Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States
Date: 1999-06-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Iceland, Norway
Subjects: Iceland, Northern Ireland, Norway, Schengen Agreement, United Kingdom, accession to an agreement, application of EU law

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AGREEMENT

concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of
Norway on the establishment of rights and obligations between Ireland and the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on the one hand, and the Republic of Iceland and the
Kingdom of Norway, on the other, in areas of the Schengen acquis which apply to these States

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

and

THE REPUBLIC OF ICELAND

and

THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY

HAVING REGARD TO the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland
and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development
of the Schengen acquis,

WHEREAS the integration of the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union has taken the form of an
authorisation, by the High Contracting Parties to the Treaty of Amsterdam, to 13 Member States of the European
Union, not including Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to establish closer
cooperation among themselves within the scope of the instruments and provisions constituting the Schengen acquis;

WHEREAS Ireland and the United Kingdom have the possibility, subject to the provisions of Articles 4 and 5 of the
Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the
Schengen Protocol(cid:146)), to take part in some or all of the provisions of the Schengen acquis and in proposals and initiatives
concerning areas of cooperation which build upon the Schengen acquis;

BEING AWARE of the fact that before Ireland or the United Kingdom are in a position to take part in provisions in
respect of which a closer cooperation has been authorised pursuant to the Schengen Protocol, certain constitutional or
other internal requirements may need to be fulfilled, including in respect of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, as a result of the association of the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway to the implementation,
application and development of Schengen acquis, it is necessary to establish rights and obligations between the Republic
of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the one hand, and Ireland or the United Kingdom, or both, on the other, to
the extent that Ireland or the United Kingdom, or both, participate in the Schengen acquis, or measures building on it,
in accordance with Articles 4 and 5 of the Schengen Protocol;

WHEREAS the establishment of relations in these areas between Ireland and/or the United Kingdom, on the one hand,
and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, on the other, should be exclusively governed by this
Agreement and by the procedures set out in, or adopted pursuant to, the Agreement concluded by the Council of the
European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the
implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

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Article 1

Article 3

In so far as questions relating to:

(cid:151) the procedures governing the association of the Republic
of
Iceland (hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)Iceland(cid:146)) and the
Kingdom of Norway (hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)Norway(cid:146))
with the implementation, application and development of
the Schengen acquis, and

(cid:151) the

legal,
association,

financial

and other

implications of

this

are not addressed in this Agreement, the provisions contained
in, or adopted pursuant to, the Agreement concluded by the
Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland
and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association
with the implementation, application and development of
the Schengen acquis
referred to as (cid:145)the other
Agreement(cid:146)) shall apply.

(hereinafter

Article 2

1.
Before the Council of the European Union (hereinafter
referred to as the (cid:145)Council(cid:146)) decides on a request made by
Ireland or the United Kingdom on the basis of Article 4 of the
Schengen Protocol, consultations shall take place in accordance
with Article 4 of the other Agreement in the Mixed Committee
established pursuant
that Agreement
(hereinafter referred to as the (cid:145)Mixed Committee(cid:146)).

to Article 3 of

2.
Before the Council decides to fix the date on which
provisions of the Schengen acquis as listed in Annex A to the
other Agreement which have already been put into effect for
other Member States of the European Union and for Iceland
and Norway will be put into effect for Ireland and the United
Kingdom or for either of these latter two States, consultations
shall take place in accordance with Article 4 of the other
Agreement in the Mixed Committee.

Any notification by Ireland or

3.
the United Kingdom
pursuant to Article 5 of the Schengen Protocol shall also be
conveyed to Iceland and Norway within the Mixed Committee.
In cases where the Council intends to fix a date on which acts
or measures building upon the provisions of the Schengen
acquis listed in Annex A to the other Agreement which have
already been put into effect for other Member States of the
European Union and for Iceland and Norway, will be put into
effect for Ireland and the United Kingdom or for either of
take place in
these latter
accordance with Article 4 of
in the
Mixed Committee.

shall
the other Agreement

two States, consultations

1.
Once the provisions referred to in Article 15(4) of the
other Agreement become applicable to Iceland and Norway,
this shall create rights and obligations between, on the one
hand, Iceland and Norway, and, on the other hand, Ireland and
the United Kingdom or either of these latter two States, as the
case may be, in respect of any such provisions which already
apply to Ireland and the United Kingdom or either of them.

Once particular provisions of

2.
the Schengen acquis as
listed in Annex A to the other Agreement, or of acts or
measures amending or building upon those provisions become
applicable to Ireland and the United Kingdom or to either of
these two States,
shall create rights and obligations
between, on the one hand, Ireland and the United Kingdom or
either of them, as the case may be, and, on the other hand,
Iceland and Norway, provided that those particular provisions
or acts or measures already apply to the latter two States.

this

Article 4

as

This Agreement shall enter into force one month following the
day on which the Secretary-General of the Council, who shall
act
formal
requirements concerning the expression of the consent by or
on behalf of the Parties to this Agreement to be bound to it
have been fulfilled.

its depositary, has

established that

all

Article 5

This Agreement may be denounced by Iceland or by Norway
or by a decision of the Council, acting unanimously. Such
denunciation shall be notified to the depositary. It shall take
effect six months after notification.

Termination of the other Agreement pursuant to Article 8(4)
or Article 11(3)
effect of
shall
thereof
terminating this Agreement.

also have

the

Article 6

The consequences of denunication of
this Agreement by
Iceland or Norway shall be the subject of an agreement
between the remaining Parties and the Party which has
denounced this Agreement. If no agreement can be reached,
the Council shall decide after consultation of the remaining
associated Contracting Party on the necessary measures.
However, these measures shall be binding upon that Party only
if they are accepted by it.

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Hecho en Bruselas, el treinta de junio de mil novecientos noventa y nueve en lenguas alemana, danesa,
espaæola, finesa, francesa, griega, inglesa, irlandesa, italiana, neerlandesa, portuguesa, sueca, islandesa y
noruega, siendo cada uno de estos textos igualmente autØnticos, en un œnico ejemplar original que
quedarÆ depositado en los archivos de la Secretar(cid:237)a General del Consejo de la Uni(cid:243)n Europea.

Udf(cid:230)rdiget i Bruxelles, den tredivte juni nitten hundrede og nioghalvfems i et originaleksemplar p(cid:229) dansk,
engelsk, finsk, fransk, gr(cid:230)sk,
islandsk og
norsk,
idet alle tekster har samme gyldighed; originaleksemplaret deponeres i arkiverne i General-
sekretariatet for R(cid:229)det for den Europ(cid:230)iske Union.

italiensk, nederlandsk, portugisisk, spansk, svensk, tysk,

irsk,

in
Geschehen zu Br(cid:252)ssel am drei(cid:223)igsten Juni neunzehnhundertneunundneunzig in einer Urschrift
d(cid:228)nischer, deutscher, englischer,
italienischer, nieder-
l(cid:228)ndischer, portugiesischer, schwedischer, spanischer sowie in isl(cid:228)ndischer und norwegischer Sprache,
wobei jeder Wortlaut gleicherma(cid:223)en verbindlich ist; die Urschrift wird im Archiv des Generalsekretariats
des Rates der Europ(cid:228)ischen Union hinterlegt.

franz(cid:246)sischer, griechischer,

finnischer,

irischer,

‚cime rsiy Bqtn(cid:221)kkey, rsiy sqi(cid:220)msa Iotm(cid:223)ot v(cid:223)kia emmiaj(cid:252)ria emem(cid:222)msa emm(cid:221)a, re (cid:221)ma lomadij(cid:252) pqxs(cid:252)stpo re
acckij(cid:222), cakkij(cid:222), ceqlamij(cid:222), damij(cid:222), ekkgmij(cid:222), iqkamdij(cid:222), irpamij(cid:222), isakij(cid:222), okkamdij(cid:222), poqsocakij(cid:222), rotgdij(cid:222),
uimkamdij(cid:222), irkamdij(cid:222) jai moqbgcij(cid:222) ck(cid:254)rra, jai (cid:221)jarso je(cid:223)lemo e(cid:223)mai en(cid:223)rot athemsij(cid:252). So pqxs(cid:252)stpo ats(cid:252)
paqal(cid:221)mei jasaseheil(cid:221)mo rsa aqve(cid:223)a sgy Cemij(cid:222)y Cqallase(cid:223)ay sot Rtlbotk(cid:223)ot sgy Etqxpaœj(cid:222)y ‚mxrgy.

Done at Brussels on the thirtieth day of June in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine in a
single original in the Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Portuguese,
Spanish, Swedish, Icelandic and Norwegian languages, each text being equally authentic, such original
remaining deposited in the archives of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.

Fait (cid:224) Bruxelles, le trente juin mil neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf, en langues allemande, anglaise, danoise,
espagnole,
italienne, nØerlandaise, norvØgienne,
portugaise et suØdoise, tous les textes faisant Øgalement foi, l’exemplaire original Øtant dØposØ dans les
archives du SecrØtariat gØnØral du Conseil de l’Union europØenne.

fran(cid:231)aise, grecque,

islandaise,

irlandaise,

finnoise,

Arna dhØanamh sa BhruisØil ar an tr(cid:237)ochadœ lÆ de Mheitheamh sa bhliain m(cid:237)le naoi gcØad n(cid:243)cha a naoi i
scr(cid:237)bhinn bhunaidh amhÆin sa BhØarla, sa Danmhairgis, san Fhionlainnis, sa Fhraincis, sa Ghaeilge, sa
GhearmÆinis, sa GhrØigis, san IodÆilis, san Ioruais, san ˝oslainnis, san Ollainnis, sa PhortaingØilis, sa
SpÆinnis agus sa tSualainnis, agus comhœdarÆs ag gach tØacs; taiscfear Ø i gcartlann Ardrœna(cid:237)ocht an
Aontais Eorpaigh.

Fatto a Bruxelles, add(cid:236) trenta giugno millenovecentonovantanove, in un unico esemplare in lingua danese,
finlandese, francese, greca,
italiana, olandese, portoghese, spagnola, svedese, tedesca,
islandese e norvegese, i testi in ciascuna di queste lingue facenti ugualmente fede, depositato negli archivi
del Segretariato generale del Consiglio dell’Unione europea.

irlandese,

inglese,

Gedaan te Brussel, de dertigste juni negentienhonderd negenennegentig, in een origineel exemplaar in de
Deense, de Duitse, de Engelse, de Finse, de Franse, de Griekse, de Ierse, de Italiaanse, de Nederlandse, de
Portugese, de Spaanse, de Zweedse, de IJslandse en de Noorse taal, zijnde alle teksten gelijkelijk authentiek,
welke originele exemplaren zijn gedeponeerd in het archief van het secretariaat-generaal van de Raad van
de Europese Unie.

Feito em Bruxelas, em trinta de Junho de mil novecentos e noventa e nove, em exemplar œnico nas
l(cid:237)nguas alemª, dinamarquesa, espanhola, finlandesa, francesa, grega, inglesa, irlandesa, italiana, neerlandesa,
ficando esse
portuguesa, sueca,
exemplar œnico depositado nos arquivos do Secretariado-Geral do Conselho da Uniªo Europeia.

islandesa e norueguesa, qualquer dos textos fazendo igualmente fØ,

Brysseliss(cid:228)

kolmantenakymmenenten(cid:228)

tuhatyhdeks(cid:228)nsa-
Tehty
italian-, kreikan-, portugalin-,
taayhdeks(cid:228)nkymment(cid:228)yhdeks(cid:228)n englannin-, espanjan-, hollannin-,
ranskan-, ruotsin-, saksan-, suomen-, tanskan-,
islannin- ja norjankielisen(cid:228) yhten(cid:228) ainoana kappaleena,
jonka jokainen teksti on yht(cid:228) todistusvoimainen; kyseinen kappale talletetaan Euroopan unionin
neuvoston p(cid:228)(cid:228)sihteerist(cid:246)n arkistoon.

kes(cid:228)kuuta
iirin-,

p(cid:228)iv(cid:228)n(cid:228)

vuonna

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Uppr(cid:228)ttat i Bryssel den trettionde juni nittonhundranittionio p(cid:229) danska, engelska, finska, franska, grekiska,
iriska, italienska, nederl(cid:228)ndska, portugisiska, spanska, svenska, tyska, isl(cid:228)ndska och norska spr(cid:229)ken, vilka
samtliga texter (cid:228)r lika giltiga, i ett enda original som skall deponeras i arkiven hos Europeiska unionens
r(cid:229)ds generalsekretariat.

Gj(cid:246)rt (cid:237) Brussel hinn 30. jœn(cid:237) 1999 (cid:237) einu frumriti Æ d(cid:246)nsku, ensku, finnsku, fr(cid:246)nsku, gr(cid:237)sku, hollensku,
(cid:237)rsku, (cid:237)slensku, (cid:237)t(cid:246)lsku, norsku, portœg(cid:246)lsku, sp(cid:230)nsku, s(cid:230)nsku og (cid:254)(cid:253)sku og eru allir textarnir jafngildir en
frumriti(cid:240) ver(cid:240)ur afhent til v(cid:246)rslu (cid:237) skjalasafni a(cid:240)alskrifstofu Evr(cid:243)pusambandsins.

Utferdiget i 30 juni 1999 i ett eksemplar p(cid:229) dansk, engelsk, finsk, fransk, gresk, irsk, islandsk, italiensk,
nederlandsk, norsk, portugisisk, spansk, svensk og tysk, med samme gyldighet for hver av tekstene, som
skal deponeres i R(cid:229)dssekretariatets arkiver.

Por el Consejo de la Uni(cid:243)n Europea

For R(cid:229)det for Den Europ(cid:230)iske Union

F(cid:252)r den Rat der Europ(cid:228)ischen Union

Cia so Rtlbo(cid:253)kio sgy Etqxpaœj(cid:222)y ‚mxrgy

For the Council of the European Union

Pour le Conseil de l’Union europØenne

Per il Consiglio dell’Unione europea

Voor de Raad van de Europese Unie

Pelo Conselho da Uniªo Europeia

Euroopan unionin neuvoston puolesta

F(cid:246)r Europeiska unionens r(cid:229)d

Fyrir h(cid:246)nd rÆ(cid:240)s Evr(cid:243)pusambandsins

For R(cid:229)det for Den europeiske union

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Por la Repœblica de Islandia

For Republikken Island

F(cid:252)r die Republik Island

Cia sg Dglojqas(cid:223)a sgy Irkamd(cid:223)ay

For the Republic of Iceland

Pour la RØpublique d’Islande

Per la Repubblica d’Islanda

Voor de Republiek IJsland

Pela Repœblica da Isl(cid:226)ndia

Islannin tasavallan puolesta

P(cid:229) Republiken Islands v(cid:228)gnar

Fyrir h(cid:246)nd Ly(cid:240)veldisins ˝slands

For Republikken Island

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Por el Reino de Noruega

For Kongeriget Norge

F(cid:252)r das K(cid:246)nigreich Norwegen

Cia so Bar(cid:223)keio sgy Moqbgc(cid:223)ay

For the Kingdom of Norway

Pour le Royaume de NorvŁge

Per il Regno di Norvegia

Voor het Koninkrijk Noorwegen

Pelo Reino da Noruega

Norjan kuningaskunnan puolesta

P(cid:229) Konungariket Norges v(cid:228)gnar

Fyrir h(cid:246)nd Konungsr(cid:237)kisins Noregs

For Kongeriket Norge