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Document 22023A0530(01)
Frontex status agreements with non-EU countries
Border management teams from the European Border and Coast Guard standing corps deployed under a status agreement remain, at all times, under the command and control of the authorities of the host country. Any deployment under a status agreement requires the consent of the host country, Frontex and, where applicable, any neighbouring EU Member States.
An operational plan, negotiated between Frontex and the relevant authority of the host country, is needed for each joint operation* or rapid border intervention* on the territory of the country concerned. It sets out in detail elements such as:
Members of a border management team:
Suspension or termination of an operational activity under a status agreement
The agency’s executive director shall withdraw financing from, suspend or terminate an activity in cases where, among other things, an operational plan is not being properly implemented, or the executive director considers that serious violations of fundamental rights or international protection obligations related to the activity concerned exist or are likely to persist.
Termination
Either party may suspend or terminate the agreement in writing.
Country |
Entry into force |
Provisional application |
Albania |
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Montenegro |
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1 July 2023 |
Serbia |
1 May 2021 |
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Moldova |
1 November 2022 |
17 March 2022 |
North Macedonia |
1 April 2023 |
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For further information, see:
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 (OJ L 202, 25.6.2020, pp. 3–15).
Council Decision (EU) 2020/865 of 26 May 2020 on the conclusion 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 (OJ L 202, 25.6.2020, pp. 1–2).
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 91, 18.3.2022, pp. 4–21).
Council Decision (EU) 2022/449 of 17 March 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 91, 18.3.2022, pp. 1–3).
Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (OJ L 140, 30.5.2023, pp. 4–21).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/1040 of 15 May 2023 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (OJ L 140, 30.5.2023, pp. 1–3).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2760 of 4 December 2023 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (OJ L, 2023/2760, 08.12.2023).
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania (OJ L, 2023/2107, 5.10.2023).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/2105 of 7 September 2023 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Albania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Albania (OJ L, 2023/2105, 5.10.2023).
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of North Macedonia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia (OJ L 61, 27.2.2023, pp. 3–19).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/418 of 24 February 2023 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of North Macedonia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia (OJ L 61, 27.2.2023, pp. 1–2).
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of North Macedonia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia (OJ L 68, 6.3.2023, p. 1).
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Moldova (OJ L 247, 23.9.2022, p. 1).
Information relating to the entry into force of the 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 (OJ L 101, 23.3.2021, p. 1).
Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and Montenegro on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (OJ L 209, 2.7.2020, p. 1).
Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1052/2013 and (EU) 2016/1624 (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, pp. 1–131).
last update 10.11.2023