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Periods of detention which should be taken into account when assessing the ‘reasonable prospect of removal’: given the emphasis put by Article 15 (as well as recital 6) of the Return Directive on a concrete individual case-by-case assessment for determining the proportionality of deprivation of liberty, regard must always be taken of the maximum detention periods for the concerned individual in the specific case.
I alla byggnader där intagna ska bo, arbeta eller samlas ska
This means that the maximum periods laid down by national law of the concerned Member State are relevant.
fönstren vara tillräckligt stora för att medge att de intagna kan läsa eller arbeta i dagsljus under normala förhållanden och släppa in tillräckligt med frisk luft såvida det inte finns ett adekvat luftkonditioneringssystem,
This also implies that a returnee should not be detained in a Member State if it appears unlikely from the beginning that the person concerned will be admitted to a third country within the maximum detention period allowed under the legislation of that Member State (in the judgment of Case C-357/09, Kadzoev, the ECJ referred to the maximum periods under the Directive, since these were the same as the maximum periods under the applicable legislation in the concerned Member State).
belysningen uppfylla godkända tekniska normer, och
The Commission recommends providing for a maximum initial period of detention of six months, which shall be adapted in the light of the circumstances of the case and be reviewed at reasonable intervals of time under the supervision of a judicial authority, and for the possibility to further prolong the detention until 18 months in the cases provided for in Article 15(6) of the Return Directive.
ett larmsystem finnas som gör det möjligt för de intagna att snabbt komma i kontakt med personalen.
Once the maximum periods of detention have been reached, Article 15(4) of the Return Directive is not applicable any more and the person must in any event be released immediately — see the judgement of the ECJ in Case C-357/09, Kadzoev (paragraphs 60 and 61): ‘It is clear that, where the maximum duration of detention provided for in Article 15(6) of Directive 2008/115/EC has been reached, the question whether there is no longer a “reasonable prospect of removal” within the meaning of Article 15(4) does not arise.
Hygien
In such a case the person concerned must in any event be released immediately.
Alla utrymmen i varje fängelse ska underhållas väl och alltid vara rena och välstädade.
Article 15(4) of Directive 2008/115/EC can thus only apply if the maximum periods of detention laid down in Article 15(5) and (6) of the directive have not expired’.
När nyintagna kommer till ett fängelse ska den cell eller annan inkvartering som de anvisas vara väl rengjord.
Further clarifications:
De intagna ska ha tillgång till hygien- och toalettutrymmen som är hygieniska och erbjuder avskildhet.
Attention should be paid to the specific situation of stateless persons, who may be unable to benefit from consular assistance by third-countries in view of obtaining a valid identity or travel document.
Adekvata faciliteter ska tillhandahållas så att varje intagen kan bada eller duscha i vatten vars temperatur är anpassad till det rådande klimatet, helst dagligen men minst två gånger per vecka, eller oftare om så erfordras av allmänhygieniska skäl.
In the light of the judgment of the ECJ on Case C-357/09, Kadzoev, Member States should make sure that there is a reasonable prospect of removal that justifies imposing or prolonging detention.
De intagna ska hålla sig själva och sina kläder rena och välvårdade och sitt rum rent och välstädat.
Is it legitimate to maintain detention if the third-country national for the time being is protected from removal because of the principle of non-refoulement?
Fängelsemyndigheterna ska tillhandahålla hjälpmedel för detta, inklusive toalettartiklar, städutrustning och städmaterial.
If removal becomes unlikely (for instance because of a likely permanent non-refoulement issue), third-country nationals must be released in accordance with Article 15(4) of the Return Directive.
Särskild hänsyn ska tas till kvinnors hygienbehov.
If the non-refoulement issue is only of limited and temporary nature (for instance a credible diplomatic assurance from the country of return is likely to be issued shortly or the returnee is temporarily in need for vital medical treatment which is not available in country of return), detention may be maintained if there is still a reasonable prospect of removal.
Kläder och sängutrustning
Article 15(5) and (6) of the Return Directive obliges Member States to fix under national law [77] maximum time limits for detention which shall not exceed 6 months (in regular cases) or 18 months (in two qualified cases: lack of cooperation by the returnee or delays in obtaining the necessary documentation from third countries).
Intagna som saknar egna lämpliga kläder ska erbjudas kläder som är lämpliga för klimatet.
The shorter maximum detention periods fixed by national law prevail over the 6/18 months deadline provided for by the Return Directive: in the handling of concrete cases, the maximum periods fixed by national law (in compliance withthe Return Directive) and not the maximum periods fixed by the Return Directive must be applied.
Sådana kläder får inte vara förnedrande eller förödmjukande.
This implies that a Member State which has fixed a national maximum of for example 60 days for non-cooperating returnees cannot maintain detention beyond those 60 days, even though Article 15(6) of the Return Directive provides for a frame of up to 18 months.
Alla kläder ska hållas i gott skick och bytas ut vid behov.
National law should set a maximum period of detention that allows the competent national authorities to take all the necessary measures to enforce the return decision, hence to finalise the necessary procedures for successfully returning illegally staying third-country nationals and securing readmission in the third country of return.
Intagna som får permission att vistas utanför fängelset ska inte tvingas bära kläder som visar att de är intagna.
The Commission recommends that Member States use the margins established by Article 15 of the Return Directive, providing for a maximum initial period of detention of six months, and for the possibility to further prolong detention until 18 months in the cases foreseen by Article 15(6) of that Directive.
Varje intagen ska tilldelas en egen säng och egna lämpliga sängkläder, som ska hållas i gott skick och bytas tillräckligt ofta för att säkerställa att de är rena.
It is recalled that the actual duration of detention must be determined on a case-by-case basis and that the returnee must be released if the conditions for detention (for example, a reasonable prospect of removal) no longer exist.
Måltider
Examples for reasons justifying/not justifying prolonged detention under Article 15(6):
De intagna ska erbjudas en näringsriktig kost som är anpassad till deras ålder, hälsa, fysiska kondition, religion, kultur och arten av det arbete de utför.
An absence of identity documents as such is not sufficient to justify the prolongation of detention — see judgment of the ECJ in Case C-146/14, Mahdi (paragraph 73): ‘[…] the fact that the third-country national concerned has no identity documents cannot, on its own, be a ground for extending detention under Article 15(6) of Directive 2008/115/EC’.
Kraven på en näringsriktig kost, inklusive dess lägsta energi- och proteininnehåll, ska regleras av nationell lagstiftning.
Non-cooperation in obtaining identity documents may justify the prolongation of detention if there is a causal link between the non-cooperation and non-return — see Judgment of the ECJ in Case C-146/14, Mahdi (paragraph 85): ‘[…] only if an examination of his conduct during the period of detention shows that he has not cooperated in the implementation of the removal operation and that it is likely that that operation lasts longer than anticipated because of that conduct, […]’.
Maten ska tillagas och serveras på ett hygieniskt sätt.
Taking into account periods of detention as an asylum seeker: when calculating the period of detention for the purpose of removal, periods of detention as asylum seeker need not be taken into account, since detention for removal purposes and detention of asylum seekers fall under different legal rules and regimes — see judgment of the ECJ in Case C-357/09, Kadzoev (paragraphs 45 and 48): ‘Detention for the purpose of removal governed by Directive 2008/115/EC and detention of an asylum seeker in particular under Directives 2003/9/EC and 2005/85/EC and the applicable national provisions thus fall under different legal rules.
Tre måltider ska tillhandahållas per dag med rimliga tidsintervall.
Consequently, […] a period during which a person has been held in a detention centre on the basis of a decision taken pursuant to the provisions of national and Community law concerning asylum seekers may not be regarded as detention for the purpose of removal within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive 2008/115/EC’.
Rent dricksvatten ska alltid finnas tillgängligt för de intagna.
Paragraph 47 of the same judgment then adds: ‘Should it prove to be the case that no decision was taken on Mr Kadzoev's placement in the detention centre in the context of the procedures opened following his applications for asylum, referred to in paragraph 19 above, so that his detention remained based on the previous national rules on detention for the purpose of removal or on the provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC, Mr Kadzoev's period of detention corresponding to the period during which those asylum procedures were under way would have to be taken into account in calculating the period of detention for the purpose of removal mentioned in Article 15(5) and (6) of Directive 2008/115/EC’.
Läkare eller legitimerad sjuksköterska ska föreskriva en ändrad diet för en viss intagen om så erfordras av medicinska skäl.
Taking into account periods of detention pending preparation of a Dublin transfer: the same logic as set out above in relation to periods of detention as asylum seeker applies.
Innehållet i verkställigheten
Taking into account periods of detention during which an appeal with suspensive effect is pending: such periods must be taken into account — see judgment of the ECJ in Case C-357/09, Kadzoev (paragraphs 53-54): ‘The period of detention completed by the person concerned during the procedure in which the lawfulness of the removal decision is the subject of judicial review must […] be taken into account for calculating the maximum duration of detention laid down in Article 15(5) and (6) of Directive 2008/115/EC.
De intagna ska erbjudas ett allsidigt program av aktiviteter.
If it were otherwise, the duration of detention for the purpose of removal could vary, sometimes considerably, from case to case within a Member State or from one Member State to another because of the particular features and circumstances peculiar to national judicial procedures, which would run counter to the objective pursued by Article 15(5) and (6) of Directive 2008/115/EC, namely to ensure a maximum duration of detention common to the Member States’.
Verksamheten ska göra det möjligt för alla intagna att tillbringa så mycket tid utanför cellerna som krävs för en rimlig nivå av mänskliga och sociala kontakter.
Taking into account periods of detention for the purpose of removal spent in (another) Member State A, immediately followed by pre-removal detention in Member State B (such a situation may arise for instance in the context of the transfer of a third-country national from Member State A to Member State B under a bilateral readmission agreement covered by Article 6(3) of the Return Directive): the Commission considers that the absolute 18 months threshold of uninterrupted pre-removal detention should not be exceeded, in view of the need to respect the effet utile of the maximum time-limit fixed by Article 15(6) of the Return Directive.
Denna verksamhet ska också tillgodose de intagnas behov av omsorg och vård.
An exchange of information between Member States on periods of detention already spent in another Member State as well as an eventual possibility for Member State B to refuse transfer from Member State A if Member State A made the request excessively late should be addressed under the relevant bilateral readmission agreements.
Särskild uppmärksamhet ska ägnas behoven hos intagna som blivit fysiskt eller psykiskt misshandlade eller sexuellt utnyttjade.
Taking into account periods of detention completed before the rules in the Return Directive became applicable: such periods must be taken into account (see judgment of the ECJ in Case C-357/09, Kadzoev, paragraphs 36-38).
Motion och avkoppling
The maximum period of detention prescribed by the Return Directive must not be undermined by re-detaining returnees immediately, following their release from detention.
Om vädret så tillåter ska alla intagna ges möjlighet till minst en timmes motion utomhus varje dag.
Re-detention of the same person at a later stage may only be legitimate if an important change of relevant circumstance has taken place (for instance the issuing of necessary papers by a third country or an improvement of the situation in the country of origin, allowing for safe return), if this change gives rise to a ‘reasonable prospect of removal’ in accordance with Article 15(4) of the Return Directive and if all other conditions for imposing detention under Article 15 of that Directive are fulfilled.
Vid otjänlig väderlek ska alternativa aktiviteter ordnas för att ge de intagna tillfälle att motionera.
Less coercive measures, such as regular reporting to the authorities, deposit of an adequate financial guarantee, submission of documents or the obligation to stay at a certain place may be imposed as long as and to the extent that they can still be considered a ‘necessary measure’ to enforce return.
Väl organiserade aktiviteter som främjar fysisk kondition och erbjuder adekvat motion och avkopplingsmöjligheter ska utgöra en integrerad del av fängelseverksamheten.
While there are no absolute maximum time limits foreseen for the application of less coercive measures, the scope and duration of such measures shall be subject to a thorough assessment as to their proportionality.
Fängelsemyndigheterna ska underlätta sådana aktiviteter genom att tillhandahålla lämpliga lokaler och lämplig utrustning.
Moreover, if the nature and intensity of a less coercive measures is similar or equal to deprivation of liberty (for example the imposition of an unlimited obligation to stay at a specific facility, without possibility to leave such facility), it must be considered as a de facto continuation of detention and the time limits foreseen in Article 15(5) and (6) of the Return Directive apply.
Fängelsemyndigheterna ska vidta åtgärder för att anordna särskilda aktiviteter för intagna i behov av sådana.
Legal basis: Return Directive — Article 16
Fritidsaktiviteter, såsom sport, idrott, kulturella aktiviteter, hobbyverksamhet och annan fritidssysselsättning ska erbjudas och om möjligt ska de intagna tillåtas att organisera dessa.
Detention shall take place as a rule in specialised detention facilities.
De intagna ska tillåtas att umgås med varandra under träning och i syfte att delta i fritidsaktiviteter.
Particular attention shall be paid to the situation of vulnerable persons.
Så långt det är praktiskt möjligt ska verksamheten i fängelset utformas så att de intagna kan utöva sin religion och leva efter sin tro, delta i gudstjänster eller sammankomster som leds av erkända företrädare för denna religion eller tro, ta emot särskilda besök av sådana företrädare för sin religion eller tro och inneha böcker och annan litteratur som har med deras religion eller tro att göra.
Relevant and competent national, international and non-governmental organisations and bodies shall have the possibility to visit detention facilities, as referred to in paragraph 1, to the extent that they are being used for detaining third-country nationals in accordance with this Chapter.
Etniska och språkliga minoriteter
Such visits may be subject to authorisation.
Särskilda åtgärder ska vidtas för att tillgodose behoven hos intagna som tillhör etniska eller språkliga minoriteter.
Third-country nationals kept in detention shall be systematically provided with information which explains the rules applied in the facility and sets out their rights and obligations.
I den utsträckning det är praktiskt möjligt ska olika grupper tillåtas upprätthålla sina kulturella sedvänjor på fängelset.
Such information shall include information on their entitlement under national law to contact the organisations and bodies referred to in paragraph 4.
Språkliga behov ska tillgodoses med hjälp av kompetenta tolkar och genom att tillhandahålla skriftligt material på de olika språk som förekommer på ett visst fängelse.
Initial police arrest (apprehension) for identification purposes is covered by national law: this is expressly highlighted in recital 17 of the Return Directive: ‘Without prejudice to the initial apprehension by law-enforcement authorities,regulated by national legislation, detention should, as a rule, take place in specialised detention facilities’.
Hälso- och sjukvård
This clarifies that during an initial period national law may continue to apply.
De intagna ska ha tillgång till den sjukvård som är tillgänglig i landet utan särbehandling på grund av deras rättsliga situation.
Even though this is no legal obligation, Member States are encouraged to make sure already at this stage that third-country nationals are kept separated from ordinary prisoners.
Sjukvården i fängelserna ska sträva efter att upptäcka och behandla de fysiska eller psykiska sjukdomstillstånd eller brister som de intagna kan lida av.
The use of specialised facilities is therefore the general rule foreseen by the Return Directive.
Legitimerade tandläkare och optiker ska finnas tillgängliga för alla intagna.
Member States are required to detain illegally staying third-country nationals for the purpose of removal in specialised detention facilities, and not in ordinary prisons.
Läkarens uppgifter
This implies an obligation on Member States to make sure that sufficient places in specialised detention facilities are available, therefore to bring detention capacity in line with actual needs, while ensuring adequate material detention conditions.
Läkaren, eller en legitimerad sjuksköterska som rapporterar till läkaren, ska ta emot alla intagna så snart som möjligt efter inskrivning och undersöka dem om det inte är uppenbart onödigt.
Exceptions to the general rule: the derogation foreseen in Article 16(1) of the Return Directive, which allows Member States to accommodate pre-removal detainees in exceptional cases in ordinary prisons, must be interpreted restrictively.
Läkaren, eller en legitimerad sjuksköterska som rapporterar till läkaren, ska på begäran undersöka den intagna personen vid frigivningen och i övrigt undersöka de intagna vid behov.
This was expressly confirmed by the judgment of the ECJ in joint Cases C-473/13, Bero and C-514/13, Bouzalmate [78] (paragraph 25): ‘The second sentence of […] Article 16(1) […] lays down a derogation from that principle, which, as such, must be interpreted strictly (see, to this effect, the judgment in Kamberaj, C-571/10, EU:C:2012:233, paragraph 86)’.
Vid undersökning av en intagen ska läkare, eller en legitimerad sjuksköterska som rapporterar till en sådan läkare, särskilt beakta:
Full consideration shall be given to fundamental rights when making use of such derogation, giving due consideration to elements such as situations of overcrowding, the need to avoid repeated transfers and possible detrimental effects on the returnee's wellbeing, particularly in the case of vulnerable persons.
att normala sekretessbestämmelser för sjukvårdspersonal följs,
Unpredictable peaks in the number of detainees: the derogation foreseen in Article 16(1) of the Return Directive may be applied when unforeseen peaks in the number of detainees caused by unpredictable quantitative fluctuations inherent to the phenomenon of irregular migration (not yet reaching the level of an ‘emergency situation’ expressly regulated in Article 18 of the Return Directive) cause a problem to place detainees in special facilities in a Member State, which otherwise disposes of an adequate/sufficient number of places in specialised facilities.
att fysisk eller psykisk sjukdom diagnostiseras, och att alla åtgärder vidtas som är nödvändiga för behandlingen av denna och för upprätthållandet av förekommande medicinsk behandling,
Aggressive detainees: in line with the relevant ECtHR case-law, Member States are under the obligation to protect returnees in detention from aggressive or inappropriate behaviour of other detainees.
att alla tecken eller indikationer på att en intagen kan ha utsatts för fysiskt våld dokumenteras och rapporteras till behörig myndighet,
Member States are encouraged to look for practical ways for addressing this challenge within the specialised facilities and without resorting to prison accommodation.
att abstinensbesvär förorsakade av missbruk av droger, läkemedel eller alkohol behandlas,
Possible solutions might include reserving certain parts/wings of detention centres to aggressive persons, or to have special detention centres reserved for this category of persons.
att eventuell psykisk eller annan påfrestning till följd av frihetsberövandet identifieras,
Absence of special detention facilities in a regional part of a Member State: the absence of special detention facilities in a regional part of a Member State — while in another part of the same Member State they exist — cannot justify per se a stay in an ordinary prison.
att intagna som misstänks bära smittsam sjukdom isoleras under den tid smittorisk föreligger och att de erhåller korrekt behandling,
This was expressly confirmed by the judgment of the ECJ in joint Cases C-473/13, Bero and C-514/13, Bouzalmate (paragraph 32): ‘Article 16(1) of Directive 2008/115/EC must be interpreted as requiring a Member State, as a rule, to detain illegally staying third-country nationals for the purpose of removal in a specialised detention facility of that State even if the Member State has a federal structure and the federated state competent to decide upon and carry out such detention under national law does not have such a detention facility’.
att intagna som är HIV-positiva inte isoleras enbart av detta skäl,
Brief detention periods: the fact that detention is likely to last for a brief period only (for example 7 days or less) is not a legitimate reason to resort to prison accommodation.
att fysiska eller psykiska brister som kan hindra återanpassningen i samhället efter frigivningen uppmärksammas,
Detention in closed medical/psychiatric institutions: pre-removal detention in closed medical/psychiatric institutions or together with persons detained on medical grounds is not envisaged by Article 16(1) of the Return Directive and would run contrary to its effet utile unless, in light of the medical condition and state of health of the person concerned, the detention in or transfer to a specialised or adapted facility appears necessary in order to provide adequate and constant specialised medical supervision, assistance and care, with a view to avoiding deterioration of the state of health.
att varje intagens förmåga att arbeta eller delta i fysisk aktivitet fastställs, och
Obligation to keep returnees and prisoners separated is an absolute requirement: the Return Directive provides for an unconditional obligation requiring Member States to ensure that illegally staying third-country nationals are always kept separated from ordinary prisoners when a Member State can exceptionally not provide accommodation in specialised detention facilities.
att arrangera med andra samhällsorgan så att erforderlig medicinsk eller psykiatrisk behandling kan fortsätta efter frigivningen om den intagne ger sitt samtycke till sådana arrangemang.