Asylum: Member State responsible for examining an application lodged by a third-country national

PURPOSE : to establish detailed rules for establishing which Member State is responsible for examining an asylum application. LEGISLATIVE ACT : Commission Regulation 1560/2003/EC laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation 343/2003/EC 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. CONTENT : This Commission Regulation establishes a number of specific arrangements for the effective application of Regulation 343/2003/EC. The arrangements facilitate cooperation between the authorities in the Member States competent for implementing that Regulation as regards: - the transmission and processing of requests for the purposes of taking charge and taking back; and - requests for information and the carrying out of transfers. The Regulation is based on the common principles, lists and forms adopted by the committee set up by the Dublin Convention, together with certain amendments. In addition, the Regulation deals with the following points: - the interaction between Regulation 343/2003/EC and the application of Council Regulation 2725/2000/EC concerning the establishment of "Eurodac"; - a mechanism for finding a solution in cases where Member States differ over the application of the humanitarian clause in Article 15 of Regulation 343/2003/EC. - rules are established relating to the technical standards applicable and the practical arrangements for using the electronic transmission network to facilitate the implementation of Regulation 343/2003/EC. The following points should be noted: - Directive 95/46/EC on the processing of personal data applies to processing carried out under this Regulation; - Denmark is not bound by this Regulation, but it will be applied by Iceland and Norway. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 06/09/2003.�