Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/2150 of 5 August 2024 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the adequate capacity of Member States and the maximum number of applications to be examined by a Member State in the border procedure per year
Date: 2024-08-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU migration policy, aid to refugees, asylum seeker, foreign national, illegal migration, refugee, right of asylum, stateless person, third country








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2024/2150


9.8.2024







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/2150
of 5 August 2024
         
laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the adequate capacity of Member States and the maximum number of applications to be examined by a Member State in the border procedure per year


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 47(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


It is necessary to set up the adequate capacity of a Member State and the maximum number of applications for international protection a Member State is required to examine in the border procedure per year. Pursuant to Article 47(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348, the first implementing act setting up both figures should be adopted by the Commission on 12 August 2024, the second implementing act should be adopted by the Commission on 15 October 2027 and the subsequent acts on 15 October every three years thereafter.












(2)


The data used for calculating the adequate capacity and the maximum number of applications to be examined by a Member State in the border procedure per year comprises the irregular border crossings, as reported by Member States to the European Border and Coast Guard Agency established by Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) (‘Frontex’), which also includes arrivals following search and rescue operations, and refusals of entry at the external border, as per Eurostat data, calculated over a three-year period, and corresponds to the period from 1 January 2021 till 31 December 2023.












(3)


In accordance with Article 4 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union (‘TEU’) and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’), Ireland has notified its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2024/1348. Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2089 (3) confirmed such participation. Ireland is therefore bound by this Decision.












(4)


In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the TEU and to the TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The number that corresponds to the adequate capacity of each Member State shall be as set in Annex I.


Article 2
The maximum number of applications a Member State is required to examine in the border procedure per year shall be as set in Annex II.


Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 12 August 2024.
It shall apply from 12 June 2026 until 14 October 2027.




Done at Brussels, 5 August 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1348, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1348/oj.

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1896/oj).

(3)  Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2089 of 31 July 2024 confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union (OJ L, 2024/2089, 2.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2089/oj).




ANNEX I
Adequate capacity per Member State








Member State


IBC (1) + Refusal of entry


Share based on IBC + Refusal of entry


Adequate capacity for the border procedure




Belgium


4 668 


0,4  %


106 




Bulgaria


25 709 


2,0  %


585 




Czechia


1 035 


0,1  %


24 




Germany


16 425 


1,2  %


374 




Estonia


12 165 


0,9  %


277 




Ireland


20 370 


1,5  %


464 




Greece


96 130 


7,3  %


2 188 




Spain


145 009 


11,0  %


3 301 




France


27 040 


2,1  %


615 




Croatia


64 106 


4,9  %


1 459 




Italy


352 191 


26,7  %


8 016 




Cyprus


41 808 


3,2  %


952 




Latvia


7 928 


0,6  %


180 




Lithuania


17 737 


1,3  %


404 




Luxembourg


25 


0,002  %


1 




Hungary


338 978 


25,7  %


7 716 




Malta


2 638 


0,2  %


60 




Netherlands


9 290 


0,7  %


211 




Austria


1 810 


0,1  %


41 




Poland


68 705 


5,2  %


1 564 




Portugal


4 460 


0,3  %


102 




Romania


37 404 


2,8  %


851 




Slovenia


8 665 


0,7  %


197 




Slovakia


3 936 


0,3  %


90 




Finland


7 448 


0,6  %


170 




Sweden


2 360 


0,2  %


54 





Total




1 318 040 




100,0  %
 (2)




30 000 
 (3)







(1)  Data on irregular crossings of the external border (IBC) provided by Frontex covers also arrivals following search and rescue operations.

(2)  The total slightly deviates from the sum of the individual figures due to rounding.

(3)  The total slightly deviates from the sum of the individual figures due to rounding.





ANNEX II

Maximum number of applications a Member State is required to examine in the border procedure per year
 (1)








Member State


12 June 2026 – 12 June 2027


13 June 2027 – 14 October 2027




Belgium


212 


318 




Bulgaria


1 170 


1 755 




Czechia


48 


72 




Germany


748 


1 122 




Estonia


554 


831 




Ireland


928 


1 392 




Greece


4 376 


6 564 




Spain


6 602 


9 903 




France


1 230 


1 845 




Croatia


2 918 


4 377 




Italy


16 032 


24 048 




Cyprus


1 904 


2 856 




Latvia


360 


540 




Lithuania


808 


1 212 




Luxembourg


2 


3 




Hungary


15 432 


23 148 




Malta


120 


180 




Netherlands


422 


633 




Austria


82 


123 




Poland


3 128 


4 692 




Portugal


204 


306 




Romania


1 702 


2 553 




Slovenia


394 


591 




Slovakia


180 


270 




Finland


340 


510 




Sweden


108 


162 






(1)  The multipliers (times two and times three) are applied to the rounded figures for the adequate capacity for the border procedure listed in Annex I.



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/2150/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)