{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-400/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2019/400",
  "legislation_title": "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",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-400",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Decision (EU) 2019/400\nof 22 January 2019\non 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\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular points (b) and (d) of Article 77(2) and point (c) of Article 79(2), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the European Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nPursuant to Article 54(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in cases where it is envisaged that European Border and Coast Guard teams are to be deployed to a third country in actions where the team members have executive powers, or where other actions in third countries require it, a status agreement shall be concluded by the Union with the third country concerned. Such status agreement should cover all aspects that are necessary for carrying out the actions.\n(2)\nOn 21 February 2017, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Republic of Serbia for a status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia.\n(3)\nNegotiations on a status agreement were opened on 7 April 2017 and were successfully concluded by the initialling 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 (the ‘Agreement’) on 20 September 2018.\n(4)\nThis 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; the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(5)\nThis 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; Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.\n(6)\nIn 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. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 4 of that Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.\n(7)\nTherefore, the Agreement should be signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date, and the annexed Declarations be approved,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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