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Definition(s)

An administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the stay of a third-country national to be illegal and imposing or stating an obligation to return.

Source(s)

Art. 3(4) of Council Directive 2008/115/EC (Return Directive)

Translations

  • BG: решение за връщане
  • CS: rozhodnutí o návratu
  • DE: Rückkehrentscheidung (EU acquis); Rückführungsentscheidung (DE)
  • EL: απόφαση επιστροφής
  • EN: return decision
  • ES: resolución de expulsión
  • ET: lahkumisettekirjutus
  • FI: palauttamispäätös
  • FR: décision de retour
  • GA: cinneadh fillte
  • HU: országelhagyásra kötelező határozat / kiutasítást elrendelő határozat
  • IT: decisione di ritorno / rimpatrio
  • LT: sprendimas grąžinti / sprendimas dėl grąžinimo
  • LV: atgriešanas lēmums (EU acquis); izbraukšanas rīkojums / lēmums par piespiedu izraidīšanu
  • MT: Deċiżjoni ta’ ritorn
  • NL: terugkeerbesluit
  • PL: decyzja o powrocie
  • PT: decisão de afastamento / notificação para abandono
  • RO: decizie de returnare
  • SK: rozhodnutie o návrate
  • SL: odločba o vrnitvi
  • SV: beslut om återvändande
  • NO: returvedtak
  • KA: გადაწყვეტილება დაბრუნების შესახებ
  • UK: рішення про повернення

Synonym(s)

  • obligation to leave
  • obligation to return

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Note(s)

For some EU Member States, a return decision and removal order may occur within one administrative or judicial act as provided for in their national legislation.