# Council Decision of 13 June 2002 adopting an action programme for administrative cooperation in the fields of external borders, visas, asylum and immigration (ARGO programme) (2002/463/EC), Article 4: Activities in the area of external borders

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In order to achieve the objectives set out in Article 3, the ARGO programme shall support the activities of the Member States in the area of external borders intended:
(a) to ensure that Member States carry out border controls in compliance with the common principles and implementing rules laid down by Community legislation;
(b) to provide an equivalent level of effective protection and surveillance at external borders;
(c) to reinforce the effectiveness of controls at border crossing points and surveillance between crossing points.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2002/463/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2002-463/article-4
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