Council Decision No 252/2013/EU of 11 March 2013 establishing a Multiannual Framework for 2013-2017 for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

• CELEX: Decision No 252/2013/EU
• Articles: 4

Article 1 Multiannual Framework

1.   A Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (‘the Agency’) for the period 2013-2017 is hereby established.

2.   The Agency shall, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, carry out the tasks defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 within the thematic areas laid down in Article 2 of this Decision.

Article 2 Thematic areas

The thematic areas shall be the following:

(a)

access to justice;

(b)

victims of crime, including compensation to victims of crime;

(c)

information society and, in particular, respect for private life and protection of personal data;

(d)

Roma integration;

(e)

judicial cooperation, except in criminal matters;

(f)

rights of the child;

(g)

discrimination based on sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation;

(h)

immigration and integration of migrants, visa and border control and asylum;

(i)

racism, xenophobia and related intolerance.

Article 3 Complementarity and cooperation with other bodies

1.   The Agency shall ensure appropriate cooperation and coordination with relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies, Member States, international organisations and civil society, pursuant to Articles 7, 8 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, for the implementation of the Multiannual Framework.

2.   The Agency shall deal with issues relating to discrimination based on sex only as part of, and to the extent relevant to, its work in the context of point (g) of Article 2, taking into account that it is for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect data on gender equality and sex discrimination. The Agency and EIGE shall cooperate in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 22 November 2010.

3.   The Agency shall cooperate with the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 8 October 2009, and with the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 26 May 2010. It shall, moreover, cooperate with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the European Migration Network, Eurojust, the Union’s judicial cooperation unit, the European Police Office (Europol), the European Police College (CEPOL) and the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (IT Agency) in accordance with the future respective cooperation agreements. Cooperation with these bodies shall be limited to activities falling within the scope of the thematic areas laid down in Article 2 of this Decision.

4.   The Agency shall carry out its tasks in the area of information society and, in particular, of the respect for private life and the protection of personal data, without prejudice to the responsibilities of the European Data Protection Supervisor to ensure that the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, and in particular their right to privacy, are respected by Union institutions and bodies in accordance with its duties and powers as provided for in Articles 46 and 47 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.

5.   The Agency shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 and the Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe  ( 14 ) , referred to in that Article.

Article 4 Entry into force

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall be applicable from 1 January 2013.