[Stop-traffic] EU Directive on residence status of trafficked persons finally approved on 29 April 2004

[Angelika Kartusch]

http://ue.eu.int/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/jha/80112.pdf

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Residence permit issued to victims of trafficking in human beings

The Council adopted a Directive on the residence permit issued to
third-country nationals victims of
trafficking in human beings or to third-country nationals who have been
the subject of an action to
facilitate illegal immigration who cooperate with the competent
authorities (14994/03).
The purpose of this Directive is to strengthen the European Union’s
legislative framework for
combating illegal immigration by granting a residence permit of limited
duration for the victims of
action to facilitate illegal immigration and of trafficking in human
beings. The granting of the
residence permit to which a certain number of benefits is attached is
subject to conditions designed
to encourage these people to cooperate with the competent authorities
against those suspected of
committing the crimes in question.


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Mag.a Angelika Kartusch                                                
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin                           
Legal researcher
 
Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte (BIM)
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