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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-515/annex-IV",
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  "legislation": "eur/2014/515",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-515",
  "path": "annex/IV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "List of common indicators for the measurement of the specific objectives",
  "text": "(a) Supporting a common visa policy to facilitate legitimate travel, ensure equal treatment of third-country nationals and tackle illegal immigration\n(i) Number of consular cooperation activities developed with the help of the Instrument\nFor the purposes of annual implementation reports, as referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, this indicator shall be further broken down in sub-categories such as:\nco-locations,\ncommon application centres,\nrepresentations,\nothers.\n(ii) Number of staff trained and number of training courses in aspects related to the common visa policy with the help of the Instrument\n(iii) Number of specialised posts in third countries supported by the Instrument\nFor the purposes of annual implementation reports, as referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, this indicator shall be further broken down in sub-categories such as:\nimmigration liaison officers,\nothers.\n(iv) Percentage and number of consulates developed or upgraded with the help of the Instrument out of the total number of consulates\n(b) Supporting borders management, including through sharing information between Member States and between Member States and the Frontex Agency, to ensure, on one hand, a high level of protection of the external borders, including by the tackling of illegal immigration and, on the other hand, the smooth crossing of the external borders in conformity with the Schengen acquis\n(i) Number of staff trained and number of training courses in aspects related to border management with the help of the Instrument\n(ii) Number of border control (checks and surveillance) infrastructure and means developed or upgraded with the help of the Instrument\nFor the purposes of annual implementation reports, as referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, this indicator shall be further broken down in sub-categories such as:\ninfrastructure,\nfleet (air, land, sea borders),\nequipment,\nothers.\n(iii) Number of border crossings of the external borders through ABC gates supported from the Instrument out of the total number of border crossings\n(iv) Number of national border surveillance infrastructure established/further developed in the framework of Eurosur\nFor the purposes of annual implementation reports, as referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, this indicator shall be further broken down in sub-categories such as:\nNational Coordination Centres,\nRegional Coordination Centres,\nLocal Coordination Centres,\nother types of coordination centres.\n(v) Number of incidents reported by Member States to the European Situational Picture\nFor the purposes of annual implementation reports, as referred to in Article 54 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, this indicator shall be further broken down in sub-categories such as:\nillegal immigration, including incidents relating to a risk to the lives of migrants,\ncross-border crime,\ncrisis situations.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/515/annex/IV",
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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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