast and effective procedures 
while protecting human dignity and a 
genuine and effective right to asylum, 
including for the most vulnerable. 
Prevent litigation.  

Required EU Measures 

Required MS Measures 

Administrative/Coordination 
  Expert meetings and coordination of relevant networks 

Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to be 

and identification of best practices (e.g., EU Network on 
children’s rights, European Child Guarantees 
Coordinators, European Judicial Network on Civil and 
commercial matters). 

  Dedicated meeting of Commission expert group on 

children in migration.  

EU Agencies 
  EUAA guidance alternatives to detention (Art. 5(3) 

RBPR). 

  EUAA to provide template for information provision 

(Art. 5(1) RCD). 

  FRA to develop Fundamental Rights Monitoring 

Guidance (FRA) (Art. 10(2)(b) Screening, Art. 
43(4) APR). 

  EUAA revision of vulnerability standards & indicators 
to align with new legislation, support through training 
modules, guidance, information material. 

  FRA revision of guidance on minors/guardianship. 

adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required, 

notably relating to provision of free legal counselling 
across all procedures; alternatives to detention; child 
protection safeguards (e.g. multi-disciplinary age 
assessment/representation/ guardianship for unaccompanied 
minors). 

  Ensure legal framework for independent fundamental rights 
monitoring mechanism for screening and border procedure 
(Art. 10(2) Screening, Art. 43(4)APR). 

  Ensure  national  law  provisions  to  investigate  alleged 
fundamental rights violations in connection with screening 
and  appropriate  referral 
justice 
procedures of (Art. 10(1) Screening). 

to  civil  or  criminal 

Organisation 
  Prepare information materials and appropriate 

dissemination workflow to ensure adequate, understandable 
legal and procedural information is provided across all 
procedures and during reception covering rights and 
obligations and consequences of non-compliance, adapted 
to specific vulnerabilities and applicant’s profiles (special 
procedural or reception needs) where appropriate. 
Workflows to include confirmation of the received 
information (Art. 8(2) and (7) APR; Art 5 RCD; Art 19-20 
AMMR; Art 42 Eurodac; Art. 11 Screening). 

  Review  and  adapt  processes  and  SOPs  to  identify,  assess 
and follow-up on specific procedural or reception needs 
within  new  deadlines  (Art  20(3)  APR;  and  25(1)  sub  4 
RCD).  

  Define specific workflows and procedures to  ensure that  

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Required MS Measures 

the border procedure is not applies/ends where specific 
needs cannot be met and to prioritise/ de-prioritise 
families with children as appropriate and unaccompanied 
minors are excluded from the border procedure unless they, 
on serious ground, pose a threat to national security or 
public policy (recital 67; Art. 44(2)-(3); 53(1) APR). 

  Review/develop 

instructions  or  protocols 

to  assess 
alternatives  to  detention  and  individual  assessments  on 
use of detention and possible effective alternatives (Art. 10 
RCD).  

  Ensure  new  timelines  for  judicial  review  of  detention 
decisions  are  integrated  in  related  workflows  (Art.  11 
RCD).  

  Provide  for  instructions,  protocols,  procedures  to  ensure 
guarantees  on  detention  relating  to  children  (no 
detention as a rule, best interest assessment) (Art. 13 RCD). 
  Review/develop processes, procedures and SOPs to ensure 

legal counselling across all procedure in all 
administrative stages and all procedures, and legal aid on 
appeal (Art 21 AMMR; Art 16 -19 APR). 

  Review/develop processes/procedures/SOPs to carry out 

the assessment of the best interests of the child and ensure 
it is prioritised in all procedures and in reception (Art. 26 
(1) RCD; Art. 22(1) APR; Art. 23(1) AMMR; Art. 20(5) 
QR; Art. 13(1) Screening; Art. 14 (1) Eurodac; rec. 8 
Crisis; rec. 5 RBPR; Art. 4 URF). 

  Consider integrated case management system in synergy 
with national child protection services, partnerships with 
international and civil society organisations. 

  Review and adjust processes and SOPs to provide for a 
multi-disciplinary age assessment (Art 25 APR). 

  Review/adjust system for appointing 

representatives/guardians for UAMs to meet new 
timelines and requirements (e.g.  ratios, expertise, 
supervision, confidentiality, complaints) (Art 14 Eurodac; 
Art 27 RCD; Art 23 AMMR; Art. 23 APR; Art 13 

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Screening; Art. 33 QR). 

Capacity 
Persons with vulnerabilities 
  Assess and address capacity to identify, assess and  follow-
up to  specific needs across all steps of procedure and in 
reception in a timely manner.  (Art. 25 RCD; Art. 4(8), 
13(5), 13(6), 13(8), 20(5), 22(5), 23(9), 34(3) APR; Art. 
12(3-4) Screening). 

  Ensure adequately trained staff, including social workers, 
interpreters, medical personnel, child protection officers 
etc. 

  Ensure adequate facilities for people with special 

procedural needs or special reception needs, including in 
the border procedure, meeting  children’s needs for 
physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development  
(consider access to services, infrastructure, accessibility, 
privacy, open space, special provisions for UAMs Respect 
requirements for children if in detention ( see Art. 13, Art. 
25, 26, 27, RCD). 

Alternatives to detention:  
  Provide sufficient staff, resources, infrastructure based on 
identified alternatives to detention and projected needs.  

General Safeguards  
  Review and ensure capacity proportional to needs for free 
legal counselling and free legal aid on appeal, considering 
resources, service arrangement with qualified third parties 
(Art. 21 AMMR). 

Guarantees for children 
Ensure capacity to respect safeguards for children (incl. UAMs) 
in relation to reception and detention, including the border 
procedures, (e.g., Art. 13, 16, 22, 26, 27, 32(1), RCD; 
Art. 23 APR). 

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  Consider role and strengthening capacities of national child 
protection services, for best interests assessments and wider 
follow-up. 

  Assess existing capacities and ensure adequately trained 
staff across the procedures, esp.  specialist on BIC 
assessment, vulnerability assessment, personal interview, 
(Art. 2(13), 26(6), 33(1) RCD, Recital 47,61 Art. 22(6), 23 
AMMR, Art. 22 APR, Art. 33; 38 QR). 

  Review and meet capacity needs to ensure access to 
education within timelines and meeting quality and 
inclusion targets. Consider staffing, facilities, logistics, 
infrastructure (Art. 16 RCD). 

  Ensure availability of sufficient qualified staff for multi-

disciplinary age assessment (incl. paediatricians, 
psychologist, social workers) (Art. 25 APR). 

  Ensure sufficient and qualified representatives/guardians 
for UAMs across all elements of the procedure, as well as 
supervisory capacity; aim for continuity of care when 
minors become beneficiaries of international protection.  
(Art; 27 RCD, Art. 23 APR, Art. 23 AMMR, QR Recital). 

  Provide capacity for continuous support and services for 

UAMs when in transition to adulthood, including preparing 
the outflow from the reception system and early integration 
measures. 

Monitoring  
  Establish  the  monitoring  on  fundamental  rights  (sufficient 
qualified  personnel,  maintenance  costs,  administrative 
non-
links  with 
arrangements, 
governmental organisations). 

international 

and 

Milestones to consider 

  By fourth quarter of 2024, FRA will adopt guidance on Fundamental Rights Monitoring. 

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Member States to assess budgetary needs and identifying 
funding sources (national versus EU) (horizontal task applying 
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Comments and functional linkage 

Cross reference to all blocks, given the obligation to ensure fundamental rights compliance across the Pact implementation.  

  By end of 2025, EUAA will develop information provision templates and materials. 

Earlier  identification  and  adapted  reception  conditions  as  a  basis  for  more  effective  integration  for  those  who  will  granted 
international protection. 

Reference to the importance of support to unaccompanied minors in transition to adulthood. 

Cross-cutting  child  protection  dimension,  responding  to  specific  needs,  in  line  with  the  Commission  Recommendation  on 
integrated child protection systems, in the best interests of the child (C(2024) 2680 final). 

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10. Inclusion and Integration and 
Legal pathways to protection 

Ensure that beneficiaries of 
international protection get effective 
access to the rights enshrined in QR.  

Resettlement Framework  

Regulatory 
  COM to propose and Council to ensure timely adoption 

of the Two-year Union Resettlement and 
Humanitarian Admission Plan (to be adopted as 
Council implementing act). 

Enhancing legal pathways to the EU 
for a balanced approach to migration, 
providing safe and legal pathways to 
protection for the most vulnerable 
refugees. 

Administrative 
  Convene the High-level Resettlement and 
Humanitarian Admission Committee.  

  Commission Resettlement Expert Group to facilitate 

sharing and help identify best practices. 

Resettlement Framework  
Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to 

be adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required. 

Administrative 
  Appoint national contact point for implementation, notably 
Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan 
(Art. 10(1) EURF). 

  Review and adjust national procedures and practices to 
respect the obligations (e.g.,  admission procedure 
verification of eligibility criteria and refusal grounds). 

EU Agencies 
  EUAA: Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission 

Capacity 
  Provide for sufficient and qualified staff, especially 

Network share best practices, enhance capacity building 
and foster operational exchanges for MS and relevant 
stakeholders . 

  EUAA to provide operational support to implement 

EURF (Art. 10(2) EURF). 

Qualification Regulation 

  Commission expert groups meetings to facilitate 

application of the new provisions where appropriate 
jointly between Qualification and Reception Contact 
Committees. 

EU Agencies 
  The EUAA to develop/adapt information leaflets and 

materials, as well as guidelines supporting the 
application of the new rules. 

relating to the admission procedure. 

Qualification Regulation 
Regulatory 
  Review whether national regulatory frameworks need to 

be adjusted. 

  Adjust national regulatory frameworks where required 

(e.g.,  for residence permits and travel documents, freedom 
of movement, access to education, equal treatment clauses, 
‘core benefits’, possible conditionality of social assistance 
on integration measures.  

  Transposition of Article 4(2), third subparagraph, and (3a) 

of Directive 2003/109/EC (Article 40 QR). 

Administrative 
  Appoint a national contact point (Art. 37 QR). 
  Review and adjust procedures and workflows for issuance 
of residence permits and travel documents to enable  new 
time limits for issuance; uniform formats and standards 

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and period of validity. (Articles 23-25 QR). 

  Review/adjust fee structure for residence permits in line 

with provisions (Art. 24 QR). 

  Provide for ‘provisional measures’ to ensure access to 

rights where residence permits were not delivered within 
deadlines and take measures to maintain family unity when 
issuing permits (Art. 20 (3) QR) 

  Review/adjust procedures for taking into account 

unauthorised movement of beneficiaries of international 
protection for calculation of period of residence. 
  Review/develop workflows for timely access to early 

integration measures and transition support once applicants 
are granted international protection. 

  Review/establish procedures for validation of skills (i.e., 
recognition of prior learning outcomes, qualifications) 
(Art. 30 QR).  

  Consider use of EU Skills Profile Tool for third country 

nationals. 

  Ensure that any mandatory integration measures are free of 
charge (unless the applicant/beneficiary has sufficient 
means).  

  Appoint authorities, service providers or contact points to 

provide information as set out in Annex 1 (Art. 27 QR). 

Capacity 
  Ensure capacity to provide beneficiaries of international 
protection with information on the rights and obligations 
related to their status as soon as possible after it is granted 
and in line with Annex I (Art. 22 QR). 

  Ensure capacity in terms of sufficient staff and equipment 
to deliver residence permits and travel documents within 
timelines or provide for provision measures (temporary 
permits) ensuring access to rights.   

  Review and adjust capacities according to projected needs 
to provide beneficiaries of international protection access 
to rights related to inclusion. 

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Required MS Measures 

  Pay particular attention to ensure cooperation 

arrangements, partnerships and service agreements with 
social and economic partners, local and regional authorities, 
international and civil society organisations, migrant-led 
organisations. 

  Review training records and arrangements to ensure the 
necessary training and respect for confidentiality 
arrangements for all authorities and organisations engaged 
in the above. 

Cover in particular capacities for:  
 

 

access to the labour market and related equal treatment 
with nationals (Art. 28, RQ)  
access to education for children, and adults (Art. 29, 
QR). 
access to/ establish procedures for recognition of 
qualifications and validation of skills (Art. 30 QR). 
equal treatment with nationals as regards social 
security and social assistance (Art. 31 QR). 
  healthcare under the same eligibility conditions as 

 

 

 

 

nationals, including adequate healthcare for those with 
special needs (Article 32 QR). 
access to accommodation under the same terms as to 
other third country nationals (Art. 34, QR). 
appropriate integration measures, in particular 
language courses, civic orientation, integration 
programmes and vocational training (Art. 35, QR). 

Milestones to consider 

  By  the  third  quarter  2024,  the  Commission  will  convene  a  High-Level  Resettlement  and  Humanitarian  Admission 

Committee. 

  By 2025, the Commission shall adopt a proposal for the first Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Plan (for the 

period 2026-2027). 

  By  12  June  2026,  Member  States  shall  appoint  a  national  contact  point  for  the  implementation  of  the  Qualification 

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Cross-reference BB 1 (Eurodac): Resettlement is one of the categories to be uploaded in Eurodac. 

Cross-reference  BB3  (Reception):  to  build  on  early  integration  measures  under  RCD  for  those  who  become  beneficiaries  of 
international protection. 

Regulation.  

Abbreviations: 

AMMR - Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 
2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013. 

APR - Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union 
and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU. 

EUAA – European Union Asylum Agency 

EURF - Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission 
Framework, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147. 

Eurodac - Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data 
in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to 
identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities 
and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. 

Frontex – European Border and Coast Guard Agency 

QR - Regulation (EU) 2024/1347 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on 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, amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC and repealing Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council. 

RBPR - Regulation (EU) 2024/1349 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 
2021/1148. 

RCD - Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international 
protection. 

Screening - Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external 
borders and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/817. 

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List of Commission Implementing and Delegated Acts to be adopted for the 
Implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum 

Scope:  This  is  a  list  of  Commission  implementing  and  delegated  acts  provided  in  the  Pact 
legal texts, which are aimed at preparing the implementation of the Pact. The list also includes 
reference to necessary amendments to existing implementing Acts. Acts foreseen as part of a 
cycle (e.g., AMMR  Commission  implementing Decision on determining the Member States 
under  migratory  pressure,  at  risk  of  migratory  pressure  or  facing  a  significant  migratory 
situation,  Resettlement  Framework  Regulation 
two-year  Union  Resettlement  and 
Humanitarian Admission Plan) or acts which may be adopted in specific circumstances (e.g., 
implementing decisions under the Crisis Regulation) are not included. 

Timeline for adoption:  Unless specified, the legal texts do not set a precise timeline for the 
adoption of these acts. However, these needs to be adopted in good time before the entry into 
application  of  the  Pact  legislative  texts  concerned,  including  to  ensure  timely  adjustment  of 
Dublinet and Eurodac.           

1.  Eurodac 

1.  Implementing act to specify the content of the monthly cross-system statistics (Art. 

12 (3) 

2.  Acts  falling  under  other  non-pact  Regulations  that  have  to  be  amended  because  of 

Eurodac’s integration into the wider Interoperability Framework 

Under the Interoperability Regulations2: 

•  C(2021)4982  &  C(2021)  4983  Commission  Delegated  Regulations  supplementing 
Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament 
and  of  the  Council  with  detailed  rules  on  the  operation  of  the  central  repository  for 
reporting and statistics (Amendment due to Eurodac). 

•  C(2021) 5052 & C(2021) 5053 Commission Implementing Decisions laying down the 
technical details of the profiles for the users of the European search portal, pursuant to 
Article  8(2)  of  Regulation  (EU)  2019/817  and  Article  8(2)  of  Regulation  (EU) 
2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Amendment due to Eurodac 
and Screening). 

•  C(2021)  5620  &  C(2021)  5619  Commission  Implementing  Decisions  laying  down  a 
standard  form  for  informing  individuals  of  the  creation  a  white  link  pursuant  to 
Regulation  (EU) 2019/817  &  Regulation  (EU) 2019/818  of the European Parliament 
and the Council (Amendment due to Eurodac).          

2 Regulation (EU) 2019/817 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in 
the  field  of  borders  and  visa  and  amending  Regulations  (EC)  No  767/2008,  (EU)  2016/399,  (EU)  2017/2226, 
(EU)  2018/1240,  (EU)  2018/1726  and  (EU)  2018/1861  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  and 
Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA; and Regulation (EU) 2019/818 on establishing a framework 
for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and 
migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816.  

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•  C(2021)  5988  &  C(2021)  5989  Commission  Implementing  Decisions  laying  down  a 
standard  form  for  informing  individuals  of  the  creation  a  red  link  pursuant  to 
Regulation  (EU) 2019/817  &  Regulation (EU) 2019/818  of the European Parliament 
and the Council (Amendment due to Eurodac).      

•  C(2021) 6176 & C(2021) 6174 Commission Implementing Decisions laying down the 
technical rules for creating links between data from different EU information systems 
pursuant to Article 28(7) of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Article 28(7) of Regulation 
(EU)  2019/818  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  (Amendment  due  to 
Eurodac). 

•  C(2022) 4775 & C(2022) 4759 Commission Delegated Regulations and their Annexes 
supplementing  Regulation  (EU)  2019/817  and  Regulation  (EU)  2019/818  of  the 
European Parliament and of the Council as regards determining cases where identity 
data  are  considered  as  same  or  similar  for  the  purpose  of  the  multiple  identity 
detection (Amendment due to Eurodac). 

•  C(2023)  645  &  C(2023)  649  Commission  Implementing  Decisions  laying  down  and 
developing the universal message format (UMF) standard pursuant to Regulation (EU) 
2019/817 & Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
(Amendment due to Eurodac).          

Under the ETIAS Regulation3: 

•  C(2023)  950  Commission  delegated  decision  specifying  the  conditions  for  the 
correspondence  between  the  data  present  in  a  record,  alert  or  file  of  the  other  EU 
information  systems  consulted  and  an  ETIAS  application  file  (Amendment  due  to 
Eurodac). 

Under the VIS Regulation4: 

• 

(Soon  to  be  adopted)  Delegated  Decision  supplementing  Regulation  (EC)  No 
767/2008  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council,  as  regards  the  manual  of 
procedures  and  rules  necessary  for  queries,  verifications  and  assessments  [for  short-
stay visas, long-stay visas and residence permits], prepared pursuant to Articles 9h and 
22b. (Amendment due to Eurodac) 

3.  Screening  

Possibility  (‘if  necessary’)  of  implementing  acts  (timeline  for  adoption:  open,  the 
assessment  of  whether  the  adoption  of  such  implementing  acts  is  necessary  will  be 
conducted): 

3 Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing 
a  European  Travel  Information  and  Authorisation  System  (ETIAS)  and  amending  Regulations  (EU)  No 
1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 
4 Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the  European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the 
Visa  Information  System  (VIS)  and  the  exchange  of  data  between  Member  States  on  short-stay  visas  (VIS 
Regulation) 

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•  On setting out the detailed procedure and specifications for retrieving data” (in context 
of retrieving data on terrorist offences and other forms of serious criminal offences in 
ECRIS-TCN) (Art. 15(5)) 

•  To  specify  the  procedure  for  cooperation  between  the  authorities  responsible  for 
carrying  out  the  screening,  Interpol  National  Central  Bureaux  and  Europol  national 
units, respectively, to determine the threat to internal security (Art. 16(8)) 

4.  Asylum Procedure Regulation 

• 

Implementing act to calculate the number that corresponds to the adequate capacity of 
each Member State and  set  the maximum number of applications a Member State is 
required to  examine in  the border procedure per  year. (timeline for adoption:  for the 
first time within two months following the entry into force of this Regulation and then 
on 15 October every three years thereafter) (Art. 57(1)) 

5.  Asylum and Migration Management Regulation (AMMR) 

Implementing acts on:  

•  Establishment of a template for the national strategies under (Art. 7(6))   
• 

Identification of the family members or relatives of the unaccompanied minor (UAM) 
living  in  the  territory  of  another  Member  State,  including  a  standard  form  for  the 
exchange of relevant information between Member States (Art. 23(7)) 

•  Establishing  uniform  methods  for  the  consultation  and  the  exchange  of  information 

between Member States on unaccompanied minors (UAMs) (Art. 25(7)) 

•  Establishing  uniform  methods  for  the  consultation  and  exchange  of  information 

between Member States on the application of the dependency rules (Art. 34(4)) 

•  Establishing  uniform  methods  on  the  preparation  and  submission  of  take  charge 

requests (Art. 39(3)) 

•  Establishing  lists,  indicating  the  relevant  elements  of  proof  and  circumstantial 

evidence for the application of the responsibility criteria (Art. 40(4)) 

•  Drawing up a standard form for replies on take charge requests, including setting out 

substantiated reasons in case of negative reply (Art. 40(8)) 

•  Establishing  uniform  methods  for  the  preparation  and  submission  of  take  back 

notifications (Art. 41(5)) 

•  Establishing  the  design  of  the  laissez-passer  to  be  used  by  the  Member  States  when 

necessary in carrying out the transfers (Art. 46(1)) 

•  Establishing  uniform  methods  for  the  consultation  and  exchange  of  information 
between Member States, in particular in the event of  postponed or delayed transfers, 
transfers  following  acceptance  by  default,  transfers  of  minors  or  dependent  persons, 
and supervised transfers (Art. 46(4)) 

•  A  standard  form  for  the  transfer  of  the  data  required  to  be  exchanged  before  the 

transfer (Art. 48(4)) 

•  Common  health  certificate  necessary  to  exchange  health  data  before  a  transfer  is 

carried out (Art. 50(1)) 

•  Uniform methods and practical arrangements for exchanging health data (Art. 50(5)) 

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•  Establishing  secure  electronic  transmission  channels  between  the  competent  national 
authorities  of  the  Member  States  and  between  those  authorities  and  the  Asylum 
Agency  for  transmitting  information,  biometric  data,  requests,  notifications,  replies 
and  any  other  written  correspondence  and  for  ensuring  that  senders  automatically 
receive electronic proof of delivery (Art. 52(4)) 

•  Rules on the operation of the financial contributions (Art. 64(3)) 
•  Establishing uniform methods for the preparation and submission of information and 

documents for the purpose of relocation (Art. 67(14)) 

Delegated acts on:  

•  Delegated acts under Article 25(6) on unaccompanied minors concerning: 

1.  the  identification  of  family  members,  siblings  or  relatives  of  unaccompanied 

minors; 

2.  the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links; 
3.  the  criteria  for  assessing  the  capacity  of  a  relative  to  take  care  of  an 
unaccompanied  minor,  including  where  family  members,  siblings  or  relatives  of 
the unaccompanied minor are staying in more than one Member State. 

•  Delegated acts under Article 34(3) on Dependent persons concerning: 

1.  the elements to be taken into account in order to assess the dependency link; 
2.  the criteria for establishing the existence of proven family links; 
3.  the criteria for assessing the capacity of the person concerned to take care of the 

dependent person; 

4.  the elements to be taken into account in order to assess the inability of the person 

concerned to travel for a significant period of time. 

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