Considerations on COM(2022)124 - Conclusion of an Agreement with Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Moldova

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dossier COM(2022)124 - Conclusion of an Agreement with Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency ...
document COM(2022)124 EN
date April  4, 2022
 
table>(1)In accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2022/449 (2), the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Moldova (the ‘Agreement’) was signed on 17 March 2022, subject to its conclusion at a later date.
(2)In circumstances requiring the deployment of border management teams from the standing corps of the European Border and Coast Guard to a third country where the members of the teams will exercise executive powers, Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 (3) calls for a status agreement to be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned on the basis of Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

(3)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 (4); Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(4)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.

(5)The Agreement should be approved,