# Criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person. Recast

European Parliament procedure 2016/0133(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee AFET / BUDG / LIBE). Stage: Procedure lapsed or withdrawn. 1,614 committee amendments tabled by 126 Members between 2017-02-16 and 2017-05-05.

## What the amendments focus on

This recast sets the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged by a third-country national or stateless person. Amendments revise the Dublin system's principles, the definition of family member (including siblings) and the corrective allocation mechanism keyed to population and economy, while adding safeguards on family unity, the best interests of the child and the right to an effective remedy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie MONTEL | France | EFDD | 520 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124769.md |
| Miltiadis KYRKOS | Greece | S&D | 152 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125113.md |
| Cécile Kashetu KYENGE | Italy | S&D | 149 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124801.md |
| Elly SCHLEIN | Italy | S&D | 145 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124804.md |
| Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY | France | S&D | 145 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124287.md |
| Josef WEIDENHOLZER | Austria | S&D | 144 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/111014.md |
| Ana GOMES | Portugal | S&D | 143 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28306.md |
| Sylvie GUILLAUME | France | S&D | 141 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96952.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 134 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 133 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Kostas CHRYSOGONOS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 123 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125061.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Barbara SPINELLI | Italy | GUE/NGL | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124810.md |
| Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN | Spain | GUE/NGL | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125048.md |
| Martina ANDERSON | United Kingdom | GUE/NGL | 121 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/113959.md |

## Official source documents

- PE599.741: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-599741_EN.pdf
- PE599.755: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-599755_EN.pdf
- PE601.035: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-601035_EN.pdf
- PE602.906: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-602906_EN.pdf
- PE602.907: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-602907_EN.pdf
- PE602.908: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-602908_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-0133-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-0133-COD.json

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