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What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

From · draft committee report· 26 Sept 2025

LIBE-PR-778073

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

To · plenary report· 10 Dec 2025

A-10-2025-0259

on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin at Union level

AI:What changed, in short

Introduces a suspension mechanism for safe country designations via delegated acts, with partial suspension and reinstatement procedures.1812 Changes the armed conflict exception: removes the geographical limitation and adds that temporary protection activation establishes the threat.6 Removes the list of specific countries from recital 16 and adds a provision for earlier application of accelerated procedures.2 Adds a requirement for the Commission to maintain a registry of restrictive measures and clarifies the role of recognition rates.103 Other changes are formal or wording: rephrasing, grammatical fixes, and deletion of duplicates.4579

6 changes of substance · 4 formal · 2 of wording only

Written by AI from the two texts only · read the changes before relying on it · 4 Sept 2026 · Report a problem

+32 added · −8 removed · 8 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 2 of 3: Paragraphs 61–66

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point c (new), Article 63 – paragraph 2 a (new): (c) the following paragraph is inserted: / ‘2a. Where the Commission has adopted a delegated act in accordance with paragraph 1 or 1a suspending the designation of a candidate country, in whole or in part, as a safe country of origin at Union level, it shall adopt before the expiry of that delegated act subsequent delegated acts for periods of six months at a time if it considers that the circumstances that justified the suspension persist. If the Commission considers that the circumstances no longer apply, the candidate country concerned shall be reinstated as a safe country of origin at Union level once the delegated act expires. ’

Added:Regulation (EU) 2024/1348

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) – point d (new), Article 63 – paragraph 3: (d) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: / ‘3. Where the Commission has adopted a delegated act in accordance with paragraph 1 suspending the designation of a third country as a safe third country or as a safe country of origin at Union level listed in Annex II, it shall, within three months of the date of adoption of that delegated act, submit a proposal, in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, for amending this Regulation to remove that third country’s designation as a safe third country or of safe country of origin at Union level. ’

Added:(32024R1348)

Added:Regulation (EU) 2024/1348

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a, Article 79 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: However, Article 59(2), Article 61(2) and Article 61(5) point (b) shall apply from the day of entry into force of Regulation (EU) ...¦/...¦[amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348] as regards the application of the concept of ‘safe country of origin’ in accordance with Articles 36 and 37 Directive 2013/32/EU and that of ‘safe third country’ in accordance with Article 38 of Directive 2013/32/EU.;