Council Decision (EU) 2019/400 of 22 January 2019 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Status Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia
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The signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Status Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said AgreementΒ ( 4 ) .
The Declarations annexed to this Decision shall be approved on behalf of the Union.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 2(b)
ANNEX JOINT DECLARATION CONCERNING ARTICLE 2(b) The Parties take note that the European Border and Coast Guard Agency will support the Republic of Serbia to control efficiently its border with any country that is not a member of the European Union by other means than deployments of European Border and Coast Guard teams with executive powers. JOINT DECLARATION ON STATUS AND DELIMITATION OF THE TERRITORIES The status and delimitation under international law of the territory of Serbia and the Member States of the European Union are in no way affected either by this Agreement or by any act accomplished in its implementation by the Parties or on their behalf, including the establishment of operational plans or the participation in cross-border operations. JOINT DECLARATION WITH REGARD TO ICELAND, NORWAY, SWITZERLAND AND LIECHTENSTEIN The Parties take note of the close relationship between the European Union and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, particularly by virtue of the Agreements of 18Β May 1999 and 26Β October 2004 concerning the association of those countries with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis . In such circumstances it is desirable that the authorities of Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein, on the one hand, and the Republic of Serbia, on the other hand, conclude, without delay, bilateral agreements on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia in terms similar to those of this Agreement.
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