Considerations on COM(2018)610 - Signing of the status agreement with Macedonia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Macedonia

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dossier COM(2018)610 - Signing of the status agreement with Macedonia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in ...
document COM(2018)610 EN
date September 28, 2018
 
table>(1)Pursuant to Article 54(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), in cases where it is envisaged that European Border and Coast Guard teams will be deployed to a third country in actions where the team members will have executive powers, or where other actions in third countries require it, a Status Agreement is to be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned. The Status Agreement is to cover all aspects that are necessary for carrying out the actions.
(2)On 21 February 2017, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for a Status Agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (the ‘Agreement’).

(3)Negotiations on the Agreement were opened on 15 September 2017 and were successfully finalised by the initialling of the Agreement on 18 July 2018.

(4)This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC (2); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(5)This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (3); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(6)In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 4 of that Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.

(7)The Agreement should be signed and the text of the joint declarations annexed to this Decision should be approved,