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►B COUNCIL COMMON POSITION of 21 May 2002 concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians (2002/400/CFSP) (OJ L 138 28.5.2002, p. 33)

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COUNCIL COMMON POSITION

of 21 May 2002

concerning the temporary reception by Member States of the European Union of certain Palestinians

(2002/400/CFSP)







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Article 1

This Common Position concerns the 13 Palestinians belonging to the group of Palestinians in respect of which a Memorandum of Understanding has been reached between the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel as of 5 May 2002 concerning the peaceful evacuation of the Bethlehem Church of the Nativity and who have agreed to be transferred temporarily to, and be received by, Member States of the European Union.

Article 2

The 13 Palestinians referred to in Article 1 shall be received on a temporary basis and exclusively on humanitarian grounds by the following Member States: Belgium, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Cyprus and Portugal.

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Article 3

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Each of the Member States referred to in Article 2 shall provide the Palestinians it receives with a national permit to enter its territory and stay for a period of up to 30 months.

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The validity of this permit shall be limited to the territory of the Member State concerned, which shall take the appropriate measures in that regard. The issuance of this permit may be submitted to specific conditions to be accepted by the Palestinians concerned before their arrival.

Article 4

Each Member State referred to in Article 2 shall take appropriate measures within its legal system to protect the personal security of Palestinians received by it and to avoid them compromising the public order or internal security of the Member States.

Article 5

In addition to their obligations under existing provisions of Community law and of acts adopted pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union, Member States shall exchange between each other such information as may be relevant for the proper application of measures taken pursuant to this Common Position, including such information as may be necessary to permit the identification of the persons referred to in Article 1.

Article 6

Such matters as those related to housing, living conditions, relations to members of their family, access to employment or vocational training shall be governed by the national law of each receiving Member State. The Member States referred to in Article 2 shall, however, provide each other and, upon request, other Member States, with relevant information on these matters, in order to encourage as far as possible a comparable treatment.

Article 7

If a Member State referred to in Article 2 is requested by a third State to extradite a Palestinian received by it, that Member State shall inform the other Member States promptly thereof. It shall, before taking a position as to the response to be given to such extradition request in accordance with national legal practices, consult the other Member States, within the Council, in order to examine the situation and to see whether Member States can approach the matter along common lines.

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Article 8

The Council shall keep the application of this Common Position under review and shall evaluate such application within 29 months from its adoption or earlier at the request of any of its members.

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Article 9

This Common Position shall take effect on the day of its adoption.

Article 10

This Common Position shall be published in the Official Journal.