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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2055 of 2 October 2025 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards asylum and migration management and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003

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Publication 2025-11-12

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	2025/2055	12.11.2025

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on Asylum and Migration Management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 [^ntr1-L_202502055EN.000101-E0001], and in particular Articles 23(7), Article 25(7), Article 34(4), Article 39(3), Article 40(4) and (8), Article 41(5), Article 46(1) and (4), Article 48(4), Article 50(1) and (5), Article 52(4), Article 64(3) and Article 67(14) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr2-L_202502055EN.000101-E0002], and in particular Article 42(3) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) A number of uniform methods need to be established for the effective application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. Those methods have to be clearly defined so as to facilitate the cooperation and swift exchange of information between the competent authorities of the Member States as regards the preparation and submission of information or documents concerning take charge requests, take back notifications, transmission of information for the purposes of relocation, requests for information and for consultation and exchange of information for the purposes of transfers. The uniform methods should cover all phases of those procedures.

(2) Technical adaptations are necessary in order to respond to the evolution of the standards applicable and the practical arrangements for using the secure electronic communication channels set up by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 [^ntr3-L_202502055EN.000101-E0003] (DubliNet) to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

(3) In order to allow for the effective operational management of DubliNet, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) should take into account the state-of-the-art technology when developing and updating the standard forms to be used for the exchange of information between the Member States.

(4) In order to ensure swift access to the asylum procedure and the good cooperation between national authorities, the swift exchange of all necessary information concerning the procedures for take charge should take place within short deadlines to allow a quick determination of the Member State responsible, while ensuring a proper consideration of the complexity and sensitivity of each case, in particular those concerning minors and dependent persons, as well as the possible reactions of the Member States concerned.

(5) In order to ensure that family unity is effectively maintained and the swift processing of family cases, including their prioritisation, take charge requests, take back notifications, submission of information on relocation and transfer concerning family members should be submitted in the same standard form. This should not affect the obligation of the Member States to properly assess each individual case, in particular by taking into account the best interests of the child or relevant circumstances related to the individual situation of the family member concerned.

(6) In order to ensure swift access to the asylum procedure, the efficiency of the procedures established in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and the good cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States, the exchange of information concerning the procedures for take back should take place within short deadlines, while ensuring a proper consideration of each case, as well as the possible reactions of the Member States concerned. The uniform methods should also allow a smooth transition between the procedure concerning take back requests under Regulation (EU) 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr4-L_202502055EN.000101-E0004] to the new procedure concerning take back notifications established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

(7) Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 established relocation as a type of solidarity measure. Uniform methods for the preparation and submission of information and documents for the purpose of relocation should be therefore established.

(8) With the aim of ensuring the quick implementation of relocations, the exchange of the relevant information and documents should take place within short deadlines, while ensuring the proper consideration of each case.

(9) In order to facilitate the cooperation between the Member States and support the compliance with their obligations within the short deadlines provided for in Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, Member States concerned should exchange adequate and relevant information, limited to what is necessary, about the person subject to relocation, in particular on the nature and scope of the checks performed to verify that the person concerned does not pose a threat to the internal security. Given the importance of preventing threats to internal security, it is necessary to ensure swift update of the information transmitted where new facts and circumstances or information become available at a later stage and could indicate any change concerning the assessment of the threat to the internal security.

(10) In order to ensure the operation of the financial contributions, considering the Member States’s mandatory fair share calculated pursuant to Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, it is necessary to establish methods for the calculation of the financial contributions, including any relevant amounts and deductions affecting their value, and for the exchange of information needed for the calculation and allocation of these amounts to the benefitting Member States.

(11) To ensure the swift access to the asylum procedure, the efficiency of the procedures established in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and the good cooperation between the competent authorities of the Member States, it is necessary that Member States inform other Member States and the European Union Agency for Asylum of the locations where transfers may take place as well as of the authorities before which the persons concerned are to appear upon arrival, including of the locations to which transfers are to be carried out and the authorities competent to receive transfers in cases in which the receiving Member State remains inactive. When determining these locations, due account should be taken of the geographical constraints and modes of transport available towards the transferring Member States.

(12) With a view to facilitating the identification and entry of the persons to be transferred upon their arrival to the Member State responsible, in particular in case of voluntary transfers and supervised transfers in situations in which the person to be transferred will not be received by the authorities of the receiving Member State at the point of disembarkation upon arrival as well as when the person concerned is not in a possession of a travel document, the design of the laissez-passer should be established.

(13) The information needed and the time required for the preparation of the arrival of the person to be transferred by the receiving Member States depend on whether the transfer is carried out on a voluntary basis, by supervised departure or under escort. Taking into consideration the differences between the three types of transfers, and with a view of ensuring the efficient exchange of information between Member States and the swift implementation of transfer decisions, it is necessary to lay down uniform methods for the consultation and exchange of information for each type of transfer, in particular concerning the time limits, covering also situations where a Member State remains inactive.

(14) The deadlines for submitting the standard form for transfers should allow sufficient time for the receiving Member State to receive persons with special needs, unaccompanied minors and persons under escorted transfers who pose a threat to internal security.

(15) Where the receiving Member State fails to confirm the reception of the transfer standard form or, where applicable, its availability to receive the transfer, or to propose alternative locations or times for the transfer, the transfer should be implemented to the airports to which transfers are to be carried out in cases in which the receiving Member State remains inactive. The transferring Member State should be able to choose to use this airport also in cases where the alternatives proposed by the receiving Member State are objectively not suitable.

(16) The common information material referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, which is prepared by the European Union Agency for Asylum, should include information regarding the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.

(17) This Regulation needs to properly reflect the interaction between the procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.

(18) Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr5-L_202502055EN.000101-E0005] is to apply to processing carried out pursuant to this Regulation.

(19) In accordance with Article 4 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Ireland has notified, by letter of 14 May 2024, its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2088 [^ntr6-L_202502055EN.000101-E0006] confirmed such participation. Ireland is therefore taking part in the adoption of this Regulation.

(20) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that chapters I, II, III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute implementing measures referred to in Article 4 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark on the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in Denmark or any other Member State and ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention, Denmark shall notify the Commission of its decision whether or not to implement the content of the implementing measures. Notification shall be given upon receipt of the implementing measures or within 30 days thereafter.

(21) As regards Iceland and Norway, Chapters I, II, III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute new measures in a field that is covered by the subject matter of the Annex to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway.

(22) As regards Switzerland, Chapters I, II, III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute measures amending or building upon the provisions of Article 1 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland.

(23) As regards Liechtenstein, Chapters I, II, III, V and VII of this Regulation constitute measures amending or building upon the provisions of Article 1 of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland to which Article 3 of the Protocol between the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland refers.

(24) Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, Regulation (EU) No 1560/2003 is to remain in force unless and until it is amended by implementing acts adopted pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. In the interest of legal certainty, Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 should be repealed.

(25) The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr7-L_202502055EN.000101-E0007] and delivered its opinion on 2 September 2025

(26) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Asylum and Migration Management Committee set up by Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

CHAPTER I GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF APPLICATION OF REGULATION (EU) 2024/1351

Article 1

DubliNet

The secure electronic communication channels referred to in Article 52(4) of Regulation 2024/1351 shall be referred to as DubliNet.

The central communication infrastructure shall use the existing Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations (‘TESTA’) network.

The senders shall automatically receive electronic proof of delivery issued by the system of all transmissions referred to in Article 3(1). This proof of delivery shall constitute proof of transmission and proof of the date and time of receipt of the communication.

References in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 to the electronic communication network set up under Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 shall be understood as references to DubliNet.

Article 2

National Access Points and Access point of the Asylum Agency

Each Member State shall have a single designated National Access Point.

The European Union Agency for Asylum (the ‘Asylum Agency’) shall have a single designated Access Point.

The National Access Points and the Access Point of the Asylum Agency shall be responsible for processing incoming data and transmitting outgoing data.

Any request, reply or correspondence emanating from a National Access Point or the Access Point of the Asylum Agency shall be deemed to be authentic.

Article 3

Obligation to use DubliNet

All standard forms, biometric data taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and any other written correspondence concerning application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall be sent through DubliNet.

By way of derogation from the paragraph 1, correspondence between the competent department of the Member State responsible for carrying out transfers and competent departments in the requested Member State regarding the practical arrangements for transfers, time and place of arrival, particularly where the person to be transferred is under escort, may be transmitted by other means if necessary.

Article 4

Language of communication

The language or languages of communication shall be chosen by agreement between the Member States concerned.

Article 5

Reference number

Each transmission sent through DubliNet shall have a reference number making it possible unambiguously to identify the case to which it relates and the transmitting Member State. That number must also make it possible to determine the following types of transmission:

(a) a request for taking charge (type 01);

(b) a take back notification (type 02);

(d) a request for information referred to in Article 51(1), point (b), of Regulation 2024/1351 (type 04);

(e) a request for information referred to in Article 51(1), point (c), of Regulation 2024/1351 (type 05);

(f) a request for information referred to in Article 51(1), point (d), of Regulation 2024/1351 (type 06);

(g) a request for information on the child, sibling or parent of an applicant in a situation of dependency (type 07);

(h) an exchange of information on the family, sibling or relative of an unaccompanied minor (type 08);

(i) the transmission of information prior to a transfer (type 09);

(j) the transmission of the common health certificate (type 10);

(k) the transmission of a standard relocation form (type 11);

(l) transmission of information on responsibility offsets referred to in Article 63(6) of Regulation 2024/1351 (type 12).

Any type of transmission referred to in paragraph 1 shall be followed by a letter ‘P’ to indicate priority when the case involves minors, or the request is made on the basis of Articles 25 to 28 and 34 of Regulation 2024/1351.

The reference number shall begin with the letters used to identify the sending Member State in Eurodac. This identification shall be followed by the number indicating the type of transmission, according to the classification set out in paragraph 1, and, where applicable, the indication on priority in accordance with paragraph 2, and the national case reference number used by the sending Member State.

For the transmission of the standard form set out in annex VI referred to in Article 26(2), the reference number shall begin with the letters used to identify the sending Member State in Eurodac followed by the indication of the type of transmission referred to in paragraph 1 (type 09), letter ‘G’, the number of persons suggested to be transferred, and the intended date of the transfer in form of day/month/year.

All transmissions sent by the Asylum Agency shall begin with indication ‘EUAA’.

Article 6

Continuous operation

The Member States shall ensure that their National Access Points and the Asylum Agency that its Access Point operate technically 24/7 without interruption.

If the operation of a National Access Point or the Access Point of the Asylum Agency is interrupted for more than seven working hours, the Member State or the Asylum Agency shall notify the competent authorities designated pursuant to Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and the Commission of the interruption and shall ensure that normal operation is resumed as soon as possible.

If a National Access Point has sent data to a National Access Point that has experienced an interruption in its operation, the log of transmission at the level of the central communication infrastructure shall be used as proof of the date and time of transmission. The deadlines set by Articles 39, 40, and 41 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 for sending a take charge request, a take back notification, a reply to a request or confirming a take back notification shall not be suspended for the duration of the interruption of the operation of the National Access Point concerned.

CHAPTER II TAKE CHARGE REQUESTS

Article 7

Preparation and submission of take charge requests

Take charge requests shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model in Annex II.

In cases referred to in Article 84(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the take charge request shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model set out in Annex XII.

The request shall include full and detailed reasons, based on all circumstances of the case and include the following:

(a) a copy of all the proof and circumstantial evidence showing that the requested Member State is responsible for examining the application for international protection, accompanied, where appropriate, by comments on the circumstances in which it was obtained and the evidentiary value attributed to the circumstantial evidence by the requesting Member State, with reference to the list of proof and circumstantial evidence referred to in Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, which are set out in Annex I to this Regulation;

(b) where necessary, a copy of any written declarations made by or statements taken from the applicant, and any other documentation or information relevant for justifying the request, such as a copy of the template referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, photographs and biometric data taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.

When take charge requests concerning the members of the same family are made simultaneously, they shall be made using the same standard form.

Where the request is based on a hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 following a comparison of the applicant's biometric data with biometric data previously taken in accordance with Article 13 of that Regulation and checked, where applicable, in accordance with Article 38(4) of that Regulation, it shall include the hit result, as well as all data transmitted together with the hit with the exception of biometric data.

Where the request is based on a hit transmitted by the Visa Information System (‘VIS’) in accordance with Article 21 or 22j of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr8-L_202502055EN.000101-E0008] following a comparison of the fingerprints of the applicant for international protection with fingerprint data previously taken and sent to the VIS in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation and checked in accordance with Article 21 of that Regulation, it shall also include the data supplied by the VIS.

Where the request is based on Article 25 to 28 or 34 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, any formal proof, such as original documentary evidence and DNA testing, shall not be required where the circumstantial evidence is coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility.

Article 8

Acceptance of a take charge request

The acceptance of a take charge request shall be submitted using the same standard form that was used for submitting the request. Where the requested Member State accepts responsibility, the reply shall include, among others, that information specifying the applicable provision of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, and it shall include practical details and relevant information concerning the transfer.

Article 9

Rejection of a take charge request

Where the requested Member State considers that the evidence submitted does not establish its responsibility, the rejection shall be given using the section designated for that purpose in the same standard form that was used for submitting the request. The requested Member State shall state substantiated reasons for the rejection in accordance with Article 40(8) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and include relevant proof and circumstantial evidence, where available, supporting the substantiated reasons.

Where the requesting Member State considers that such a rejection is based on a misappraisal, or where it has additional evidence to put forward, it may ask for its request to be re-examined. That option shall be exercised within three weeks following receipt of the rejection. The requested Member State shall endeavour to reply within two weeks. The expiry of the two-week time limit brings to an end the re-examination procedure, whether the requested Member State has, or has not, replied within that period.

Failure by the notified Member State to react within the time limits set out in the first subparagraph shall not be tantamount to confirming the request.

The first subparagraph shall not extend the time limits laid down in Article 40(1) and (7) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Article 10

Dependent persons

Where the applicant is present on the territory of a Member State other than the one where the child, sibling or parent on whose assistance the applicant is dependent or who is dependent on the applicant’s assistance is present, the standard form set out in Annex VII shall be used for consultations between the two Member States and for requests for information concerning:

(a) the existence of family links between the applicant and the child, sibling or parent;

(b) the dependency link between the applicant and the child, sibling or parent;

(d) where necessary, the inability to travel for a significant period of time.

A copy of available documentary evidence substantiating the dependency, in particular medical certificates, and relevant information supplied by the persons concerned, as well as the written confirmation by the applicant or the child, the sibling or parent of their capacity and desire to take care of the dependent person, shall be included in that standard form.

The requested Member State shall endeavour to reply within two weeks from the receipt of the request for information. Where compelling evidence indicates that further investigations would lead to more accurate information, the requested Member State shall inform the requesting Member State that two additional weeks are needed.

The request for information pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out ensuring full compliance with the deadlines set out in Article 39(1) and Article 40(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

The first subparagraph shall not affect the application of Article 51(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Article 11

Unaccompanied minors

The Member State with which an application for international protection was registered by an unaccompanied minor shall, after holding the personal interview pursuant to Article 22 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, search for and take into account any information provided by the minor, in particular in the template referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, or coming from any other credible source familiar with the personal situation or the route followed by the minor or a member of his or her family, sibling or relative.

Where the Member State carrying out the process of determining the Member State responsible for examining the application of an unaccompanied minor is in possession of information that makes it possible to start identifying and locating a member of the family, sibling or relative, that Member State shall consult other Member States, as appropriate, and exchange information, relevant for:

(a) the identification of family members, siblings or relatives of the unaccompanied minor, present on the territory of the Member States;

(b) the existence of proven family links;

(c) the capacity of a relative to take care of the unaccompanied minor, including where family members, siblings or relatives of the unaccompanied minor stay in more than one Member State.

Where the exchange of information referred to in paragraph 2 indicates that more family members, siblings or relatives are present in another Member State or Member States, the Member State where the unaccompanied minor is present shall cooperate with the relevant Member State or Member States, in order to determine the most appropriate person to whom the minor is to be entrusted, and in particular to establish:

(a) the strength of the family links between the minor and the different persons identified on the territories of the Member States;

(b) the capacity and availability of the persons concerned to take care of the minor;

The standard form set out in Annex VII shall be used for the consultation and, as appropriate, the exchange of information between Member States for the purpose of the identification of family members, siblings or relatives of an unaccompanied minor.

The requested Member State shall endeavour to reply within two weeks from the receipt of the request. Where compelling evidence indicates that further investigations would lead to more relevant information, the requested Member State shall inform the requesting Member State that two additional weeks are needed.

The request for information pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article shall be carried out ensuring full compliance with the deadlines set out in Article 39(1) and Article 40(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. The first subparagraph shall not affect the application of Article 51(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

CHAPTER III TAKE BACK NOTIFICATIONS

Article 12

Preparation and submission of a take back notification

Take back notifications shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model in Annex III.

When take back notifications concerning the members of the same family are made simultaneously, they shall be made in the same form.

A take back notification based on a situation referred to in Article 36(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall include the hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and the data transmitted together with that hit with the exception of biometric data, including the indication of the Member State responsible referred to in Article 17(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.

The notification shall also include, where available:

(a) all other hits transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and the data transmitted together with those hits with the exception of biometric data;

(b) a copy or copies of any proof and circumstantial evidence indicating a possible cessation of responsibilities of the notified Member State pursuant to Article 37 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

A notification based on a situation referred to in Article 36(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall include the hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 showing that the data of the person concerned was registered in Eurodac by the notified Member State in accordance with either Article 18(2) or 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and the data transmitted together with the hit with exception of biometric data.

Where the notification concerns a person admitted between 11 June 2024 and 11 June 2026, the notification shall include a copy of the proof and circumstantial evidence showing that the notified Member State has accepted to admit the person concerned in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr9-L_202502055EN.000101-E0009], or granted international protection or humanitarian status under a national resettlement scheme, with reference to the list of proof and circumstantial evidence referred to in Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, which are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.

The notification shall also include, where available, the information referred to in paragraph 2, second subparagraph, points (a) and (b), of this Article.

A notification based on a situation referred to in Article 38(4), first subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall include the hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 showing that the notified Member State is the determining Member State, and the data transmitted together with the hit with the exception of biometric data.

The notification shall also include, where available, the information referred to in paragraph 2, second subparagraph, points (a) and (b), of this Article.

A notification based on a situation referred to in Article 38(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall include the hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, as well as the data transmitted together with the hit, with exception of biometric data, including the indication of the Member State of relocation referred to in Article 17(2), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358. The notification shall also include, where available, the information referred to in paragraph 2, second subparagraph, points (a) and (b), of this Article.

Where the condition of the fingertips does not allow for the taking of fingerprints of a quality ensuring appropriate comparison under Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 or where no fingerprints are available for comparison, and comparisons of facial images are not yet applicable in accordance with Article 63(5) of that Regulation, and where the notification concerns an unaccompanied minor who is under the age of six, the notification shall include proof and circumstantial evidence or relevant elements from the statements of the person concerned referred to in Article 41(2) showing that the notified Member State is obliged to take back the applicant or other person as referred to in Article 36(1), points (b) or (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Article 13

Preparation and submission of a take back notification in relation to applications for international protection where the responsibility has been determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 604/2013 and the Member State responsible is not yet indicated in Eurodac

Where the responsibility has been determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 604/2013 and the Member State responsible is not yet indicated in Eurodac, the notification shall include the positive hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, all data transmitted together with the hit, with the exception of biometric data, as well as a copy of all the proof and circumstantial evidence showing that the notified Member State is responsible.

The notification shall also include, where available, the information referred to in Article 12(2), second subparagraph, points (a) and (b).

Article 14

Confirmation of a take back notification

The confirmation of a take back notification shall be transmitted using the same standard form referred to in Article 12(1).

The confirmation shall include practical details and relevant information concerning the transfer.

The confirmation of the notification based on Article 13 of this Regulation shall include confirmation that the responsibility is indicated in Eurodac in accordance with, as applicable, either Article 37(1), second subparagraph, or Article 38(3), first subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Article 15

Non-confirmation of a take back notification due to cessation of responsibilities

The non-confirmation of a take back notification shall be made using the standard form referred to in Article 12(1).

Where the non-confirmation is based on the cessation of responsibilities pursuant to Article 37(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, it shall include evidence showing the cessation and a confirmation that the shift of responsibility is indicated in Eurodac in accordance with Article 37(1), second subparagraph of that Regulation.

The evidence referred to in the first subparagraph and confirmation of the indication of the shift of responsibility in Eurodac shall be included in the new take back notification which shall be sent to the Member State to which the responsibility has shifted.

Where the non-confirmation is based on the cessation of responsibilities pursuant to Article 37(2), (4) or (5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, it shall include evidence showing the cessation.

Where the notifying Member State considers that the non-confirmation on the basis of Article 37(2), (4) or (5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 is based on a misappraisal by the notified Member State, or where the notifying Member State has additional evidence to demonstrate that the responsibility has not ceased, it may request the reconsideration of the notification. That request shall be submitted within two weeks following the non-confirmation of the take back notification. The notified Member State shall endeavour to either confirm the notification or maintain its non-confirmation within two weeks from the receipt of that request. The expiry of the two-week time limit brings the reconsideration procedure to an end, whether the notified Member State has, or has not, confirmed the notification within that period. Failure by the notified Member State to react within the time limits set out in this paragraph shall not be tantamount to confirming the notification.

Where the notification sent in accordance with Article 12(6) is not confirmed and the notifying Member State considers that the non-confirmation is based on a misappraisal by the notified Member State, or where the notifying Member State has additional evidence to demonstrate that the responsibility has not ceased, the notifying Member State may request a reconsideration of the notification. That request shall be submitted within two weeks following receipt of the non-confirmation of the take back notification. The notified Member State shall endeavour to either confirm the notification or maintain its non-confirmation within two weeks from the receipt of that request. The expiry of the two-week time limit brings the reconsideration procedure to an end, whether the notified Member State has, or has not, confirmed the notification within that period. Failure by the notified Member State to react within the time limits set out in this paragraph shall not be tantamount to confirming the notification.

Article 16

Non-confirmation of a take back notification due to the incorrect indication of the Member State responsible in Eurodac

The non-confirmation of a take back notification based on the incorrect indication of the Member State responsible in Eurodac shall be made using the standard form referred to in Article 12(1).

That non-confirmation shall include a confirmation by the notified Member State that the Member State that inserted the incorrect indication in Eurodac has been informed thereof in accordance with Article 40(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358. Where available, it shall also include proof of the rectification of the indication in Eurodac.

The new take back notification made to the Member State responsible shall contain the information referred to in paragraph 1, second subparagraph.

CHAPTER IV RELOCATION

Article 17

Transmission of information for the purposes of relocation by the benefitting Member State

The transmission of information for the purposes of relocation between the benefitting Member State and the Member State of relocation shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model set out in Annex IV.

When the submission of information for the purposes of relocation concerning the family members of the same family are made simultaneously, they shall be made using the same form.

Where incorrect information has been transmitted by the benefitting Member State to the Member State of relocation or where new information relevant for the relocation procedure, in particular regarding any threats to the internal security, has arisen after the transmission of information to the Member State of relocation, the benefitting Member State shall transmit the updated information to the Member State of relocation using the standard form referred to in paragraph 1.

Where the new information transmitted by the benefitting Member State pursuant to paragraph 2 is of such nature requiring the immediate termination of the relocation procedure in accordance with Article 67(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the benefitting Member State shall communicate such termination to the Member State of relocation using the standard form referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 18

Transmission of information regarding the possibility to request a personal interview to verify that the person does not pose a threat to internal security

Where the Member State of relocation chooses to verify the information transmitted by the benefitting Member State through a personal interview with the person concerned in accordance to Article 67(8) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the Member State of relocation shall inform the benefitting Member State as soon as possible using the standard form referred to in Article 17(1).

The Member State of relocation may use the standard form referred to in Article 17(1) also to request information on the practical details regarding the time, location and other modalities of the personal interview.

Where such request is made by the Member State of relocation, the benefitting Member State shall provide the requested information using the same standard form.

The reply of the benefitting Member State on such request shall be transmitted as soon as possible and in any event within a timeframe that allows the Member State of relocation to confirm or not confirm the relocation within the time limits provided for in Article 67(9) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Where the Member State of relocation decides to carry out a personal interview with all the persons for whom the standard form was transmitted in accordance with Article 17(1) to verify the information transmitted by the benefitting Member State through a personal interview with all the persons concerned in accordance to Article 67(8) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, that decision shall be communicated in writing to the benefitting Member State via DubliNet.

That decision shall be also notified to the EU Solidarity Coordinator and the Asylum Agency.

Article 19

Transmission of information regarding the extension of the time limit to reply to the standard relocation form

Where the Member State of relocation is unable to give its reply within one week of the receipt of the standard form for reasons set out in Article 67(9), third subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, it shall communicate its decision to postpone the reply on the transmitted relocation information through the standard form referred to in Article 17(1).

Where a large number of cases need checking at the same time as provided for in Article 67(9) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and due to that reason the Member State of relocation decides to postpone its reply by one week, it shall inform the benefitting Member State thereof in writing via DubliNet and indicate the exact period of time during which the postponement of the reply shall apply. The decision shall be notified to the EU Solidarity Coordinator and the Asylum Agency.

Article 20

Confirmation of a transmitted standard relocation form

The confirmation of a standard relocation form shall be transmitted using the same standard form referred to in Article 17(1).

The confirmation shall include practical details and relevant information concerning the transfer.

Article 21

Non-confirmation of a transmitted standard relocation form

Where the Member State of relocation does not confirm the relocation, it shall indicate in Part II of the standard form referred to in Article 17(1) of this Regulation which of the grounds provided for in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 it relies upon.

CHAPTER V TRANSFERS

Article 22

Preparation and submission of a standard transfer form

Before the transfer of an applicant or of another person as referred to in Article 36(1), points (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the transferring Member State shall submit the standard form in accordance with the model in Annex V to this Regulation. The standard form shall include, among others, the information on the following:

(a) the type of transfer (voluntary, by supervised departure or under escort);

(b) the location indicated in accordance with Article 23(1), (2) or (3) in the receiving Member State to which the transfer is carried out where applicable;

(d) the date and time of the arrival;

(e) the authority before which the person concerned is to appear and the indicated date and time by which the person is to appear before that authority.

When the transfer of the members of the same family takes place simultaneously, information on all family members shall be included in the same standard form.

The transferring Member State shall submit the standard form as soon as possible after the notification of a transfer decision taken in accordance with Article 42(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

The laissez-passer referred to in Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall be as set out in Annex IX to this Regulation.

The transferring Member State shall ensure that all documents of the applicant or another person as referred to in Article 36(1), points (b) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 are returned to him or her before departure, given into the safe keeping of members of the escort to be handed to the competent authorities of the Member State responsible, or sent by other appropriate means.

Article 23

Exchange of general information concerning modalities and practical arrangements of the transfers

For the purpose of transfers, the Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Asylum Agency of all airports having direct regular scheduled flight connections between Member States and of all seaports with regular scheduled passenger ferry connections between Member States. The Member States may indicate the airports to which they prefer to receive transfers.

Member States shall indicate at least one airport to which transfers are to be carried out, as well as the authority which is competent to receive the persons to be transferred at that airport when the receiving Member State fails to confirm the reception of the standard form or, where applicable, its availability to receive the transfer or fails to propose alternative locations or times for the transfer as provided for in Article 25(5) or in Article 26(3).

The Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Asylum Agency of the authorities and their address before which the persons subject to voluntary transfers and transfers carried out by supervised departures in accordance with Article 25(1), point (a), are to appear upon arrival.

The Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Asylum Agency of the authorities and their address at the border or within their territory to which transfers carried out by land by supervised departures in accordance with Article 25(1), point (b), and under escort shall take place.

Member States shall communicate to the Asylum Agency the information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 by 12 April 2026. When providing that information, the Members States shall also indicate to which of the locations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 transfers are also possible before 09:00 and after 16:00 during working days.

The Asylum Agency shall draw up a consolidated list of the locations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and make it available to the Member States. The information shall be updated by 20 December of each year.

The Member States shall inform as soon as possible the Asylum Agency of any change of the locations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.

For the purposes of facilitating the exchange of information on transfers, by 12 April 2026 and thereafter by 20 December of each year at the latest, the Member States shall communicate to the other Member States and the Asylum Agency the dates of the national holidays of the following year. On that basis the Asylum Agency shall draw up a consolidated list.

Article 24

Exchange of information concerning voluntary transfers

In the event of voluntary transfers, the transferring Member State shall confirm the following in the standard form referred to in Article 22(1):

(a) the person concerned is not an unaccompanied minor;

(b) there is no risk of absconding during the transfer;

(d) the person to be transferred has no special needs to be adequately addressed within the meaning of Article 48(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

For the purposes of Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the standard form shall include the name and address of the authority communicated in accordance with Article 23(2) of this Regulation before which the person concerned is to appear upon arrival, as well as the date and time by which he or she is to appear.

The standard form referred to in Article 22(1) shall be sent to the Member State responsible no more than fourteen and no less than seven days before the date by which the person concerned is to appear before the authority indicated in accordance with paragraph 1, second subparagraph.

The person to be transferred shall be informed of the name and address of the authority communicated in accordance with Article 23(2) before which he or she is to appear upon arrival, as well as of the date and time by which he or she is to do so.

Where no information on the safe arrival of the person concerned or of the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time is received within seven days of the end of the time limit referred to in paragraph 1, the transferring Member State shall consider that the transfer has been carried out.

Article 25

Exchange of information concerning transfers carried out by supervised departure

In the event of transfers carried out by supervised departure, the following information shall be included in the standard form referred to in Article 22(1):

(a) whether the person to be transferred is to appear before the authority communicated in accordance with Article 23(2), as well as the date and time indicated to him or her to appear before that authority;

(b) whether the person to be transferred is to be received by the authorities of the receiving Member State at the location referred to in Article 23 (1) and (3), as well as the date and time of arrival indicated by the transferring Member State.

The transferring Member State shall transmit the standard form referred to in Article 22(1) no more than fourteen and no less than seven days before date of the arrival indicated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

If the receiving Member State is required to take any immediate measures to adequately address the special needs of the person to be transferred in accordance with Article 48(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, or the person concerned is an unaccompanied minor, the standard form shall be transmitted at least 21 days before the date of arrival indicated in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article.

In cases referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), the receiving Member State shall, within five days from the reception of the form, either confirm its availability to receive the transfer or propose different modalities of transfer and/or a different location and/or time for the transfer as well as indicate the reasons for not being available to receive the transfer as proposed by the transferring Member State.

Where the alternatives proposed by the receiving Member State do not present a viable option for the transferring Member State, it may choose to carry out the transfer to the location communicated in accordance with Article 23(1), second subparagraph. No further consultations shall be necessary for the carrying out of the transfer.

Where the receiving Member State fails to confirm its availability or to indicate alternative modalities or arrangements for the transfer within five days following the receipt of the standard form, the transferring Member State shall carry out the transfer to the location communicated in accordance with Article 23(1), second subparagraph. The transferring Member State shall communicate that the transfer will take place to that location and indicate the date and time of arrival through the same standard form sent in accordance with Article 22(1). No further consultations shall be necessary for the carrying out of the transfer.

In cases referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), where no information on the safe arrival of the person concerned or of the fact that he or she did not appear by the indicated date is received within seven days from that date, the transferring Member State shall consider that the transfer has been carried out.

Article 26

Exchange of information concerning transfers under escort

In the event of transfers under escort, the following information shall be included in the standard form referred to in Article 22(1):

(a) in case of a simultaneous transfer of 10 persons or more, the number of the persons to be transferred, the date and time of the arrival to the location communicated in accordance with Article 23(1) or (3) and the planned means of transport;

(b) in the other cases, the date and time of the arrival to the location communicated in accordance with Article 23(1) or (3) and the planned means of transport.

In case of a simultaneous transfer of 10 persons or more, the transferring Member State shall inform the receiving Member State of the intention to carry out such transfer as soon as possible and at latest 21 days before the intended date of transfer using the standard form set out in Annex VI.

The receiving Member State shall, within five days from the reception of the form, either confirm its availability to receive the transfer or propose different modalities of transfer and/or a different location and/or time for the transfer as well as indicate the reasons for not being available to receive the transfer proposed by the transferring Member State.

Where the receiving Member State confirms its availability, the transferring Member State shall submit a standard form as set out in Article 22(1) for every person to be included in that transfer together with the same standard form submitted in accordance with subparagraph 1 and filled in with the required information no more than fourteen and no less than seven days prior to the transfer.

In the cases referred to in paragraph 1, point (b), the standard form shall be sent no more than fourteen and no less than seven days prior to the transfer.

The standard form shall be transmitted at least 21 days in advance in any of the following situation:

(a) the receiving Member State is required to take immediate measures to adequately address the special needs of the person to be transferred in accordance with Article 48(2), point (a), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;

(b) the person to be transferred poses a threat to internal security;

The receiving Member State shall, within five days from the reception of the form, either confirm its availability to receive the transfer or propose different modalities of the transfer and/or a different location and/or time for the transfer as well as indicate the reasons for not being available to receive the transfer proposed by the transferring Member State.

Where the person to be transferred is detained in accordance with Article 44 of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the standard form shall be submitted ensuring full compliance with the deadlines set out in Article 45 of that Regulation.

Article 27

Transfers for the purpose of relocation

The rules on transfers set out in this Chapter shall apply also to transfers of applicants and beneficiaries of international protection for the purpose of relocation in accordance with Article 67 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

By way of derogation from the rules established in this Chapter on time limits for the submission of the standard form referred to in Article 22(1), the standard form shall be submitted as soon as possible after the notification of a transfer decision referred to in Article 67(10) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351. The Member States shall observe, to the extent possible, the time limits for submitting the form set out in Articles 24, 25 and 26 of this Regulation, to allow the transferring Member States to comply with the four-week deadline for carrying out the transfer set out in Article 67(11) of Regulation (EU) 1351/2024.

Article 28

Postponed and delayed transfers

The transferring Member State shall inform the receiving Member State without delay about any appeal or review procedure having suspensive effect in relation to transfer decisions.

The transferring Member State shall inform the receiving Member State without delay about the fact that the person to be transferred has absconded, is physically resisting the transfer, is intentionally making himself or herself unfit for the transfer, is not complying with medical requirements for the transfer or that he or she is imprisoned.

The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be transmitted within the six-month period provided for in Article 46(1), first subparagraph of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 through the same standard form that was submitted in accordance with Article 7(1) or Article 12(1) of this Regulation.

Article 29

Exchange of health data before a transfer is carried out

For the sole purpose of the provision of medical care or treatment laid down in Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 information on the health of the person to be transferred shall be transmitted through the common health certificate, in the form set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation.

CHAPTER VI FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Article 30

Annual calculation of the financial contributions due by contributing Member States

The financial contributions due by contributing Member States shall be calculated taking into due account the amount of the financial contributions per Member State established in the Council implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 57(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

That amount shall be increased by any amount of alternative solidarity measures, converted into financial contribution according to Article 57(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, resulting from the difference between the financial value of alternative solidarity measures pledges identified by the Council implementing act adopted pursuant to Article 57(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 and their concrete value as established, jointly, by the contributing and benefitting Member States before the implementation of such measures.

That amount shall be reduced by:

(a) the deductions determined by the Council implementing act in accordance with Article 61(4) or Article 62(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, affecting the value of the financial contributions;

(b) the financial value of responsibility offsets implemented by the Member State pursuant to Article 63(3) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, taking into account the mandatory fair share of the Member State, calculated pursuant to Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

For the calculation of the amounts referred to in paragraph 1 second sub-paragraph and third sub-paragraph point (b), the information provided by Member States pursuant to Article 60(6) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, using the standard form in Annex X, shall be taken into due account.

The calculation of the financial contributions referred to in paragraph 1 and the subsequent transfer of these contributions to the Union budget by the contributing Member States shall be made following the end of the calendar year for which an Annual Solidarity Pool is established by Council implementing act, adopted in accordance with Article 57(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.

Article 31

Information for the allocation of the financial contributions to the benefitting Member States

For the allocation of the financial contributions, calculated in accordance with Article 30, to the benefitting Member States, the following information shall be taken into due account:

(a) the information provided by Member States pursuant to Article 58(1) and (2) and Article 59(1) and (2) point (b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;

(b) the common understanding on the balanced distribution of the solidarity contributions available reached by the benefitting Member State in the Technical-level Solidarity Forum pursuant to Article 60(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351;

(c) the information provided in January each year by the benefitting Member States pursuant to Article 60(6) of the Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 using the standard form in Annex X.

CHAPTER VII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 32

Information leaflet on the processing of data within Eurodac

The common information material regarding the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 prepared by the Asylum Agency in accordance with Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 shall be as set out in Annex XI in the form of a common leaflet referred to in Article 42(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.

Article 33

Repeal of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003

Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 is repealed from 12 June 2026.

Article 34

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 12 June 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 2 October 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202502055EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L, 2024/1351, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202502055EN.000101-E0002]: OJ L, 2024/1358, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1358/oj.

[^ntr3-L_202502055EN.000101-E0003]: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 222, 5.9.2003, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1560/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202502055EN.000101-E0004]: Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/604/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202502055EN.000101-E0005]: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202502055EN.000101-E0006]: Commission Decision (EU) 2024/2088 of 31 July 2024 confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 of the European Parliament and the Council on asylum and migration management, amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1147 and (EU) 2021/1060 (OJ L, 2024/2088, 2.8.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/2088/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202502055EN.000101-E0008]: Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/767/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202502055EN.000101-E0009]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 (OJ L, 2024/1350, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1350/oj).

ANNEX I

LIST OF PROOF AND CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE

I PROCESS OF DETERMINING THE MEMBER STATE RESPONSIBLE FOR EXAMINING AN APPLICATION FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

(1) Legal presence of a family member, relative or sibling of an applicant who is an unaccompanied minor and appraisal of the relationship (Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351)

PROOF	CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Legal presence	Legal presence
— Residence permit or an equivalent digital document issued to the family member, relative or sibling; — travel document issued to a family member, relative or a sibling who is a beneficiary of international protection in accordance with Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1347; — document provided to a family member, relative or a sibling who is an applicant for international protection in accordance with Article 29(1) or (4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348; — information obtained after the exchange of information in accordance with Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351.	— Information given by the applicant in the template referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 or other detailed and verifiable information from the applicant or the family member, relative or sibling of the applicant; — information received from international or other relevant organisations, in particular of family tracing services of such organisations; — statements by the family members concerned; — any official or other document indicating legal presence of such persons in the Member State concerned — proof of contact; — other circumstantial evidence of the same kind.
Appraisal of the relationship	Appraisal of the relationship
— marriage certificate; — birth certificate; — extracts from registers of a Member State or the country of origin or transit; — in the absence of other formal proof and if the circumstantial evidence is not coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility, a DNA or blood test.	— Information given by the applicant in the template referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 or other detailed and verifiable information from the applicant; — family book or other document proving the relationship issued by a Member State or the country of origin or transit; — information received from international or other relevant organisations, in particular of family tracing services of such organisations; — information given or statements by the family members concerned; — photos; — proof of contact; — witness statements; — other circumstantial evidence of the same kind

(2) Family members who legally reside in a Member State and appraisal of the relationship (Article 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351)

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