# Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2008/0244(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 89 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2009-03-30 and 2009-03-30.

## What the amendments focus on

A recast directive on standards for the reception of applicants for international protection. The amendments set minimum reception standards ensuring a dignified standard of living, address freedom of movement and the use, conditions, grounds, duration and judicial ordering of detention, alternatives to detention, definitions of applicants and family members, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the 1951 Geneva Convention, and Union funding for reception; several provisions are deleted.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert PIRKER | Austria | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2307.md |
| Giusto CATANIA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28979.md |
| Simon BUSUTTIL | Malta | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28120.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Patrick GAUBERT | France | PPE-DE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28183.md |
| Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT | Netherlands | ALDE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28176.md |
| Antonio MASIP HIDALGO | Spain | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28338.md |
| Alin Lucian ANTOCHI | Romania | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/95280.md |
| Catherine BOURSIER | France | PSE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58711.md |
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Panayiotis DEMETRIOU | Cyprus | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23730.md |
| Claudio FAVA | Italy | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4469.md |
| Maddalena CALIA | Italy | PPE-DE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/93776.md |

## Official source documents

- PE423.709: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-423.709+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0244-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0244-COD.json

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