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EU‑Switzerland Plan to Share Information on Temporary Protection

Published December 09, 2022

Goal: Share protection data.

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This annex is a proposal that lets the EU and Switzerland legally share data about people who receive temporary protection (primarily refugees fleeing crises, like those from Ukraine in 2022), explaining who is covered, what information can be exchanged, who can share it, how costs are split, and that it ends when the protection ends.

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Proposal for an Annex to the EU‑Switzerland Agreement on Temporary Protection (COM(2022) 712 final, 9 Dec 2022)

The annex sets out the rules for exchanging data between EU member states and Switzerland about people who receive temporary protection.

  1. Purpose and Scope
  • Create a legal basis for the EU and Switzerland to share information on temporary‑protection beneficiaries.
  1. Objective
  • Conclude a formal agreement between the EU and Switzerland.
  1. Content of the Agreement
  • Scope of protection – define who is covered under EU and Swiss law.
  • Purpose of data exchange – explain why the data will be shared and how it may be used.
  • Description of data – list the specific information that can be exchanged.
  • Authorities involved – identify which bodies may exchange the data.
  • IT platform clause – if data is shared via an information‑technology platform, each side must contribute to the system’s costs, and a method for calculating that contribution is set out.
  1. Entry into Force, Validity and Termination
  • Includes standard provisions on official languages, when the agreement becomes effective, and possible provisional application.
  • The agreement may automatically end when the temporary‑protection status ends.

The annex is part of the broader proposal to open negotiations for a comprehensive agreement on information exchange for temporary‑protection beneficiaries.

Licensing: This article is available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).