Definition(s)
- In the global context, a specialised facility used for the detention of third-country nationals in accordance with national law.
- In the EU return context, a specialised facility to keep in detention a third-country national who is the subject of return procedures in order to prepare the return and/ or carry out the removal process, in particular when:
(a) there is a risk of absconding; or
(b) the third-country national concerned avoids or hampers the preparation of return or the removal process.
Source(s)
- Global context : derived by EMN from Art. 16 of Directive 2008/115/EC (Return Directive)
- EU return context : Art. 15 (1) of Directive 2008/115/EC (Return Directive)
Translations
- BG: място за задържане
- CS: zařízení pro zajištění cizinců
- DE: Hafteinrichtung (EU acquis, AT, DE); Abschiebehaftanstalt (LU)
- EL: χώρος κράτησης (κρατητήρια)
- EN: detention facility
- ES: centro de internamiento
- ET: kinnipidamisasutus
- FI: säilöönottolaitos
- FR: centre de rétention
- GA: ionad coinneála
- HU: őrzött szállás / fogda
- IT: struttura di trattenimento
- LT: sulaikymo centras
- LV: aizturēšanas telpa
- MT: Ċentru / Faċilità ta’ detenzjoni
- NL: detentievoorziening; inrichting voor vreemdelingenbewaring (NL)
- PL: ośrodek detencyjny
- PT: centro de instalação temporária
- RO: centru de cazare a străinilor luaţi în custodie publică
- SK: útvar policajného zaistenia pre cudzincov / ÚPZC / zariadenie určené pre zaistenie cudzincov
- SL: objekt v katerem se izvaja pridrževanje / omejitev gibanja
- SV: förvarsanläggning
- NO: forvaringsleir
Synonym(s)
- detention centre
Broader Term(s)
Note(s)
Where an EU Member State cannot provide accommodation in a specialised detention facility and is obliged to resort to prison accommodation, the third-country nationals in detention shall be kept separated from ordinary prisoners.