Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2015)666 - EU position for a Recommendation with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2015)666 - EU position for a Recommendation with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews. |
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| source | COM(2015)666  |
| date | 18-12-2015 |
1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL
The Agreement between the European Union and Russia on readmission entered into force on 1 June 2007. According to Article 19(1)(b) of the Agreement, the Joint Readmission Committee has the task "to decide on arrangements necessary for the uniform execution of [the] Agreement". According to Article 6(3) of the Committee's Rules of Procedure adopted by its Decision No 1/2007 of 25 July 2007, the Committee may adopt recommendations.
A first recommendation with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews was adopted by the Joint Readmission Committee on 2 June 2009. It appeared that this recommendation should be further clarified by a second one to provide guidelines when time limits for the arrangement of interviews could not be respected, in order to reschedule those interviews.
2. RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
The project of the recommendation annexed to this proposal for a Council Decision was discussed and agreed with the Russian side during the 12th, 13th and 14th meetings of the Committee and was prepared in close cooperation with the Member States who were also present during the discussions of the Committee on the issue. For lack of a scheduled meeting of the Working Party on Integration, Migration and Expulsion, the Commission consulted on 20 October 2014 the Justice and Home Affairs Counsellors on this draft recommendation, which did not render any comments.
3. FINANCIAL AND BUDGET IMPACT
This proposal has no impact on the EU budget.