Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘applicant for international protection’ means an applicant as defined in point (c) of Article 2 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 33 ) ; (2) ‘beneficiary of international protection’ means a beneficiary of international protection as defined in point (b) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 34 ) ; (3) ‘blending operation’ means actions supported by the Union budget, including within blending facilities within the meaning of point (6) of Article 2 of the Financial Regulation; (4) ‘family member’ means any third-country national defined as a family member under the Union law relevant to the policy area of action supported under the Fund; (5) ‘humanitarian admission’ means the admission following, where requested by a Member State, a referral from the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (‘UNHCR’), or another relevant international body, of third-country nationals or stateless persons from a third country to which they have been forcibly displaced to the territory of the Member States, and who are granted international protection or a humanitarian status under national law that provides for rights and obligations equivalent to those of Articles 20 to 34 of Directive 2011/95/EU for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection; (6) ‘operating support’ means a part of a Member State’s allocation which may be used as support to the public authorities responsible for carrying out the tasks and providing the services which constitute a public service for the Union; (7) ‘removal’ means removal as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC; (8) ‘resettlement’ means the admission following a referral from the UNHCR of third-country nationals or stateless persons from a third country to which they have been displaced, to the territory of the Member States, and who are granted international protection and have access to a durable solution in accordance with Union and national law; (9) ‘return’ means return as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC; (10) ‘specific actions’ means transnational or national projects that bring Union added value in line with the objectives of the Fund for which one, several or all Member States may receive an additional allocation to their programmes; (11) ‘third-country national’ means any person, including a stateless person or a person with undetermined nationality, who is not a citizen of the Union as defined in Article 20(1) TFEU; (12) ‘unaccompanied minor’ means an unaccompanied minor as defined in point (l) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/95/EU; (13) ‘Union actions’ means transnational projects or projects of particular interest to the Union implemented in accordance with the objectives of the Fund; (14) ‘vulnerable person’ means any person defined as a vulnerable person under the Union law relevant to the policy area of action supported under the Fund.