2002/353/EC: Council Decision of 25 April 2002 on declassifying Part II of the Common Manual adopted by the Executive Committee established by the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985
Date: 2002-04-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European treaties, Schengen Agreement, legal basis, legislation, user guide

9.5.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 123/49

COUNCIL DECISION

of 25 April 2002

on declassifying Part II of the Common Manual adopted by the Executive Committee established by
the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985

(2002/353/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 207 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

By its Decision of 14 December 1993 (SCH/Com-ex (93)
22 rev) and 23 June 1998 (SCH/Com-ex (98) 17), the
Executive Committee established by the Convention
implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June
1985, which was replaced by the Council pursuant to
Article 2 of the Schengen Protocol, classified as ‘Confi-
dential’ all the provisions of the Common Manual, a new
version of which was adopted by the Decision of the
said Executive Committee on 28 April 1999 (SCH/Com-
ex (99) 13) (1).

The Common Manual and the decisions of the Executive
the
Committee on its classification form part of
Schengen acquis as defined by the Council in its Decision
1999/435/EC (2).

Part I and several Annexes of the Common Manual have
under Council Decision 2000/
been declassified
751/EC (3).

Part II of the Common Manual should also be declassi-
fied.

It is appropriate to repeal the Executive Committee deci-
sions (SCH/Com-ex (93) 22 rev) and (SCH/Com-ex (98)
17) in so far as they relate to the Common Consular
Instructions and the Common Manual, so that future
decisions on their classification may be taken in accord-
ance with the rules on the classification of documents
set out in Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March
2001 adopting the Council's security regulations (4),

Article 1

1.

Part II of the Common Manual shall be declassified.

2.
Annexes 14b, 6b and 6c of the Common Manual, corre-
sponding to Annexes 5, 9 and 10 of the Common Consular
Instructions, shall remain classified as confidential.

Article 2

Part II of the Common Manual shall be published in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

1.
The decisions of the Schengen Executive Committee of
14 December 1993 (SCH/Com-ex (93) 22 rev) and of 23 June
1998 (SCH/Com-ex (98) 17) shall be repealed in so far as they
relate to the Common Consular Instructions and the Common
Manual.

2.
Future decisions on the classification of the Common
Consular Instructions and the Common Manual shall be taken
in accordance with the provisions of Decision 2001/264/EC.

Article 4

This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in
the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Done at Luxembourg, 25 April 2002.

For the Council

The President

M. RAJOY BREY

(1) The Common Manual as last amended by Council Decision 2002/

352/EC (page 47 of this Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 29.
(4) OJ L 101, 11.4.2001, p. 1.