Temporary Protection Directive

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The Temporary Protection Directive is an EU legal framework that provides immediate, collective protection and residence rights to displaced persons in situations of mass influx, bypassing lengthy individual asylum procedures.

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Temporary Protection Directive canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf EU asylum law instrument ⓘ
European Union directive ⓘ
activatedFor Ukrainian nationals displaced by the 2022 Russian invasion ⓘ
certain third-country nationals and stateless persons residing in Ukraine ⓘ
adoptedBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
adoptionDate 2001-07-20 ⓘ
allows simultaneous application for refugee status or other forms of protection ⓘ
alternativeName Directive 2001/55/EC ⓘ
EU Temporary Protection Directive ⓘ
appliesIn all EU Member States except Denmark ⓘ
appliesTo displaced persons from third countries ⓘ
stateless persons ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 2001-08-07 ⓘ
containsProvision rules on access to the asylum procedure ⓘ
rules on distribution of persons among Member States ⓘ
rules on family reunification ⓘ
rules on return and safe, voluntary repatriation ⓘ
coordinationBody European Commission ⓘ
coordinationMechanism solidarity and burden-sharing between Member States ⓘ
definesConcept temporary protection ⓘ
europeanUnionLawArea Common European Asylum System ⓘ
excludes persons considered a danger to the security of the host Member State ⓘ
persons suspected of serious non-political crimes ⓘ
persons suspected of war crimes or crimes against humanity ⓘ
firstActivationContext mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion ⓘ
firstActivationDate 2022-03-04 ⓘ
fullName Council Directive 2001/55/EC ⓘ
grantsRight access to employment ⓘ
access to suitable accommodation or means to obtain housing ⓘ
access to vocational training ⓘ
education for minors ⓘ
medical care ⓘ
residence permit in the host Member State ⓘ
social welfare assistance ⓘ
initialDuration 1 year ⓘ
jurisdiction European Union ⓘ
legalBasis Treaty establishing the European Community ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Rome
legalCitation OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12–23 ⓘ
maximumDuration 3 years ⓘ
mechanismType emergency protection mechanism ⓘ
monitoredBy European Commission ⓘ
obligesMemberStates to ensure family reunification under certain conditions ⓘ
to issue residence permits to persons enjoying temporary protection ⓘ
to provide access to suitable accommodation ⓘ
to provide access to the labour market subject to national policies ⓘ
to provide education to minors under the same conditions as nationals ⓘ
to provide medical care for persons enjoying temporary protection ⓘ
to provide necessary assistance and means of subsistence ⓘ
optOut Denmark ⓘ
policyArea asylum and migration ⓘ
international protection ⓘ
purpose to provide immediate and temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons ⓘ
to relieve pressure on national asylum systems by allowing collective protection ⓘ
relationshipToAsylumProcedure does not replace the individual asylum procedure ⓘ
suspends or postpones full examination of individual asylum claims during mass influx ⓘ
solidarityMeasure financial support via EU funds ⓘ
transfer of persons enjoying temporary protection between Member States ⓘ
triggerCondition imminent mass influx of displaced persons ⓘ
mass influx of displaced persons ⓘ
triggerDecisionMadeBy Council of the European Union ⓘ
triggerDecisionProcedure qualified majority voting ⓘ

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