National Legislation


Austria's Asylum Act
Austria's Asylum Act
Belgium's Aliens legislation
Belgium's Aliens legislation
Denmark's Aliens (Consolidation) Act of 1 August 2001
Denmark's Aliens (Consolidation) Act of 1 August 2001
Finland's Alien Act
Finland's Alien Act
France's Aliens and Asylum Legislation
France's Aliens and Asylum Legislation of 1998
Germany's Aliens Act
Germany's Aliens Act
Greece's Aliens Act
Greece's Aliens Act
Ireland’s Immigration Act 2003
Immigration Act 2003
Italy's immigration and asylum legislation
Italy's immigration and asylum legislation
Luxembourg's asylum legislation
Luxembourg's asylum legislation
Netherlands'Aliens Act of 2000
The Netherlands'Aliens Act of 2000
Portugal's legislation
Portugal's asylum and immigration legislation
Spain's asylum and immigration legislation
Spain's asylum and immigration legislation
Sweden's Aliens Act
Sweden's Aliens Act
UK Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
UK Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
United Kingdom’s Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
United Kingdom’s Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
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Legal and social conditions for asylum-seekers and refugees in western European countries
Legal and social conditions for asylum-seekers and refugees in western European countries, prepared by the Danish Refugee Council with the support of the European Commission



European Legislation





Draft Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals
Proposal for a Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection and the content of the protection granted, COM(2009) 551, October 2009
Draft Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection
Proposal for a Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing international protection, COM(2009) 554/4, October 2009
Draft EU Directive on sanctions against employers
Draft EU Directive on ''providing for minimum standards on sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals’’ (December 2008)
New draft EU Directive on the reception of asylum seekers
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (Recast), Brussels,COM(2008) 815
Draft EU Directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals
Proposal for a Directive on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State
Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment
Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (COM 637)
Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection
Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers
Draft Directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection
Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection, Brussels, 6.6.2007 COM(2007) 298 final
Draft Directive on ‘Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals’
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals, Brussels, 16.5.2007, COM(2007) 249 final
Draft EU Regulation on Rapid Border Intervention Teams
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism, Brussels, 19.7.2006 COM(2006) 401 final
Schengen Borders Code
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), 15 March 2006
Council Directive on procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status
Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1 December 2005 on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
Proposal for a Council Decision on the establishment of a mutual information procedure on asylum and immigration
Proposal for a Council Decision on the establishment of a mutual information procedure concerning Member States’ measures in the areas of asylum and immigration (COM/2005/0480 final)
Proposal for a Directive on returning illegally staying third-country nationals
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals, 1.9.2005 COM(2005) 391 final
Proposal for a Council Decision amending the Schengen Agreement
Proposal for a Council Decision on the improvement of police cooperation between the Member States of the European Union, especially at the internal borders and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, COM(2005)317 final, 18.7.2005
Draft EU Regulation on the Visa Information System (VIS)
Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short stay-visas SEC(2004)1628 (28.12.2004)
Proposal for a Regulation on Community statistics on migration and international protection
Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection, Brussels, 14.9.2005 (COM(2005) 375 final)
Directive 2004/58/EC on the right to move and reside freely within the EU
Directive 2004/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States
Council Decision 2004/904/EC of 2 December 2004 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005 to 2010
Council Decision 2004/904/EC of 2 December 2004 establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2005 to 2010 OJ L 381, 28 December 2004
Council Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees
Council Directive 2004/83/EC of 29 April 2004 on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted, OJ L 304 of 30 September 2004
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the EU
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents
Council Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification
Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
Council directive on minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers in the EU
Council Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January 2003 laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers
Council Regulation No 343/2003 on criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application
Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 of 18 February 2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national
Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Framework Decision of 28 November 2002 on the prevention of the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Council Framework Decision of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
Proposal for a Council directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of studies, vocational training
Proposal for a Council directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of studies, vocational training, voluntary work and all purposes other than those foreseen by Community law (COM/2002/0548 final)
Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in case of mass influx of displaced persons
Council Directive on 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 EU Member States in receiving such persons.
Council Directive 2001/51/EC
Council Directive 2001/51/EC of 28 June 2001 supplementing the provisions of Article 26 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 (Directive on Carrier Sanctions), June 2001.
Council Directive 2001/40/EC on the expulsion of third country nationals
Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals
Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001
Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Proposal for a Council Directive on the short-term residence permit issued to victims of action to facilitate illegal immigration or trafficking
Proposal for a Council Directive on the short-term residence permit issued to victims of action to facilitate illegal immigration or trafficking in human beings who cooperate with the competent authorities, COM(2002) 71 final, February 2002.
Proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
Proposal for a Council Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of paid employment and self-employed economic activities
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting an action programme for administrative co-operation
Proposal for a Council Decision adopting an action programme for administrative co-operation in the fields of external borders, visas, asylum and immigration
Proposal on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals and stateless persons
Proposal for a Council Directive on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals and stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection (COM(2001)510 final 12.09.2001
Proposal concerning the status of third country nationals who are long term residents
Proposal for a council directive concerning the status of third country nationals who are long term residents (COM(2001)127)
Proposal on Member State responsible for examining an asylum application
Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national (COM(2001)447)
Proposal for a Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States
Proposal for a Directive on minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status (COM(2000)578)
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism
Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on combating terrorism (COM(2001)521)
Council Decision of 27 March 2000 on counterfeit travel documents
Council Decision of 27 March 2000 on the improved exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents.
OSCE Ministerial Council Decision on Enhancing the OSCE's Efforts to combat Human Trafficking
OSCE Ministerial Council Decision on Enhancing the OSCE's Efforts to combat Trafficking in Human Beings(28 November 2000)
Council of Europe Recommendation on action against trafficking in human beings
Council of Europe Recommendation No. R (2000) 11 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on action against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation, 19 May 2000
Council Framework Decision of 19 July 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings
Council Framework Decision of 19 July 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings (2002/629/JHA)
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Conventions


Treaty of Lisbon
Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community (December 2007)
UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees adopted on 28 July 1951 by the United Nations Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons convened under General Assembly resolution 429 (V) of 14 December 1950
UN Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
UN Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
International Convention on the protection of the Rights of all Migrants
International Convention on the protection of the Rights of all Migrants and Members of their Families
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons
Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others
Charter of Fundamental Rights
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
Dublin Convention
Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities - Dublin Convention
European Convention on the legal status of migrant workers
European Convention on the legal status of migrant workers, Council of Europe, 1977
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR)
European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), as amended by Protocol No.11
OSCE's Charter for European Security
OSCE's Charter for European Security
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
Treaty of Nice
Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts (2001/C 80/01)
UN Convention against Torture (CAT)
UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
Peace Agreements and Cease-fires
Peace Agreements and Cease-fires
Europol Convention
Europol Convention
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children
UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children (Summary - Articles 1-11)
Convention against Transnational Organized Crime
UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime