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Minimum Standards for Giving Temporary Protection in the Event of a Mass Influx of Displaced Persons and on Measures Promoting a Balance of Efforts between Member States in Receiving Such Persons and Bearing the Consequences Thereof (EU Temporary Protection Directive)

Minimum Standards for Giving Temporary Protection in the Event of a Mass Influx of Displaced Persons and on Measures Promoting a Balance of Efforts between Member States in Receiving Such Persons and Bearing the Consequences Thereof (EU Temporary Protection Directive)

Human Mobility
Legislation
2001
Year of publication
2001
Specific thematic area
Displacement
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Regional instruments Member countries
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
Sub-region
Multiple
Region
Multiple
Macro-region
Europe
Author/issuing body
European Council
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

(c) displaced persons means third-country nationals or stateless persons who have had to leave their country or region of origin, or have been evacuated, in particular in response to an appeal by international organisations, and are unable to return in safe and durable conditions because of the situation prevailing in that country, who may fall within the scope of Article 1A of the Geneva Convention or other international or national instruments giving international protection, in particular: (i) persons who have fled areas of armed conflict or endemic violence; (ii) persons at serious risk of, or who have been the victims of, systematic or generalised violations of their human rights.

Arts 2, 22

2. In cases of enforced return, Member States shall consider any compelling humanitarian reasons which may make return impossible or unreasonable in specific cases.

Arts 2, 22

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).