Article 18 Conditions of participation of the United Kingdom and Ireland

Experts of the United Kingdom and Ireland shall only participate in the evaluation of the part of the Schengen acquis in which those Member States have been authorised to participate.

The evaluations, as described in Article 4(1), shall only cover the effective and efficient application by the United Kingdom and Ireland of the part of the Schengen acquis in which those Member States have been authorised to participate.

The United Kingdom and Ireland shall only take part in the adoption of the recommendations by the Council, as provided for in Article 15(3), as regards the part of the Schengen acquis in which those Member States have been authorised to participate.