Entry into force and application

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

2. This Regulation 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, 14 May 2024.

For the European

The President

R. METSOLA

Parliament For the Council

The President

H. LAHBIB

( 1 ) OJ C 75, 10.3.2017, p. 97 and OJ C 155, 30.4.2021, p. 64 .

( 2 ) OJ C 207, 30.6.2017, p. 67 and OJ C 175, 7.5.2021, p. 32 .

( 3 ) Position of the European Parliament of 10 April 2024 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and decision of the Council of 14 May 2024.

( 4 ) Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 establishing a common procedure for international protection in the Union and repealing Directive 2013/32/EU ( OJ L, 2024/1348, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1348/oj ).

( 5 ) Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals ( OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98 ).

( 6 ) Regulation (EU) 2024/1359 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 ( OJ L, 2024/1359, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1359/oj ).

( 7 ) Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy ( OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48 ).

( 8 ) 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 ( OJ L, 2024/1351, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1351/oj ).

( 9 ) Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis ( OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20 ).

( 10 ) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36 .

( 11 ) Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis ( OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31 ).

( 12 ) OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52 .

( 13 ) Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis ( OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1 ).

( 14 ) OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 21 .

( 15 ) Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, 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 Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis , relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons ( OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19 ).

( 16 ) Directive (EU) 2024/1346 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection ( OJ L, 2024/1346, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1346/oj ).

( 17 ) Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) ( OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1 ).

( 18 ) Regulation (EU) 2021/2303 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2021 on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010 ( OJ L 468, 30.12.2021, p. 1 ).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1349/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)

REGULATION (EU) 2024/1349 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 May 2024 establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148