Considerations on COM(2004)593-6 - Conclusion of the Agreement with Switzerland concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2004)593-6 - Conclusion of the Agreement with Switzerland concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible ... |
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document | COM(2004)593 ![]() |
date | January 28, 2008 |
(2) | In accordance with a Council Decision of 25 October 2004, and subject to its final conclusion at a later date, the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland has been signed on behalf of the European Community on 26 October 2004; |
(3) | The Agreement should now be approved; |
(4) | The Agreement establishes a Mixed Committee with decision-making powers in certain areas and it is thus necessary to specify who represents the Community within this Committee; |
(5) | It is further necessary to provide for a procedure laying down how a Community position is adopted; |
(6) | In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, the United Kingdom and Ireland are taking part in the adoption and application of this Decision; |
(7) | In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application, |
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland, and the related documents consisting of the Final Act and the Joint Declaration on joint meetings of the Mixed Committees are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The texts of the Agreement, the Final Act, and the Joint Declaration are attached to this Decision.
Article 2
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European Community the Instrument of approval provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement, in order to express the consent of the Community to be bound.
Article 3
The Commission shall represent the Community in the Mixed Committee established by Article 3 of the Agreement.
Article 4
1. The position of the Community within the Mixed Committee with regard to the adoption of its Rules of Procedure as required under Article 3 i of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation of a special committee designated by the Council.
2. For all other Mixed Committee decisions, the position of the Community shall be adopted by the Council, acting by qualified majority, on a proposal by the Commission.
Article 5
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 2008.
For the Council
The President
D. RUPEL
FINAL ACT
The plenipotentiaries have adopted the Joint Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:
1. | Joint Declaration of the Contracting Parties on a close dialogue; |
2. | Joint Declaration of the Contracting Parties on Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on data protection. |
The plenipotentiaries have also taken note of the Declarations listed below and annexed to this Final Act:
1. | Declaration by Switzerland on Article 4 i (time limit for accepting new developments in the Dublin/Eurodac acquis); |
2. | Declaration of the European Commission on the committees that assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers. |
Hecho en Luxemburgo, el veintiséis de octubre de dos mil cuatro.
V Lucemburku dne dvacátého šestého října dva tisíce čtyři.
Udfærdiget i Luxembourg den seksogtyvende oktober to tusind og fire.
Geschehen zu Luxemburg am sechsundzwanzigsten Oktober zweitausendvier.
Kahe tuhande neljanda aasta oktoobrikuu kahekümne kuuendal päeval Luxembourgis.
Έγινε στo Λουξεμβούργο, στις είκοσι έξι Οκτωβρίου δύο χιλιάδες τέσσερα.
Done at Luxembourg on the twenty-sixth day of October in the year two thousand and four.
Fait à Luxembourg, le vingt-six octobre deux mille quatre.
Fatto a Lussemburgo, addì ventisei ottobre duemilaquattro.
Luksemburgā, divi tūkstoši ceturtā gada divdesmit sestajā oktobrī.
Priimta du tūkstančiai ketvirtų metų spalio dvidešimt šeštą dieną Liuksemburge.
Kelt Luxembourgban, a kettőezer-negyedik év október havának huszonhatodik napján.
Magħmula fil-Lussemburgu fis-sitta u għoxrin jum ta' Ottubru tas-sena elfejn u erbgħa.
Gedaan te Luxemburg, de zesentwintigste oktober tweeduizend vier.
Sporządzono w Luksemburgu dnia dwudziestego szóstego października roku dwa tysiące czwartego.
Feito no Luxemburgo, em vinte e seis de Outubro de dois mil e quatro.
V Luxemburgu dvadsiateho šiesteho októbra dvetisícštyri.
V Luxembourgu, dne šestindvajsetega oktobra leta dva tisoč štiri.
Tehty Luxemburgissa kahdentenakymmenentenäkuudentena päivänä lokakuuta vuonna kaksituhattaneljä.
Som skedde i Luxemburg den tjugosjätte oktober tjugohundrafyra.
Por la Comunidad Europea
Za Evropské společenství
For Det Europæiske Fællesskab
Für die Europäische Gemeinschaft
Euroopa Ühenduse nimel
Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Κοινότητα
For the European Community
Pour la Communauté européenne
Per la Comunità europea
Eiropas Kopienas vārdā
Europos bendrijos vardu
az Európai Közösség részéről
Għall-Komunità Ewropea
Voor de Europese Gemeenschap
W imieniu Wspólnoty Europejskiej
Pela Comunidade Europeia
Za Európske spoločenstvo
Za Evropsko skupnost
Euroopan yhteisön puolesta
På Europeiska gemenskapens vägnar
Für die Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Pour la Confédération suisse
Per la Confederazione svizzera
JOINT DECLARATIONS OF THE CONTRACTING PARTIES
OTHER DECLARATIONS
JOINT DECLARATION ON JOINT MEETINGS OF THE MIXED COMMITTEES
The delegation of the European Commission,
The delegations representing the governments of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway,
The delegation representing the government of the Swiss Confederation,
— | Have decided to organise the meetings of the Mixed Committees, established by the agreement between the European Community and Iceland and Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway, on the one hand, and the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland, on the other hand, jointly. |
— | Note that holding these meetings jointly calls for a pragmatic arrangement regarding the office of presidency of such meetings when that presidency is to be held by the associated States according to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Switzerland or the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway. |
— | Note the wish of the associated States to cede, as necessary, the exercise of their presidencies and rotate it among them in alphabetical order of name as from the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or Switzerland. |