Directive 2004/81 - 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

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Current status

This directive has been published on August  6, 2004, entered into force on the same day and should have been implemented in national regulation on August  5, 2006 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

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
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 2004/81
Original proposal COM(2002)71 EN
CELEX number i 32004L0081

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Key dates

Document 29-04-2004
Publication in Official Journal 06-08-2004; Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 19 Volume 012,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 19 Volume 007,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 19 Volume 007,OJ L 261, 6.8.2004,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 19 Volume 007
Effect 06-08-2004; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 18
End of validity 31-12-9999
Transposition 05-08-2006; At the latest See Art 17

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Legislative text

6.8.2004   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 261/19

 

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point 3 of Article 63 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, (1)

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, (2)

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee, (3)

Having consulted the Committee of the Regions,

Whereas:

 

(1)

The framing of a common immigration policy, including the definition of the conditions of entry and residence for foreigners and measures to combat illegal immigration, is a constituent element of the European Union's objective of creating an area of freedom, security and justice.

 

(2)

At its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999, the European Council expressed its determination to tackle illegal immigration at source, for example by targeting those who engage in trafficking of human beings and the economic exploitation of migrants. It called on the Member States to concentrate their efforts on detecting and dismantling criminal networks while protecting the rights of victims.

 

(3)

An indication of the growing concern about this phenomenon at international level was the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of a Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, supplemented by a Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, and a Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air. These were signed by the Community and the 15 Member States in December 2000.

 

(4)

This Directive is without prejudice to the protection granted to refugees, to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and persons seeking international protection under international refugee law and without prejudice to other human rights instruments.

 

(5)

This Directive is without prejudice to other provisions on the protection of victims, witnesses or persons who are particularly vulnerable. Nor does it detract from the prerogatives of the Member States as regards the right of residence granted on humanitarian or other grounds.

 

(6)

This Directive respects fundamental rights and complies with the principles recognised for example by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

 

(7)

Member States should give effect to the provision of this Directive without discrimination on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic characteristics, language, religion or belief, political or other opinions, membership of a national minority, fortune, birth, disabilities, age or sexual orientation.

 

(8)

At European level, Council Directive 2002/90/EC of 28 November 2002 defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence (4) and Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA of 19 July 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings (5) were adopted to strengthen the prevention and the fight against the above offences.

 

(9)

This Directive introduces a residence permit intended for victims of trafficking in human beings or, if a Member State decides to extend the scope of this Directive, to third-country nationals who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration to whom the residence permit offers a sufficient incentive to cooperate with the competent authorities while including certain conditions to safeguard against...


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