Communication: Model status agreement as referred to in Article 54(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 on the European Border and Coast Guard

Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard has expanded the tasks of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union. To reflect those changes, it has been renamed the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.

Active cooperation with third countries is a key element of European integrated border management. Article 54(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 provides that where it is envisaged that teams will be deployed to a third country in actions where the team members will have executive powers, or where other actions in third countries require it, a status agreement has to be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned.

This Communication sets out the model status agreement drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Article 54(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624.

ESO: Background information: Securing Europe's external borders: Launch of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency http://www.europeansources.info/record/securing-europes-external-borders-launch-of-the-european-border-and-coast-guard-agency/

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