'Safe third countries'

28 July 2006

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Legal base	Article 63(1)(d) EC
Flexibility	UK has opted in; position of Ireland not known; Denmark has automatic opt-out
EP	Schmidt committee report adopted (A5-0210/2003) June 2003; plenary vote rejected, 23 Sep. 2003
Council	proposal discussed at Nov. 2002 JHA Council; limited interest as Council preferred to concentrate on Directive on asylum procedures
Status	proposal lapsed 1 May 2004 when transition period in Article 67 EC expired

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