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 (EU acquis; FR, LU); centre fermé (BE)
- GA: ionad coinneála
- HR: objekt za ograničenje slobode kretanja
- 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) / gesloten centrum (BE)
- 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 (EU acquis)
- SL: center za pridržanje
- SV: förvarsanläggning
- NO: forvaringsleir
- KA: დაკავების დაწესებულება
- UK: установа тримання під вартою
- HY: կալանավայր
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.