COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT accompanying the    COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements  EU READMISSION AGREEMENTS: BRIEF OVERVIEW OF STATE OF PLAY (February 2011)  {COM(2011) 76 final} {SEC(2011)210} {SEC(2011)211} {SEC(2011)212}
Date: 2011-02-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, illegal migration, return migration, third country, transit

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 23.2.2011 
SEC (2011) 209 

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
accompanying the 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL 

Evaluation of EU Readmission Agreements 

EU READMISSION AGREEMENTS: BRIEF OVERVIEW OF STATE OF PLAY 
(February 2011) 

{COM(2011) 76 final} 
{SEC(2011)210} 
{SEC(2011)211} 
{SEC(2011)212} 

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1. 

AGREEMENTS IN FORCE 

Country 

Mandate 
received 

First Round 

Agreement signed 

Entry into force Coupled with 

Hong Kong 

April 2001 

October 2001 

27 November 2002 

1 March 2004 

Macao 

April 2001 

October 2001 

13 October 2003 

1 June 2004 

Sri Lanka 

September 2000 

July 2001 

4 June 2004 

1 May 2005 

Albania 

November 2002 

May 2003 

14 April 2005 

1 May 2006 

Russia 

September 2000 

January 2003 

25 May 2006 

1 June 2007 

Ukraine 

June 2002 

18 November 2002 

18 June 2007 

1 January 2008 

Visa 
Facilitation 
Agreement 

No 

No 

No 

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3 

 the former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia 

November 2006 

1 December 2006 

18 September 2007 

1 January 2008 

Yes 

Bosnia&Herzegovina  November 2006 

20 December 2006 

18 September 2007 

1 January 2008 

Montenegro 

November 2006 

15 December 2006 

18 September 2007 

1 January 2008 

Yes 

Yes 

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3 

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Visa facilitation was offered to Albania (together with the other WBalkan countries) after the readmission agreement had already entered into force. 
Visa facilitation was offered when readmission negotiations had already started but were not progressing. 
Visa facilitation was offered when readmission negotiations had already started but were not progressing. 

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Serbia 

November 2006 

4 December 2006 

18 September 2007 

1 January 2008 

Moldova 

December 2006 

9 February 2007 

10 October 2007 

1 January 2008 

Pakistan 

September 2000 

April 2004 

26 October 2009 

1 December 2010 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

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AGREEMENTS SIGNED  

Country  Mandate 
received 

First 
Round 

Georgia 

November 
2008 

2 April 
2009 

Agreement 
signed 

Entry into force 

22 November 2010

1 March 2011 

Coupled with 
Visa Facilitation 
Agreement 

Yes 

3. 

ONGOING NEGOTIATIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS NOT YET FORMALLY LAUNCHED 

Country 

Mandate 
received 

First Round  Last round to date

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Coupled 
with Visa 
Facilitation 
Agreement 

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Morocco 

September 2000 

April 2003 

15th formal round on 
10 May 2010  

Turkey 

November 2002 

May 2005 

7th formal round on 
17 May 2010  

Additional meeting 
between the 
negotiators on 
14 January 2011 in 
Ankara 

No 

No 

Cape 
Verde 

June 2009 

13 July 2009 

12 October 2010 

Yes 

China 

November 2002 

Algeria 

November 2002 

No 

No 

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