Annexes to COM(2015)666 - EU position for a Recommendation with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews

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dossier COM(2015)666 - EU position for a Recommendation with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews.
document COM(2015)666 EN
date April 11, 2016
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ON READMISSION OF 25 MAY 2006

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with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews

THE COMMITTEE,

Referring to the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission of 25 May 2006 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Readmission Agreement’) and in particular Article 19(1) thereof and Article 6(3) of the Rules of Procedure of the Joint Readmission Committee of 25 July 2007,

Whereas:

(1)The interview is one of the elements of the readmission procedure provided for in the Readmission Agreement and, in accordance with Article 9(4), should be arranged when none of the documents listed in Annexes 2 and 3 to the Readmission Agreement can be attached by the requesting party to the readmission application.

(2)Recommendation No 1 of the Joint Readmission Committee with regard to readmission applications requiring the arrangement of interviews was adopted on 2 June 2009 by the Committee (hereinafter referred to as ‘Recommendation No 1’).

(3)In accordance with point (f) of Article 20(1) of the Readmission Agreement, specific arrangements concerning time limits for the handling of readmission applications may be covered by bilateral implementing protocols,

RECOMMENDS THE FOLLOWING:

1.In accordance with paragraph 2 of Recommendation No 1, if time limits for the arrangement of interviews are not determined in the respective implementing protocols between the Russian Federation and the Member States of the European Union, the interview should take place within 10 calendar days from the date of receipt of the readmission application referred to in paragraph 1 of Recommendation No 1.

2.In the event that the interview has not been arranged within the time limits referred to in paragraph 1 of this recommendation, or in the event of non-delivery of the person for the interview, the requesting state and the requested state should undertake the necessary contact and arrangements in order to organise the interview without delay.

3.If during the time limit determined for the arrangement of the interview, the requesting state notifies the requested state about postponing the delivery of the person for the interview, the time limit referred to in paragraph 1 of this recommendation or, where applicable, the time limit provided for in the respective implementing protocol should be extended to the date mentioned in the notification.

4.Time limits for the arrangement of interviews, taking into account the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 3 of this recommendation, should not exceed 60 calendar days from the date of receipt of the readmission application unless the particular circumstances of the case justify the arrangement of the interview after that time.

For the Russian Federation

For the European Union