# Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification), Article 18: Joint control

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

1. Member States which do not apply Article 22 at their common land borders may, up to the date of application of that Article, jointly control those common borders, in which case a person may be stopped only once for the purpose of carrying out entry and exit checks, without prejudice to the individual responsibility of Member States arising from Articles 7 to 14.
To that end, Member States may conclude bilateral arrangements between themselves.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of any arrangements concluded in accordance with paragraph 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/399/article/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-399/article-18
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