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Core Standards for guardians
of separated children in Europe
State Authorities text
This overview table is based on the EU Reference tool as developed in the CONNECT Project, linked to the Core Standards for guardians of separated children in Europe.
| Rights | CRC | Schengen Borders Code (Regulation 562/2006) | Recast Reception Conditions Directive (Directive 2013/33/EU) | Recast Asylum Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU) | Recast Qualification Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU) | Recast Dublin Regulation (Regulation 604/2013) | Recast Eurodac Regulation (Regulation 603/2013) | Anti-Trafficking Directive (Directive 2011/36/EU) | Directive on Residence permits for victims of human trafficking (Directive 2004/81/EC) |
Family Reunification Directive (Directive 2003/86/EC) | Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC) | Link to Core Standards |
| Mention of the CRC | X | Preamble (9) (18) | Preamble (33) | Preamble (18) | Preamble (13) | Art. 3.5 | Preamble (8), (22) | X | X | Preamble (22) | Every Core Standard refers to CRC articles | |
| I.Definitions | ||||||||||||
| Minor/Child | Art. 1 | X | Art. 2(d) | Art. 2(l) | Art. 2(k) | Art. 2(i) | X | Art. 2.6 | X | Embedded in Art. 2(f) | X | 1, 6, 9 |
| II.General principles | X | X | ||||||||||
| Non-discrimination | Art. 2 | Art. 6.2 | Preamble (8) | X | Preamble (17) | X | X | X | Preamble (7) | Preamble (5) | Preamble (21) | 3 |
| Best Interest (BI) | Art. 3.1 | X | Preamble (9), (22), Arts 2(j), 11.2, 23, 24 | Preamble (33), Arts 2(n) 25.1(a), 25.6 | Preamble (18), (19), (27), (38), Arts 20.5, 31.4-.5 | Preamble (13), (16), (24), (35), Arts 2(k), 6, 8, 20.3 | Preamble (35) | Preamble (8), (22), (23), Arts 13, 16.2 | Art. 10(a) | Art. 5.5 | Preamble (22), Arts 5(a), 10.1, 17.5 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 |
| Right to be heard/ Right to participation (Right to information) |
Art. 12 | X | Arts 5, 9.4, 10.5 (in relation to detention) | Preamble (22), Arts 8.1, 12.1(a), 19, 21 (general provisions), 25.4 | Art. 22 | "Art. 4; Preamble (4), Annex XI Implementing Regulation 118/2004" |
X | Art. 11 | Art. 5 | Art. 5.4 | Arts 7.1, 12 | 1, 2, 7, 8 |
| Right to be heard/ Right to participation (Interview) | Art. 12 | X | Art. 23.2 | Art. 34.1 | Preamble (18) | Art. 5 | X | Art. 15 | X | Art. 5.2 | X | 1, 2, 7, 8 |
| III.Civil rights and freedoms | ||||||||||||
| Identification as child/ unaccompanied child | X | X | Arts 21, 22 | Preamble (22), Art. 25.5 | X | X | X | Preamble (23) | Art. 10(c) | X | X | 1,2, 3 |
| Registration and documentation | Arts 7, 8 | X | Art. 6 | X | Art. 25 (travel documents) | X | X | X | X | Art. 5.2 | X | |
| IV.Family environment and alternative care | ||||||||||||
| Restoring family links | Arts 10, 22.2 | X | Art. 24.3 | X | Art. 31.5 | "Arts 6.4, 8; Art. 1(7), Annex II LIST A(I)1, LIST B(I)1 Implementing Regulation 118/2004" |
X | X | Art. 10(c) | Preamble (9), (12) ; Arts 4, 10.3 | Arts 5, 10.2 | 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 |
| Periodic review of placement and treatment | Arts 25 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Rehabilitation and reintegration of victims of violence | Arts 19, 39 | X | Art 23.4 | X | Art. 30.2 | X | X | Preamble (18), (22) | Arts 6.1, 7, 9 | X | X | 3, 6, 8, 10 |
| Assistance to victims of trafficking/violence | Arts 19, 39 | X | Arts 23.4, 25.1 | X | Art. 30.2 | X | X | Arts 13, 14, 17 | Arts 6.1, 7, 9 | X | X | 3, 6, 8, 10 |
| Reception staff specific training | X | X | Arts 18.7, 24.4, 25.2 | X | Art. 31.6 | X | X | Preamble (25) | X | X | X | 10 |
| V. Basic health and welfare | ||||||||||||
| Access to health services | Art. 24 | X | Art. 19 | X | Preamble (40), (46), Art. 30 | Art. 31.2(a) | X | Art. 11.5 | Arts 7, 9 | X | Art. 14.1(b) | 1, 6 |
| Accommodation | Art. 27.1-.3 | X | Arts 21, 22, 24.2 | X | Arts 31.3, 32 | X | X | Art. 11.5 | Arts 7, 9 | X | X | 1, 5, 6 |
| Rights of disabled children | Art. 23 | X | Arts 21, 22 | Preamble (29) | Arts 20.3, 30.2 | Art. 32.1 | X | Art. 11.7 | X | X | Art. 14.1(d) | |
| Right to social security | Art. 26 | X | X | X | Preamble (45), Art. 29 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Right to adequate standard of living/material support | Art. 27.1-.3 | X | Arts 17, 18, 20, 23.1 | X | Preamble (45) | X | X | Art. 11.5 | Arts 7, 9 | X | Art. 10.2 | 1, 4, 5, 6 |
| VI. Education, leisure and cultural activities | ||||||||||||
| Right to education | Art. 28 | X | Art. 14 | X | Art. 27.1 | X | X | Art. 14.1 | Art. 10(b) | X | Arts 14.1 | 1, 6 |
| Right to rest, play and participate in artistic and culturale activities | Art. 31 | X | Arts 11.2, 23.3 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | Art. 17.3 | 1 |
| VII. Special protection measures | ||||||||||||
| Guardianship/ Representation | Arts 18.1, 20 | X | Art. 24.1 | Art. 25 | Art. 31 | "Art. 6; Art. 1(7) Implementing Regulation 118/2004" |
X | Preamble (23), (24), Art. 16.3 | Art. 10(c) | X | Art. 10.1 | All 10 Core Standards |
| Legal information, assistance and representation | Arts 37(d), 40.2(ii) | X | Arts 9.6, 26.2-.3-.6 | Arts 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25.4 | X | Arts 26.2, 27 | X | Art. 15.2 | Arts 10(c), 7.4 | X | Art. 13.3-.4 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Access to protection procedures | X | X | X | Art. 7.3-.4 | X | Arts 3, 6, 8 | X | Arts 11.5-.6, 12.3 | X | X | X | 3, 4 |
| Durable solutions | X | X | X | X | Arts 31.3, 32, 34, 35 | X | X | Preamble (23), Arts 14, 16.2 | X | X | Arts 5, 10 | 1, 2, 6 |
| Child sensitive procedural measures | Arts 3, 12, 19 | Art. 19, ANNEX VII (6.) | X | X | X | X | X | Arts 8, 15.3, 12.3 | Art. 10(a) | Art. 5.5 | X | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 |
| Safeguards on detention | Art. 37 | X | Arts 9.5-.6, 11.2-.3 | Arts 8.1, 26 | X | Art. 28.4 | X | X | X | X | Art. 17 | 3, 4, 5, 9 |
| Appeal (against negative decisions) | Art. 26 | X | Art. 12.1(f) | X | Art. 27 (against transfer decision) | X | X | X | X | Art. 18 | Art. 13 | 2, 4, 5 |
| Data protection | X | X | Arts 18.7, 24.3-.4, 25.2 | Preamble (52), Arts 30, 48 | Arts 31.5, 37 | "Preamble (26), Arts 34, 40; Preamble (4) Implementing Regulation 118/2004" |
Arts 16, 23 | Preamble (33) | Art. 7.2 | X | X | 10 |
| VIII. General measures of implementation (GMI) | ||||||||||||
| Implementation obligations | Art. 4 | X | Art. 31.1 | Art. 51 | Art. 39 | X | X | Art. 22 | Art. 17 | Art. 20 | Art. 20 | |
| Actors training and qualifications | X | Arts 15, 16.4 Schengen Borders Code | Art. 29.1 | Preamble (16), (26), Arts 4.3, 6.1, 14.1, 25.3, 34.2 | Arts 31.6, 37 | Arts 6.4, 35.3 | X | Preamble (15), (25), Arts 9.3, 15.3, 18.3 | X | X | X | All 10 Core Standards, with specific attention to Core Standard 10 |
| Respect for existing higher standards | Art. 41 | X | Preamble (28), Art. 4 | Preamble (14), Art. 5 | Art. 3 | X | X | X | Art. 4 | Art. 3.4-.5 | Art. 4 | |
| Data collection and reporting | X | X | Art. 30 | Art. 50 | Art. 38 | Art. 46 | Art. 40 | Art. 19 | Art. 16 | Art. 19 | Art. 19 | 10 |
| Monitoring and review | X | X | Preamble (30), Arts 28, 30 | Preamble (55), Art. 50 | Art. 38 | Preamble (28), Art. 46 | Art. 40 | Art. 23 | X | Art. 19 | Art. 19 | 10 |
| Complaints | X | X | X | X | X | X | Art. 29 | X | X | X | X | 10 |
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