Recommendations (A/HRC/10/44/Add.2) Situation during visit in 2008 Information received in the reporting Steps taken in previous years and (See A/HRC/13/39/Add.6; A/HRC/16/52/Add.2A) period Parliament and of the Council on common are subjected to body searches. standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals establishes rules concerning the maximum length of detention. According to article 15 (5), each member state shall set a limited period of detention, which may not exceed six months. According to article 15 (6) member states may not extend the period referred to in paragraph 5 except for a limited period not exceeding a further twelve months in accordance with national law in cases where, regardless of all their reasonable efforts, the removal operation is likely to last longer owing to: - a lack of cooperation by the third-country national concerned, or - delays in obtaining the necessary documentation from third countries. Denmark decided to implement the directive on an intergovernmental basis and informed the Council thereof. The necessary changes to the Danish Aliens Act are expected to be proposed to Parliament in 2010. Non-governmental sources: Although the Aliens Act was amended twice in 2009, no absolute time limit has been established for the length of detention for foreigners pending expulsion. 31 Government: By November 2010, 56 aliens A/HRC/19/61/Add.3 - The envisaged amendments of the Aliens Act pursuant to EU Directive 2008/115/EF (on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nations) have not yet been proposed to Parliament.