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
Date: 2008-01-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, Schengen Agreement, border control, customs cooperation, external border of the EU, simplification of formalities

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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.

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

BULGARIA

ESTONIA

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

control was

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).

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 Internation-
al 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)

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.

DENMARK

LATVIA

These arrangements do not apply to Denmark.

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

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 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;

1.

Republic of Lithuania:

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Republic of Estonia:

THE NETHERLANDS

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

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

1.

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

LITHUANIA

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

2.

The Benelux Treaty.

LUXEMBOURG

AUSTRIA

These arrangements do not apply to Luxembourg.

Republic of Slovakia

HUNGARY

Hungary performs joint control with:

— 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

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;

— 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

— 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.

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

— 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.

— 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
Law Gazette
No III 39/2004

Federal Austrian

locations,

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

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— 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
the
an advance Czech customs clearance location at
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
the Grametten — Nová Bystrice border
locations at
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 implementa-
tion of
the Agreement on customs clearance for rail
transport of 14 April 1993, Federal Austrian Law Gazette
No 636/1995

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— 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

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
border control (Ur. l. RS No 48/2004).

joint offices for

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

Agreement with the Republic of Hungary:

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

— 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)

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

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

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.

— 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;

1.

2.

3.

4.

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— 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.