EN Official Journal of the European Union C 18/10

Notifications under Article 37 of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)

Joint controls on the common external land borders pursuant to Article 17

(2008/C 18/02)

BELGIUM

These arrangements do not apply to Belgium.

BULGARIA

An Agreement on joint border control was signed on 21 December 2006 between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania and entered into force on 1 January 2007.

CZECH REPUBLIC

— Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Federal Republic of Germany on facilitation of border checks in railway, road and water traffic signed on 19 May 1995 in Furth im Wald (entered into force on 1 June 1996, announced under No 157/1996, Collection of International Treaties)

— Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Republic of Poland on co-operation in border checks signed in Prague on 25 May 1999 (entered into force on 1 November 2002, announced under No 140/2002, Collection of International Treaties)

— Agreement between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic and the Republic of Austria on facilitation of border checks in railway, road and water traffic signed in Vienna on 17 May 1991 (entered into force on 1 October 1992, announced under No 27/1994, Collection of International Treaties)

— Agreement between the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic on facilitation of border checks in railway, road and water traffic signed in Bratislava on 24 May 1999 (entered into force on 12 March 2001, announced under No 24/2001 Collection of International Treaties)

DENMARK

These arrangements do not apply to Denmark.

GERMANY

— Treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czech Republic on simplifying procedures for crossing borders by road, rail or ship

— Agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland on simplifying border crossing procedures

ESTONIA

The arrangements on organisation of joint border control between the Government of Estonia and the Government of Latvia concluded and entered into force on 30 August 1994 (published in the Riigi Teataja (State Gazette) II 1994, 24, 81).

GREECE

Greece has no arrangements with other Member States on joint control.

SPAIN

Spain has not signed any agreements of this type at the present time.

FRANCE

France is not concerned by this article.

ITALY

Negotiations have been undertaken by Italy with the Slovenian Republic

CYPRUS

Article 17 does not apply to the Republic of Cyprus as it has no any joint/common land borders with any other Member State.

LATVIA

Republic of Latvia has concluded agreements on joint border control with:

1. Republic of Lithuania: Agreement between governments of Republic of Lithuania and Republic of Latvia on cooperation during performing border checks in joint border control points. Concluded on 9 June 1995;

2. Republic of Estonia: Agreement between Governments of Republic of Latvia and Republic of Estonia on organising of joint border control. Concluded on 30 August 2006.

LITHUANIA

The bilateral arrangements concluded in accordance with Article 17 are made with Latvia and Poland.

LUXEMBOURG

These arrangements do not apply to Luxembourg.

HUNGARY

Hungary performs joint control with:

— Slovakia on the basis of Government Decree No 91/2005. (V.6) on the promulgation of the agreement signed in Bratislava, on 9 October 2003 between the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the Government of the Republic of Slovakia on public road, railway and water border traffic control;

— Austria on the basis of Government Decree No 124/2004. (IV.29) on the promulgation of the Agreement signed in Vienna, on 29 April 2004 between the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the Government of the Republic of Austria on public road, railway and water border traffic control.

— Slovenia on the basis of Government Decree No 148/2004. (V.7) on the promulgation of the Agreement signed in Ljubljana, on 16 April 2004 between the Government of the Republic of Hungary and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on public road, railway and water border traffic control.

Hungary cooperates with Austria in mixed patrolling service in the border areas on the basis of Act XXXVII of 2006 on the promulgation of the Agreement signed in Heiligenbrunn, on 6 June 2004 between the Republic of Hungary and the Republic of Austria on cooperation in the prevention of trans-border crime and combating organised crime.

Such Agreements were signed with Slovakia and Slovenia in October and enter into force in 2007.

MALTA

The provisions of Article 17(1) do not apply to Malta given that it does not have any land borders.

THE NETHERLANDS

The Netherlands have concluded two treaties in the context of joint controls:

1. The Treaty of Enschede. This is a bilateral treaty with Germany.

2. The Benelux Treaty.

AUSTRIA

Republic of Slovakia

— Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport in the version shown in the exchange of notes of 22 December 1993 and 14 January 1994, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 561/1992

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Slovakia on the construction of customs clearance locations and on the conduct of customs clearance in transit for rail transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 36/2004

Republic of Slovenia

— Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Slovenia on facilitation of customs clearance for rail and road transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 94/2001

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the construction of common customs clearance locations, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 39/2004

Czech Republic

— Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 561/1992

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Austrian customs clearance location at the Reintal-Postorná border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 710/1993

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Austrian customs clearance location at the Mitterretzbach-Hnánice border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 711/1993

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Czech customs clearance location at the Guglwald-Prední Výton border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 712/1993

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Czech customs clearance location at the Schöneben-Zadní Zvonková border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 713/1993

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of advanced customs clearance locations in the Linz central station, Freistadt, Summerau, Horní Dvoriste, Kaplice and Ceske Budejovice railway stations and on customs clearance in transit on the line between the Linz central station and Ceske Budejovice stations, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 386/1994

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Czech customs clearance location at the Gmünd-Bleylebenstraße/Ceské Velenice border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 384/1994

— Agreement as per Article 2(4) of the Agreement of 17 June 1991 between the Republic of Austria and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic on facilitation of customs clearance for rail, road and marine transport on the construction of an advance Czech customs clearance location at the Schlag/Chlum u Trebone border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 385/1994

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of an advance Austrian customs clearance location at the Pyhrabruck — Nové Hrady border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 135/2000

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of an advance Austrian customs clearance location and of an advance Czech customs clearance location at the Gmünd — Ceské Velenice border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 136/2000

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of advance customs clearance locations in the railway stations at Gmünd and Ceské Velenice and on customs clearance in transit between the Schwarzenau and Veselí stations on the line to Luznicí and Schwarzenau and Ceske Budejovice, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 166/2002

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of advance customs clearance locations in the Vienna-South railway station, Hohenau, Breclav and Brno — hlavní nádrazí/Brünn — central station stations and on customs clearance in transit on the line between the Vienna-South railway station and Brno — hlavní nádrazí/Brünn — central stations, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 71/2006

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of advance customs clearance locations at the Fratres — Slavonice border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 70/2006

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Czech Republic on the construction of advance customs clearance locations at the Grametten — Nová Bystrice border crossing point, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 72/2006

Republic of Hungary

— Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Hungary on customs clearance for rail transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 134/1992

— Agreement between the Republic of Austria and the Republic of Hungary on customs clearance for road transport and shipping, rail transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 794/1992

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on implementation of the Agreement on customs clearance for rail transport, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 327/1993

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary amending the Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on implementation of the Agreement on customs clearance for rail transport of 14 April 1993, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No 636/1995

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the construction of a border crossing point between the local authorities of Lutzmannsburg and Zsira and on the construction of a common customs clearance point on the territory of Austria, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 245/2001

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the construction of a maritime border crossing in Fertorákos on Lake Neusiedel and of a common customs clearance point on the territory of Hungary, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 96/2002

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the construction of a common customs clearance point at the Mörbisch-Fertörakos border crossing point on the territory of Austria, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 97/2002

— Agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Austria and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the construction of customs clearance points and on co-operation in the field of monitoring of border traffic, Federal Austrian Law Gazette No III 31/2004

POLAND

Poland has signed bilateral agreements concerning simplified border control with its neighboring countries:

1. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Federal Republic of Germany on facilitated border control, done in Warsaw 29 July 1992

2. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Czech Republic on facilitated border control, done in Prague 25 May 1999

3. Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Slovak Republic on facilitated border control, done in Stara Lubownia 29 November 2002

4. Agreement between Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania on border issues, done in Vilnius 14 September 1997

According to the provisions of the above mentioned agreements and according to the bilateral meetings protocols (attended by the Polish Border Guard and representatives of border services of the neighboring countries) competent authorities of the parties of the agreements can control traffic across common borders jointly on their territories. Poland takes part in such joint border traffic control.

PORTUGAL

Portugal applies Article 20 of the Code.

ROMANIA

Romania — Hungary

On 27 April 2004, the Convention between Romania and the Republic of Hungary on control of road and rail traffic was concluded. The Agreement between Romania and Hungary for implementing this Convention was signed on 21 December 2006.

Romania — Bulgaria

The Agreement on joint control at the border between the two states was signed on 21 December 2006.

SLOVENIA

Bilateral agreements on simplified border controls.

Agreement with the Republic of Austria:

— Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Austria on a simplified border control in rail and road transport (Ur. l. RS No 82/1989)

— Arrangement on the establishment of joint offices for border control (Ur. l. RS No 48/2004).

Agreement with the Republic of Hungary:

— Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Hungary on border controls in road and rail transport (Ur. l. RS No 125/2000)

— Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the implementation in rail transport of the Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Hungary on border controls in road and rail transport (Ur. l. RS No 6/2001)

— Arrangement between the Government of the Republic of Slovenia and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the implementation in road transport of the Agreement between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Hungary on border controls in road and rail transport (Ur. l. RS No 59/2004).

Border controls are carried out on a one-stop control basis on the State borders between Slovenia and Austria, and Slovenia and Hungary.

SLOVAKIA

— Agreement between the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic and the Republic of Austria on facilitating border clearance procedures in rail, road and waterway transport, signed in Vienna on 17 June 1991;

— Agreement between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Austrian Federal Government on the establishment of border clearance points and on border clearance in rail transport during travel, signed on 28 April 2004;

— Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary on border clearance in road, rail and waterway transport, signed in Bratislava on 9 October 2003;

— Agreement between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the Republic of Hungary on the implementation of the Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Hungary on border clearance in road, rail and waterway transport of 9 October 2003, signed in Bratislava on 9 October 2003;

— Agreement between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland on facilitating border clearance procedures in rail and road transport, signed in Stará Ľubovňa on 29 July 2002;

— Treaty between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic on facilitating border clearance procedures in road, rail and waterway transport signed in Bratislava on 24 May 1999.

FINLAND

Finland does not have common land borders with Member States which do not apply Article 20.

SWEDEN

Sweden does not have any bilateral agreement in accordance with Article 17.1 of the Schengen Border Code.

ICELAND

Iceland does not have common land borders with any other Member State and therefore, this provision is not applicable.

NORWAY

Norway has not concluded any such bilateral agreement.