EC/SCP/30
Annex I page 2
6.
The basic premises of the proposal are the following:
a)
The flag States would continue to provide the required resettlement guarantee in order to facilitate quick disembarkation of persons rescued by their flagships in the port of call country.
b)
UNHCR
Since the operation of the pool will automatically ensure rapid resettlement of the refugees, coastal States may consider waiving or easing the strict time limits for the implementation of durable solutions. It is understood that, as long as the pool operates, will endeavour to arrange for the timely removal of the refugees from the territory of coastal States and that any delays in this respect will have no repercussions on subsequent disembarkation of refugees.
c) The traditional flaq States in the area and other States which may wish to contribute to solving this problem will provide offers for 2 resettlement pool to be administered by UNHCR. The pool may be known as Rescue at Sea Resettlement Offers (RASRO), to which States would contribute a specific number of resettlement places on the basis of objective criteria, e.q. (for traditional flaq States) a proportion of the average of their actual intake of all cases rescued by their ships in the last three years. The contribution will be decided after consultation with UNHCR. The participating States' intake for resettlement in a given year would be limited to that specific number, irrespective of the number of persons rescued by their ships in that year as long as places are available in the reserve pool. The possibility of financial contributions to facilitate resettlement in third countries is also envisaged.
d) Flag States would be required, nevertheless, to respect their guarantees for all cases rescued after exhaustion of the reserve pool in a given year.
Flag States not participating in the pool will not benefit from the operation of the pool.
e)
The following procedure may be envisaged for the implementation of the proposal:
7.
a) Upon arrival of a vessel with a rescued caseload at a port of call, the flag State provides the resettlement quarantee to facilitate quick disembarkation;
b) UNHCR registers all cases anu prepares dossiers with relevant data;
c)
Cases of refugees with family or other relevant links with particular countries are submitted by UNHCR to the authorities of such countries for direct admission (i.e. outside the pool);