| EU Measure
| UK Opt-in
| EU Committee (EUC) Consideration
|
| Legal Migration
|
| Family Reunification Directive 2003/86/EC
| No | EUC supported opt-in.[266]
|
| Long-Term Residents Directive 2003/109/EC
| No | EUC supported opt-in.[267]
|
| Students Directive 2004/114/EC
| No | EUC supported opt-in.[268]
|
| Researchers Directive 2005/71/EC
| No | EUC supported opt-in.[269]
|
| Blue Card Directive 2009/50/EC
| No | EUC considered the substance of the Directive but did not express a view on the opt-in.[270]
|
| Single Permit Directive 2011/98/EU
| No | EUC welcome the Directive but did not express a view on the opt-in.[271]
|
| Intra-Corporate Transfers Directive
| No | EUC supported opt-in.[272] Government did not opt-in to proposal. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Seasonal Workers Directive
| No | EUC objected to measure on subsidiarity grounds.[273] Government did not opt-in to proposal. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis
| Yes | EUC supported the Government's decision not to opt-out of the proposal.[274] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Irregular Migration
|
| Carriers Sanctions Directive 2004/82/EC
| Yes | EUC expressed serious concerns about the proposal but supported Government opt-in in order to improve or withdraw the measure.[275]
|
| Returns Directive 2008/115/EC
| No | EUC supported Government opt-in.[276]
|
| Employer Sanctions Directive 2009/52/EC
| No | EUC supported the purpose of the Directive but also raised a number of concerns and did not express a view on the opt-in.[277]
|
| Human Trafficking Directive 2011/36/EU
| Yes | EUC supported Government's post-adoption opt-in but supported opt-in from the outset.[278]
|
| Asylum
|
| EURODAC Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000
Proposed Recast EURODAC Regulation
| Yes
Yes
| EUC raised concerns about the proposal.[279]
EUC supported Government opt-in.[280] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Dublin II Regulation (EC) No 343/2003
Proposed Recast Dublin III Regulation
| Yes
Yes
| EUC supported Government opt-in.[281]
EUC supported Government opt-in.[282] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Temporary Protection Directive 2001/55/EC
| Yes | EUC supported opt-in.[283]
|
| Reception Conditions Directive 2003/9/EC
Proposed Recast Reception Conditions Directive
| Yes
No
| EUC supported Government opt-in.[284]
EUC supported opt-in.[285] Government decided not to opt-in. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Qualifications Directive 2004/83/EC
Proposed Recast Qualifications Directive
| Yes
No
| EUC supported Government opt-in.[286]
EUC supported opt-in.[287] Government decided not to opt-in. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Asylum Procedure Directive 2005/85/EC
Proposed Recast Asylum Procedure Directive
| Yes
No
| EUC supported Government opt-in.[288]
EUC supported opt-in.[289] Government decided not to opt-in. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament.
|
| Agencies
|
| Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex)
| No. Opt-in did not apply
| N/A. EUC report stated: "For the present the UK has to accept that, not being a full Schengen State, it cannot play a full role in Frontex. Subject to that legal limitation, the Government should ensure that the United Kingdom participates effectively in the development and operation of Frontex".[290]
|
| Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice
| Yes | EUC supported Government's decision to opt-in.[291]
|
| European Asylum Support Office Regulation 439/2010
| Yes | EUC supported Government's decision to opt-in.[292]
|
| Systems |
| |
| Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas
| No. Opt-in did not apply
| N/A. EUC supported development of VIS in principle.[293]
|
| Draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR)
| No. Opt-in did not apply
| N/A. EUC welcomed the Government's commitment to make an effective contribution to the development of EUROSUR.[294]
|
| Financial Instruments (for the next Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014 to 2020)
|
| Asylum and Migration Fund Regulation
| Yes | EUC supported Government's decision to opt-in.[295] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament as part of the MFF.
|
| Internal Security Fund (police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management) Regulation
| Yes | EUC supported Government's decision to opt-in.[296] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament as part of the MFF.
|
| Internal Security Fund (external borders and visa) Regulation
| No. Opt-in did not apply
| N/A. Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament as part of the MFF.
|
| General provisions on the Asylum and Migration Fund and the Internal Security Fund (police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management) Regulation
| Yes | EUC supported Government's decision to opt-in.[297] Still under negotiation in Council/Parliament as part of the MFF.
|
(1) Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 (- = 0,
* = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent
rounding.
(2) Voluntary returns include those leaving under
Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International
Organisation for Migration and persons who it has been established
left the UK without informing the immigration authorities
