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The Free State of Bavaria maintains reception facilities within the meaning of Section 44 of the Asylum Act (AsylG), which are set up and operated by the governments.
According to § 44 AsylG, the federal states are obliged to create and maintain reception facilities. In Bavaria, this is implemented by Art. 2 Para. 1 Reception Act (AufnG) and § 4 Asylum Implementation Ordinance (DVAsyl). On August 1, 2018, the reception facilities were converted into the following ANKERs
ANKER Middle Franconia consisting of the ANKER facility in Zirndorf and the accommodation branches in Nuremberg and Zirndorf,
The determination of the ANKER responsible for the reception of a foreigner is based on § 46 AsylG. Responsibility is determined in accordance with this, taking into account certain reception quotas, the availability of free reception places and the responsibilities of the branch offices of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees with regard to the processing of asylum applications. This is done using the IT-supported EASY distribution system (initial distribution of asylum seekers).
The reception, accommodation and distribution of asylum seekers is carried out in accordance with Sections 44 et seq. Asylum Act (AsylG) as well as the provisions of the Reception Act (AufnG) and the Asylum Implementation Ordinance (DVAsyl).
The Free State of Bavaria takes in ethnic German repatriates and Jewish emigrants assigned to Bavaria, distributes them and provides them with temporary accommodation.