Regulation 2011/1168 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the EU - Main contents
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Regulation (EU) No 1168/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union| Legal instrument | Regulation |
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| Number legal act | Regulation 2011/1168 |
| Original proposal | COM(2010)61  |
| CELEX number i | 32011R1168 |
| Document | 25-10-2011 |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 22-11-2011; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 19 Volume 013,OJ L 304, 22.11.2011 |
| Effect | 12-12-2011; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 05-10-2016; Implicitly repealed by 32016R1624 |
22.11.2011 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 304/1 |
REGULATION (EU) No 1168/2011 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 25 October 2011
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 74 and points (b) and (d) of Article 77(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national parliaments,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
The development of a forward-looking and comprehensive European migration policy, based on human rights, solidarity and responsibility, especially for those Member States facing specific and disproportionate pressures, remains a key policy objective for the Union. |
(2) |
Union policy in the field of the external borders aims at an integrated border management ensuring a uniform and high level of control and surveillance, which is a necessary corollary to the free movement of persons within the Union and a fundamental component of an area of freedom, security and justice. To that end, the establishment of common rules on standards and procedures for the control and surveillance of the external borders is contemplated. |
(3) |
The efficient implementation of the common rules on standards and procedures for the control and surveillance of the external borders calls for increased coordination of the operational cooperation between the Member States. |
(4) |
Efficient management of the external borders through checks and surveillance contributes to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings and to reduce the threats to the internal security, public policy, public health and international relations of the Member States. |
(5) |
Border control at the external borders is in the interest not only of the Member State at whose external borders it is carried out, but also of all Member States which have abolished internal border controls. |
(6) |
In 2004 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 of 26 October 2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (3) (Frontex) (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) which became operational in May 2005. Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 was amended in 2007 by Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (4). |
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A further enhancement of the role of the Agency is in line with the objective of the Union to develop a policy with a view to the gradual introduction of the concept of Integrated Border Management. The Agency should, within the limits of its mandate, support the Member States in implementing that concept as defined in the Council conclusions on Integrated Border Management of 4-5 December 2006. |
(8) |
The multiannual programme for an area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen (the Stockholm Programme) adopted by the European Council on 10-11 December 2009 calls for a clarification and enhancement of the role of the Agency regarding the management of the external borders. |
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The mandate of the Agency should therefore be revised in order to strengthen in particular its operational capabilities while ensuring that all measures taken are proportionate to the objectives... |
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