EU Legislation

EU acquis given in the Georgian section were translated (as of 30.03.2016) by the International Centre for Migration Policy Development within the EU funded “Enhancing Georgia’s Migration Management” (ENIGMMA) project. The mentioned texts are representing unofficial Georgian translations, which should be taken into account while quoting or indicating them as an official source in any research, analytical or legal documents.

For this purposes it is recommended to use official texts of EU acquis published at „Official Journal of the European Union“.

• Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 on establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen

• Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)

• 2009/756/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 2009 on Laying Down Specifications For The Resolution And Use Of Fingerprints For Biometric Identification And Verification In The Visa Information System

• Decision No 1105/2011/EE of the European Parliament and of the Councilon the list of travel documents which entitle the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa and on setting up a mechanism for establishing this list

• Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Community Code on Visas

• Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 on 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

• Council Directive 2009/50/EC on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment

• Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification

• Council Directive 2004/114/EC on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service

• Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals

• Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals

• Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals

• 2002/946/JHA: Council framework Decision of 28 November 2002 on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent 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

• Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast)

• Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted

• Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast)

• Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a European Asylum Support Office

• Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 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 Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof

• Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 29 April 2004 on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, who cooperate with the competent authorities

• Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA

• Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226