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United Kingdom

Council Decision (EU) 2018/201

of 23 January 2018

on the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the Joint Visa Facilitation Committee set up under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular point (a) of Article 77(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2014/242/EU of 14 April 2014 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas^f1,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas^f2 (‘the Agreement’) entered into force on 1 September 2014.

(2)

The Agreement provides for the setting-up of a Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement (‘the Joint Committee’). The Joint Committee has, inter alia, the task of monitoring the implementation of the Agreement.

(3)

The Agreement states that the Joint Committee is to establish its own rules of procedure.

(4)

It is therefore appropriate to establish the position to be adopted on behalf of the Union within the Joint Committee with regard to the adoption of the Joint Committee's rules of procedure.

(5)

This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC^f3; the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(6)

This Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC^f4; Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(7)

In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application,

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Footnotes

f1: OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 47.
f2: OJ L 128, 30.4.2014, p. 49.
f3: Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43).
f4: Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).