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2016/0407(COD)COM(2016)881

Schengen Information System Return Regulation

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying thirdcountry nationals

Stage
In force, reached 7 Dec 2018
In force
In force since 27 Dec 2018 · CELEX 32018R1860
Procedure
Regulation · Ordinary legislative procedure
Lead DG
DG HOME
Commissioner
Dimitris Avramopoulos
Last activity
27 Dec 2018
34 entries · record as of 12 Oct 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies, 23 Aug 2021.

Show the earlier record: 24 dates, 21 Dec 2016 to 7 Dec 2018
  1. 21 Dec 2016
    • Adoption by Commission
  2. 23 Dec 2016
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 1 Feb 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 7 Feb 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 27 Feb 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 6 Apr 2017
    • Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)
  7. 12 Apr 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 18 May 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  9. 1 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  10. 15 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  11. 21 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  12. 30 Jun 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  13. 5 Jul 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  14. 25 Jul 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  15. 9 Oct 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  16. 13 Nov 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  17. 15 Nov 2017
    • Endorsement by EP plenary of the committee decision to start interinstitutional negotiations
  18. 27 Nov 2017
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  19. 24 Oct 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
    • EP position at first reading
  20. 8 Nov 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  21. 14 Nov 2018
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  22. 19 Nov 2018
    • Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
  23. 28 Nov 2018
    • Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
  24. 7 Dec 2018
    • Publication in the Official Journal
  1. 17 Jan 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  2. 25 Feb 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  3. 30 Apr 2019
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  4. 11 Mar 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  5. 18 Mar 2020
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  6. 19 Jan 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  7. 12 May 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
  8. 23 Aug 2021
    • Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
44 amendments

Amendments

Tabled on 18 Oct 2018. The texts are in the amendment documents below.

By committee

  • LIBE43

Covers 43 of the 44 amendments.

By article

  • Article 10 a (new)1
  • Article 10 – paragraph 11
  • Article 11 – paragraph 11
  • Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 13 – paragraph 11
  • Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)1
  • Article 3 – paragraph 11
  • Article 3 – paragraph 21
  • Article 3 – paragraph 31
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e1
Show 20 more provisions
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point h1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point j1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point u1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x a (new)1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x b (new)1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point x c (new)1
  • Article 4 – paragraph 21
  • Article 5 – paragraph 11
  • Article 6 – paragraph 31
  • Article 7 – paragraph 11
  • Article 7 – paragraph 21
  • Article 8 – paragraph 11
  • Article 8 – paragraph 21
  • Article 8 – paragraph 41
  • Article 9 – paragraph 11
  • Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)1
  • Article 9 – paragraph 21
  • Paragraph 1 a (new)1
  • Recital 101

Covers 30 of the 44 amendments.

10 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Summary

Generated

Regulation (EU) 2018/1860 governs entry of return alerts into the Schengen Information System for third-country nationals subject to return decisions, and exchange of supplementary information. It applies from the date set under Article 66(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861. Member States, SIRENE Bureaus, eu-LISA and Europol are affected. It is in force, as amended in 2021.

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