Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Date: 2012-11-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Armenia, EU visa policy, agreement (EU), residence permit, return migration

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 27.11.2012  
COM(2012) 704 final 

2012/0332 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union  
and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without 
authorisation 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

POLITICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK 

The  EU  and  Armenia  have  agreed  to  move  forward  with  the  deepening  and  broadening  of 
EU-  Armenia  relations  within  the  Eastern  Partnership  (EaP)  framework.  In  this  framework, 
the  EU  has  recognized  the  importance  of  enhanced  people-to-people  contacts.  During  the 
Prague  Eastern  Partnership  Summit  in  May  2009,  the  EU  reaffirmed  its  political  support 
towards full liberalization of the visa regime in a secure environment, and towards promoting 
mobility  by  concluding  visa  facilitation  and  readmission  agreements  with  EaP  countries. 
According  to  the  common  approach  for  the  development  of  EU  policy  on  visa  facilitation 
agreed at the level of COREPER by the Member States in December 2005, a visa facilitation 
agreement would not be concluded without a readmission agreement being in place. 

In  19  December  2011,  the  Council  formally  authorised  the  Commission  to  negotiate  a 
readmission agreement between the European Union and Armenia.  

In  February  2012  the  Commission  transmitted  a  draft  text  to  the  Armenian  authorities 
following which the first round of formal negotiations was held in Yerevan on 27-28 February 
2012.  Two  further  formal  rounds  of  negotiations  took  place,  lastly  in  Yerevan  on  19  July 
2012. The agreed text was subsequently initialled on 18 October 2012 in Brussels. 

Member States have been regularly informed and consulted at all (informal and formal) stages 
of the readmission negotiations. 

On  the  part  of  the  Union,  the  legal  basis  for  the  Agreement  is  Article  79(3),  in  conjunction 
with Article 218 of TFEU.  

The attached proposal constitutes the legal instrument for the conclusion of the readmission 
agreement. The Council will decide by qualified majority. The European Parliament's consent 
will  be  required  for  the  conclusion  of  the  Agreement,  in  accordance  with  Art.  218(6)(a)  of 
TFEU. 

The proposed decision concerning the conclusion sets out the necessary internal arrangements 
for the practical application of the Agreement. In particular, it specifies that the Commission, 
assisted by experts from Member States, represents the Union within the Joint Readmission 
Committee  set  up  by  Article  19  of  the  Agreement.  Under  Article  19(5),  the  readmission 
committee  shall  adopt  its  own  rules  of  procedure.  As  in  the  case  for  the  other  readmission 
agreements  so  far  concluded  by  the  Union,  the  Union  position  in  this  regard  shall  be 
established  by  the  Commission  in  consultation  with  a  special  committee  designated  by  the 
Council. As regards other decisions to  be taken by the Joint Committee, the Union position 
shall be established in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Treaty. 

2. 

OUTCOME OF THE NEGOTIATIONS 

The Commission considers that the objectives set by the Council in its negotiating directives 
were attained and that the draft Readmission Agreement is acceptable to the Union. 

The final content of this Agreement can be summarised as follows: 

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The Agreement is divided into 8 sections with 24 articles altogether. The Agreement 
also contains 6 annexes, which form an integral part of it, and 2 joint declarations. 

The  agreement  contains  an  opening  clause,  reaffirming  that  the  agreement  shall  be 
applied  so  as  to  ensure  respect  for  human  rights,  and  for  the  obligations  and 
responsibilities  of  the  Requested  State  and  Requesting  State  under  relevant 
international instruments applicable to them, and reiterating that the Requested State 
shall  in  particular  ensure  the  protection  of  the  rights  of  persons  readmitted  to  its 
territory  in  compliance  with  those  international  instruments.  The  same  clause 
confirms  that  the  Requesting  State  should  give  preference  to  voluntary  return  over 
forced return. 

The readmission obligations set out in the Agreement (Articles 3 - 6) are drawn up in 
a fully reciprocal way, comprising own nationals (Articles 3 and 5) as well as third 
country nationals and stateless persons (Articles 4 and 6).  

The  obligation  to  readmit  own  nationals  includes  also  former  own  nationals  who 
have renounced their nationality without acquiring the nationality of another State. 

The readmission obligation with regard to own nationals covers also family members 
(i.e.  spouses  and  minor  unmarried  children)  regardless  of  their  nationality  and  who 
do not have an independent right of residence in the Requesting State.  

The  obligation  to  readmit  third  country  nationals  and  stateless  persons  (Articles  4 
and 6) is linked to the following prerequisites: (a) the person concerned holds, at the 
time  of  submission  of  the  readmission  application,  a  valid  visa  or  residence  permit 
issued  by  the  Requested  State  or  (b)  the  person  concerned  illegally  and  directly 
entered  the  territory  of  the  Requesting  State  after  having  stayed  on,  or  transited 
through,  the  territory  of  the  Requested  State.  Exempted  from  these  obligations  are 
persons in airside transit.  

For own nationals as well as for third country nationals or stateless persons, in case 
of expiry of the specified delay, Armenia accepts the use of the EU's standard travel 
document for expulsion purposes (Articles 3(5) and 4(3)). 

Section III of the Agreement (Articles 7 to 13 in conj. with annexes 1 to 5) contains 
the necessary technical provisions regarding the readmission procedure (readmission 
application,  means  of  evidence,  time  limits,  transfer  modalities  and  modes  of 
transportation) and 'readmission in error' (Article 13). Some procedural flexibility is 
provided by the fact that no readmission application will be needed in cases where 
the  person  to  be  readmitted  is  in  possession  of  a  valid  travel  document  or  identity 
card (Article 7(2)).  

In its Article 7(3), the Agreement sets out the so-called accelerated procedure, which 
has been agreed upon for persons apprehended in the “border region”, i.e. within an 
area  which  extends  up  to  15  kilometres  from  the  territories  of  seaports  including 
custom  zones  and  from  international  airports  of  the  Member  States  or  Armenia. 
Under  the  accelerated  procedure,  readmission  applications  have  to  be  submitted 
within 2 days, and replies have to be given within 2 working days whereas under the 
normal procedure, the time limit for replies is 12 calendar days (Article 11(2)). 

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The Agreement contains a section on transit operations (Articles 14 and 15 in conj. 
with annex 6). 

Articles 16, 17 and 18 contain the necessary rules on costs, data protection and the 
relation to other international obligations. 

The Joint Readmission Committee will be composed, and have the tasks and powers, 
as set out in Article 19. 

In  order  to  facilitate  the  implementation  of  this  Agreement,  Article  20  creates  the 
possibility  for  Armenia  and  individual  Member  States  to  conclude  bilateral 
implementing  Protocols.  The  relation  between  the  bilateral  implementing  Protocols 
and this Agreement is clarified by Article 21. 

The final provisions (Art. 22 to 24) contain the necessary rules on entry into force, 
duration,  possible  amendments,  suspension,  termination  and  the  legal  status  of  the 
annexes to the agreement.  

The  specific  situation  of  Denmark  is  reflected  in  the  preamble,  Article  1(d)  and 
Article  22(2).  The  close  association  of  Norway,  Iceland,  Liechtenstein  and 
Switzerland  to  the  implementation,  application  and  development  of  the  Schengen 
Acquis has been taken into account, and in the case of Iceland, reflected in a relevant 
joint declaration to the Agreement. 

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CONCLUSIONS 

In the light of the above-mentioned results, the Commission proposes that the Council 

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approve,  after  having  received  consent  from  the  European  Parliament,  the  attached 
Agreement  between  the  European  Union  and  Armenia  on  readmission  of  persons 
residing without authorisation. 

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2012/0332 (NLE) 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL DECISION 

on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union  
and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without 
authorisation 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 79(3), in conjunction with Article 218 (6)(a), thereof 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament1, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

In accordance with Council Decision XXXX/XXX of [...]2, the Agreement between the 
European  Union  and  the  Republic  of  Armenia  on  readmission  of  persons  residing 
without authorisation was signed by the Commission on [ ], subject to its conclusion at 
a later date. 

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The Agreement should be concluded. 

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(4) 

The Agreement establishes a Joint Readmission Committee which may adopt its rules 
of  procedure.  It  is  appropriate  to  provide  for  a  simplified  procedure  for  the 
establishment of the Union position in this case. 

In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and 
Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the functioning 
of the European Union, the United Kingdom [is not taking part in the adoption of this 
Decision and will not be bound by this Agreement or subject to its application unless it 
notifies its wish to that effect in accordance with that Protocol / has notified its wish to 
take part in the adoption and application of this Decision]. 

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In accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and 
Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the functioning 
of the European Union, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, Ireland 
[is  not  taking  part  in  the  adoption  of  this  Decision  and  will  not  be  bound  by  this 
Agreement  or  subject  to  its  application  unless  it  notifies  its  wish  to  that  effect  in 
accordance with that Protocol / has notified its wish to take part in the adoption and 
application of this Decision].  

In  accordance  with  Articles  1  and  2  of  the  Protocol  on  the  position  of  Denmark, 
annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the functioning of the 
European  Union,  Denmark  does  not  take  part  in  the  adoption  of  this  Decision  and  is 
not bound by it or subject to its application, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:  

Article 1 

The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on readmission of 
persons residing without authorisation is hereby concluded.  

The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. 

Article 2 

The President of the Council shall designate the person empowered to proceed, on behalf of 
the  European  Union,  to  the  notification  provided  for  in  Article  23(2)  of  the  Agreement,  in 
order to express the consent of the European Union to be bound by the Agreement. 

The Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, shall represent the Union in the 
Joint Readmission Committee established by Article 19 of the Agreement. 

Article 3 

Article 4 

The position of the Union within the Joint Readmission Committee with regard to the 
adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 19 (5) of the Agreement shall be 
taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the 
Council. 

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Article 5 

This  Decision  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  of  its  adoption.  It  shall  be  published  in  the 
Official Journal of the European Union. 

The date of entry into force of the Agreement shall be published in the Official Journal of the 
European Union.  

Done at Brussels,  

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

AGREEMENT 
between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia 
on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation 

THE CONTRACTING PARTIES, 

THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as “the Union”, 

and 

THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA, hereinafter referred to as “Armenia”, 

DETERMINED to strengthen their co-operation in order to combat illegal immigration more 
effectively, 

DESIRING to establish, by means of this Agreement and on the basis of reciprocity, rapid and 
effective procedures for the identification and safe and orderly return of persons who do not, 
or  no  longer,  fulfil  the  conditions  for  entry  to,  presence  in,  or  residence  on  the  territory  of 
Armenia or one of the Member States of the European Union, and to facilitate the transit of 
such persons in a spirit of co-operation, 

EMPHASISING that this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights, obligations and 
responsibilities of the Union, its Member States and Armenia arising from International Law 
and, in particular, from the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, 
and the 1950 Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, 

CONSIDERING  that  in  accordance  with  Protocol  No  21  on  the  position  of  the  United 
Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland  and  of  Ireland  in  respect  of  the  area  of 
Freedom, Security and Justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the 
Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern 
Ireland and Ireland will not take part in this Agreement unless they notify their wish to that 
effect in accordance with that Protocol,  

CONSIDERING that the provisions of this Agreement, which falls within the scope of Title V 
of  Part  Three  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  do  not  apply  to  the 
Kingdom  of  Denmark,  in  accordance  with  the  Protocol  on  the  position  of  the  Kingdom  of 
Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the 
European Union, 

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 

For the purpose of this Agreement: 

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Article 1  
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'Contracting Parties' shall mean Armenia and the Union; 

'National of Armenia' shall mean any person who holds the citizenship of Armenia in 
accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Armenia; 

'National  of  a  Member  State'  shall  mean  any  person  who  holds  the  nationality,  as 
defined for Union purposes, of a Member State; 

'Member State' shall mean any Member State of the European Union bound by this 
agreement; 

'Third-country national' shall mean any person who holds a nationality other than that 
of Armenia or one of the Member States; 

'Stateless person' shall mean any person who does not hold a nationality;  

'Residence permit' shall mean a permit of any type issued by Armenia or one of the 
Member  States  entitling  a  person  to  reside  on  its  territory.  This  shall  not  include 
temporary permissions to remain on its territory in connection with the processing of 
an asylum application or an application for a residence permit; 

'Visa' shall mean an authorisation issued or a decision taken by Armenia or one of the 
Member  States  which  is  required  with  a  view  to  entry  in,  or  transit  through,  its 
territory. This shall not include airport transit visa; 

'Requesting  State'  shall  mean  the  State  (Armenia  or  one  of  the  Member  States) 
submitting  a  readmission  application  pursuant  to  Article  8  or  a  transit  application 
pursuant to Article 15 of this Agreement; 

'Requested  State'  shall  mean  the  State  (Armenia  or  one  of  the  Member  States)  to 
which a readmission application pursuant to Article 8 or a transit application pursuant 
to Article 15 of this Agreement is addressed; 

'Competent  Authority'  shall  mean  any  national  authority  of  Armenia  or  one  of  the 
Member  States  entrusted  with  the  implementation  of  this  Agreement  in  accordance 
with Article 20 (1) (a) thereof; 

'Transit'  shall  mean  the  passage  of  a  third  country  national  or  a  stateless  person 
through  the  territory  of  the  Requested  State  while  travelling  from  the  Requesting 
State to the country of destination; 

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'border  region'  shall  mean  an  area  which  extends  up  to  15  kilometres  from  the 
territories  of  seaports  including  custom  zones,  and  international  airports  of  the 
Member States and Armenia. 

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Article 2 
Fundamental Principles 

While  strengthening  cooperation  on  preventing  and  combating  irregular  migration,  the 
Requested and Requesting State shall, in the application of this agreement to persons falling 
within its scope, ensure respect for human rights and for the obligations and responsibilities 
following from relevant international instruments applicable to them, in particular:  

–  the 1948 Universal Declaration of the Human Rights 

–  the 1950 Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 

–  the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 

–  the  1984  UN  Convention  Against  Torture  and  Other  Cruel,  Inhuman  or  Degrading 

Treatment or Punishment 

–  the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its Protocol of 1967. 

The  Requested  State  shall  in  particular  ensure,  in  compliance  with  its  obligations  under  the 
international instruments listed above, the protection of the rights of persons readmitted to its 
territory. 

The  Requesting  State  should  give  preference  to  voluntary  return  over  forced  return  where 
there  are  no  reasons  to  believe  that  this  would  undermine  the  return  of  a  person  to  the 
Requested State. 

SECTION I  
Readmission obligations by Armenia 

Article 3 
Readmission of own nationals 

Armenia  shall  readmit,  upon  application  by  a  Member  State  and  without  further 
1. 
formalities other than those provided for in this agreement, all persons who do not, or who no 
longer, fulfil the conditions in force for entry to, presence in, or residence on, the territory of 
the  requesting  Member  State  provided  that  it  is  proved,  or  may  be  validly  assumed  on  the 
basis of prima facie evidence furnished, that they are nationals of Armenia. 

2. 

Armenia shall also readmit: 

–  minor unmarried children of the persons mentioned in paragraph 1, regardless of their place 
of  birth  or  their  nationality,  unless  they  have  an  independent  right  of  residence  in  the 
Requesting Member State or hold a valid residence permit issued by another Member State, 

–  spouses,  holding  another  nationality  or  being  stateless,  of  the  persons  mentioned  in 
paragraph 1, provided they have the right to enter and stay or receive the right to enter and 

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stay in the territory of Armenia, unless they have an independent right of residence in the 
Requesting Member State or hold a valid residence permit issued by another Member State.  

Armenia shall also readmit persons, who have renounced the nationality of Armenia 

3. 
since entering the territory of a Member State, unless such persons have at least been promised 
naturalisation by that Member State. 

4. 
After Armenia has given a positive reply to the readmission application, the competent 
diplomatic or consular representation of Armenia shall, irrespective of the will of the person to 
be readmitted, immediately, free of charge and not later than within three working days, issue 
the  travel  document  required  for  the  return  of  the  person  to  be  readmitted  with  a  period  of 
validity  of  120  days.  If  Armenia  has  not,  within  three  working  days,  issued  the  travel 
document,  it  shall  be  deemed  to  accept  the  use  of  the  EU  standard  travel  document  for 
expulsion purposes1. 

5. 
If, for legal or factual reasons, the person concerned cannot be transferred within the 
period of validity of the travel document that was initially issued, the competent diplomatic or 
consular representation of Armenia shall, within three working days and free of charge, issue a 
new travel document with a period of validity of the same duration. If Armenia has not, within 
three working days, issued the new travel document, it shall be deemed to accept the use of the 
EU standard travel document for expulsion purposes2. 

Article 4 
Readmission of third-country nationals and stateless persons 

1. 
Armenia  shall  readmit,  upon  application  by  a  Member  State  and  without  further 
formalities  other  than  those  provided  for  in  this  Agreement,  all  third-country  nationals  or 
stateless  persons  who  do  not,  or  who  no  longer,  fulfil  the  conditions  in  force  for  entry  to, 
presence in, or residence on, the territory of the requesting Member State provided that it is 
proved, or may be validly assumed on the basis of prima facie evidence furnished, that such 
persons: 

(a) 

(b) 

hold at the time of submission of the readmission application a valid visa or residence 
permit issued by Armenia; or 

illegally  and  directly  entered  the  territory of  the  Member  States  after  having  stayed 
on, or transited through, the territory of Armenia.  

The readmission obligation in paragraph 1 shall not apply if the third country national 

2. 
or stateless person has only been in airside transit via an International Airport of Armenia. 

3. 
Without  prejudice  to  Article  7(2),  after  Armenia  has  given  a  positive  reply  to  the 
readmission  application,  the  Requesting  Member  State  issues  the  person  whose  readmission 
has been accepted the EU standard travel document for expulsion purposes3. 

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SECTION II  
READMISSION OBLIGATIONS BY THE UNION 

Article 5 
Readmission of own nationals 

A  Member  State  shall  readmit,  upon  application  by  Armenia  and  without  further 
1. 
formalities other than those provided for in this agreement, all persons who do not, or who no 
longer, fulfil the conditions in force for entry to, presence in, or residence on, the territory of 
Armenia  provided  that  it  is  proved,  or  may  be  validly  assumed  on  the  basis  of  prima  facie 
evidence furnished, that they are nationals of that Member State. 
2. 

A Member State shall also readmit: 

- minor unmarried children of the persons mentioned in paragraph 1, regardless of their place 
of birth or their nationality, unless they have an independent right of residence in Armenia, 

-  spouses,  holding  another  nationality  or  being  stateless,  of  the  persons  mentioned  in 
paragraph  1,  provided  they  have  the  right  to  enter  and  stay  or  receive  the  right  to  enter  and 
stay in the territory of the Requested Member State, unless they have an independent right of 
residence in Armenia. 

3. 
A Member State shall also readmit persons, who have renounced, the nationality of a 
Member State since entering the territory of Armenia, unless such persons have at least been 
promised naturalisation by Armenia. 

4. 
After  the  Requested  Member  State  has  given  a  positive  reply  to  the  readmission 
application,  the  competent  diplomatic  or  consular  representation  of  that  Member  State  shall, 
irrespective  of  the  will  of  the  person  to  be  readmitted,  immediately,  free  of  charge  and  not 
later than within three working days, issue the travel document required for the return of the 
person to be readmitted with a period of validity of 120 days.  

5. 
If, for legal or factual reasons, the person concerned cannot be transferred within the 
period of validity of the travel document that was initially issued, the competent diplomatic or 
consular  representation  of  that  Member  State  shall,  within  three  working  days  and  free  of 
charge, issue a new travel document with a period of validity of the same duration.  

Article 6 
Readmission of third-country nationals and stateless persons 

1. 
A  Member  State  shall  readmit,  upon  application  by  Armenia  and  without  further 
formalities  other  than  those  provided  for  in  this  Agreement,  all  third-country  nationals  or 
stateless  persons  who  do  not,  or  who  no  longer,  fulfil  the  conditions  in  force  for  entry  to, 
presence  in,  or  residence  on,  the  territory  of  Armenia  provided  that  it  is  proved,  or  may  be 
validly assumed on the basis of prima facie evidence furnished, that such persons:  

hold at the time of submission of the readmission application a valid visa or residence permit 
issued by the requested Member State; or 

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illegally  and  directly  entered  the  territory  of  Armenia  after  having  stayed  on,  or 
transited through, the territory of the requested Member State. 

2. 
The readmission obligation in paragraph 1 shall not apply if the third country national 
or stateless person has only been in airside transit via an International Airport of the requested 
Member State. 

The readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued a visa or 
3. 
residence  permit.  If  two  or  more  Member  States  issued  a  visa  or  residence  permit,  the 
readmission obligation in paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued the document with a 
longer period of validity or, if one or several of them have already expired, the document that 
is  still  valid.  If  all  of  the  documents  have  already  expired,  the  readmission  obligation  in 
paragraph 1 is for the Member State that issued the document with the most recent expiry date. 
If  no  such  documents  can  be  presented,  the  readmission  obligation  in  paragraph  1  is  for  the 
Member State of last exit. 

4. 
Without prejudice to Article 7(2), after the Member State has given a positive reply to 
the readmission application, Armenia issues the person whose readmission has been accepted 
the travel document required for his or her return. 

SECTION III 
READMISSION PROCEDURE 

Article 7 
Principles 

1. 
Subject to paragraph 2, any transfer of a person to be readmitted on the basis of one of 
the  obligations  contained  in  Articles  3  to  6  shall  require  the  submission  of  a  readmission 
application to the competent authority of the Requested State.  

2. 
If  the  person  to  be  readmitted  is  in  possession  of  a  valid  travel  document  or  identity 
card and, in the case of third country nationals or stateless persons, a valid visa or residence 
permit  of  the  Requested  State,  the  transfer  of  such  person  can  take  place  without  the 
Requesting State having to submit a readmission application or written notification referred to 
in Article 12(1) to the competent authority of the Requested State. 

3. 
Without  prejudice  to  paragraph  2,  if  a  person  has  been  apprehended  in  the  border 
region,  including  airports,  of  the  Requesting  State  after  illegally  crossing  the  border  coming 
directly  from  the  territory  of  the  Requested  State,  the  Requesting  State  may  submit  a 
readmission  application  within  two  working  days  following  this  person's  apprehension 
(accelerated procedure). 

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Article 8 
Readmission application 

To  the  extent  possible,  the  readmission  application  is  to  contain  the  following 

1. 
information: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the  particulars  of  the  person  to  be  readmitted  (e.g.  given  names,  surnames,  date  of 
birth,  and  –  where  possible  –  place  of  birth,  and  the  last  place  of  residence)  and, 
where applicable, the particulars of minor unmarried children and/or spouses; 

in  case  of  own  nationals,  indication  of  the  means  with  which  proof  or  prima  facie 
evidence of nationality as set out by Annexes 1 and 2 respectively; 

in case of third country nationals and stateless persons, indication of the means with 
which  proof  or  prima  facie  evidence  of  the  conditions  for  the  readmission  of  third-
country  nationals  and  stateless  persons  as  provided  for  by  Annexes  3  and  4 
respectively; 

(d) 

photograph of the person to be readmitted. 

To  the  extent  possible,  the  readmission  application  shall  also  contain  the  following 

2. 
information: 

(a) 

(b) 

a  statement  indicating  that  the  person  to  be  transferred  may  need  help  or  care, 
provided the person concerned has explicitly consented to the statement; 

any  other  protection,  security  measure  or  information  concerning  the  health  of  the 
person, which may be necessary in the individual transfer case. 

A common form to be used for readmission applications is attached as Annex 5 to this 

3. 
Agreement. 

A  readmission  application  may  be  submitted  by  any  means  of  communication 

4. 
including electronic ones. 

Article 9 
Means of evidence regarding nationality 

1. 
Proof  of  nationality  pursuant  to  Article  3  (1)  and  Article  5  (1)  can  be  particularly 
furnished  through  the  documents  listed  in  Annex  1  to  this  Agreement,  including  documents 
the  validity  of  which  has  expired  by  up  to  6  months.  If  such  documents  are  presented,  the 
Member  States  and  Armenia  shall  mutually  recognise  the  nationality  without  further 
investigation  being  required.  Proof  of  nationality  cannot  be  furnished  through  false 
documents. 

2. 
Prima facie evidence of nationality pursuant to Article 3 (1) and Article 5 (1) can be 
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period  of  validity  has  expired.  If  such  documents  are  presented,  the  Member  States  and 
Armenia shall deem the nationality to be established, unless they can prove otherwise. Prima 
facie evidence of nationality cannot be furnished through false documents. 

If  none  of  the  documents  listed  in  Annexes  1  or  2  can  be  presented,  the  competent 
3. 
diplomatic or consular representations of the Requested State concerned shall, upon a request 
from the Requesting State which is to be included in the readmission application, interview the 
person to be readmitted without undue delay, at the latest within five working days from the 
date  of  receipt  of  the  readmission  application  in  accordance  with  Article  11(2),  in  order  to 
establish his or her nationality. The procedure for such interviews may be established in the 
implementing Protocols provided for in Article 20 of this Agreement.  

Article 10 
Means of evidence regarding third-country nationals and stateless persons 

1. 
Proof  of  the  conditions  for  the  readmission  of  third-country  nationals  and  stateless 
persons laid down in Article 4 (1) and Article 6 (1) shall be particularly furnished through the 
means of evidence listed in Annex 3 to this Agreement; it cannot be furnished through false 
documents. Any such proof shall be mutually recognised by the Member States and Armenia 
without any further investigation being required. 

Prima facie evidence of the conditions for the readmission of third-country nationals 
2. 
and stateless persons laid down in Article 4 (1) and Article 6 (1) shall be particularly furnished 
through  the  means  of  evidence  listed  in  Annex  4  to  this  Agreement;  it  cannot  be  furnished 
through  false  documents.  Where  such  prima  facie  evidence  is  presented,  the  Member  States 
and Armenia shall deem the conditions to be established, unless they can prove otherwise. 

3. 
The unlawfulness of entry, presence or residence shall be established by means of the 
travel  documents  of  the  person  concerned  in  which  the  necessary  visa  or  other  residence 
permit  for  the  territory  of  the  Requesting  State  are  missing.  A  statement  by  the  Requesting 
State  that  the  person  concerned  has  been  found  not  having  the  necessary  travel  documents, 
visa  or  residence  permit  shall  likewise  provide  prima  facie  evidence  of  the  unlawful  entry, 
presence or residence. 

Article 11 
Time limits  

1. 
The  application  for  readmission  must  be  submitted  to  the  competent  authority  of  the 
Requested  State  within  a  maximum  of  nine  months  after  the  Requesting  State’s  competent 
authority has gained knowledge that a third-country national or a stateless person does not, or 
does no longer, fulfil the conditions in force for entry, presence or residence. Where there are 
legal or factual obstacles to the application being submitted in time, the time limit shall, upon 
request by the Requesting State, be extended but only until the obstacles have ceased to exist. 

2. 

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–  within two working days if the application has been made under the accelerated procedure 

(Article 7(3)); 

–  within twelve calendar days in all other cases.  

This time limit begins to run with the date of receipt of the readmission request. If there was 
no reply within this time limit, the transfer shall be deemed to have been agreed to. 

Reply  to  a  readmission  application  may  be  submitted  by  any  means  of  communication 
including electronic ones. 

3. 

Reasons shall be given in writing for the refusal of a readmission request.  

4. 
After agreement has been given or, where appropriate, after expiry of the time limits 
laid down in paragraph 2, the person concerned shall be transferred within three months. On 
request of the Requesting State, this time limit may be extended by the time taken to deal with 
legal or practical obstacles. 

Article 12 
Transfer modalities and modes of transportation 

1. 
Without prejudice to Article 7(2), before returning a person, the competent authorities 
of  the  Requesting  State  shall  notify  in  writing  at  least  two  working  days  in  advance  the 
competent  authorities  of  the  Requested  State  regarding  the  transfer  date,  the  point  of  entry, 
possible escorts and other information relevant to the transfer.  

2. 
Transportation may take place by any means including by air. Return by air shall not 
be restricted to the use of the national carriers of Armenia or the Member States and may take 
place by using scheduled or charter flights. In the event of escorted returns, such escorts shall 
not  be  restricted  to  authorised  persons  of  the  Requesting  State,  provided  that  they  are 
authorised persons by Armenia or any Member State.  

If  the  transfer  takes  place  by  air,  possible  escorts  shall  be  exempted  from  having  to 

3. 
obtain necessary visas.  

Article 13 
Readmission in error 

The  Requesting  State  shall  take  back  any  person  readmitted  by  the  Requested  State  if  it  is 
established, within a period of six months after the transfer of the person concerned, that the 
requirements laid down in Articles 3 to 6 of this Agreement are not met. 

In such cases the procedural provisions of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis and all 
available information relating to the actual identity and nationality of the person to be taken 
back shall be provided. 

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SECTION IV 
Transit operations 

Article 14 
Principles 

1. 
The Member States and Armenia should restrict the transit of third-country nationals 
or stateless persons to cases where such persons cannot be returned to the State of destination 
directly. 

2. 
Armenia  shall  allow  the  transit  of  third-country  nationals  or  stateless  persons  if  a 
Member  State  so  requests,  and  a  Member  State  shall  authorise  the  transit  of  third-country 
nationals or stateless persons if Armenia so requests, if the onward journey in possible other 
States of transit and the readmission by the State of destination is assured. 

3. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

Transit can be refused by Armenia or a Member State: 

if  the  third-country  national  or  the  stateless  person  runs  the  real  risk  of  being 
subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment or the death 
penalty or of persecution because of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a 
particular  social  group  or  political  conviction  in  the  State  of  destination  or  another 
State of transit; or  

if  the  third-country  national  or  the  stateless  person  shall  be  subject  to  criminal 
sanctions in the Requested State or in another State of transit; or 

on grounds of public health, domestic security, public order or other national interests 
of the Requested State. 

4. 
Armenia  or  a  Member  State  may  revoke  any  authorisation  issued  if  circumstances 
referred to in paragraph 3 subsequently arise or come to light which stand in the way of the 
transit operation, or if the onward journey in possible States of transit or the readmission by 
the State of destination is no longer assured. In this case, the Requesting State shall take back 
the third-country national or the stateless person, as necessary and without delay.  

Article 15 
Transit procedure  

An application for transit operations must be submitted to the competent authority of 

1. 
the Requested State in writing and is to contain the following information: 

(a) 

type of transit (by air, sea or land), possible other States of transit and intended final 
destination 

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(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the  particulars  of  the  person  concerned  (e.g.  given  name,  surname,  maiden  name, 
other names used/by which known or aliases, date of birth, sex and – where possible 
– place of birth, nationality, language, type and number of travel document); 

envisaged point of entry, time of transfer and possible use of escorts;  

a  declaration  that  in  the  view  of  the  Requesting  State  the  conditions  pursuant  to 
Article 14 (2) are met, and that no reasons for a refusal pursuant to Article 14 (3) are 
known of. 

A common form to be used for transit applications is attached as Annex 6 to this Agreement. 

A transit application may be submitted by any means of communication including electronic 
ones.  

2. 
The  Requested  State  shall,  within  three  working  days  after  receipt  of  the  application 
and in writing, inform the Requesting State of the admission, confirming the point of entry and 
the envisaged time of admission, or inform it of the admission refusal and of the reasons for 
such  refusal.  If  there  was  no  reply  within  three  working  days  the  transit  shall  be  deemed  to 
have been agreed to.  

Reply  to  a  transit  application  may  be  submitted  by  any  means  of  communication  including 
electronic ones.  

If  the  transit  operation  takes  place  by  air,  the  person  to  be  readmitted  and  possible 

3. 
escorts shall be exempted from having to obtain an airport transit visa.  

4. 
The competent authorities of the Requested State shall, subject to mutual consultations, 
assist in the transit operations, in particular through the surveillance of the persons in question 
and the provision of suitable amenities for that purpose. 

Transit of the persons shall be carried out within 30 days of receipt of consent to the 

5. 
request. 

SECTION V 
COSTS 

Article 16 
Transport and transit costs 

Without prejudice to the right of the competent authorities to recover the costs associated with 
the readmission from the person to be readmitted or third parties, all transport costs incurred in 
connection  with  readmission  and  transit  operations  pursuant  to  this  Agreement  as  far  as  the 
border of the State of final destination shall be borne by the Requesting State.  

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SECTION VI  
DATA PROTECTION AND RELATION TO OTHER INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS 

Article 17 
Data Protection 

The communication of personal data shall only take place if such communication is necessary 
for  the  implementation  of  this  Agreement  by  the  competent  authorities  of  Armenia  or  a 
Member  State  as  the  case  may  be.  The  processing  and  treatment  of  personal  data  in  a 
particular case shall be subject to the domestic laws of Armenia and, where the controller is a 
competent  authority  of  a  Member  State,  to  the  provisions  of  Directive  95/46/EC  and  of  the 
national legislation of that Member State adopted pursuant to this Directive. Additionally the 
following principles shall apply: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

personal data must be processed fairly and lawfully; 

personal data must be collected for the specified, explicit and legitimate purpose of 
implementing  this  Agreement  and  not  further  processed  by  the  communicating 
authority nor by the receiving authority in a way incompatible with that purpose; 

personal data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose 
for  which  they  are  collected  and/or  further  processed;  in  particular,  personal  data 
communicated may concern only the following: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

the particulars of the person to be transferred (e.g. given names, surnames, any 
previous names, other names used/by which known or aliases, sex, civil status, 
date and place of birth, current and any previous nationality), 

passport,  identity  card  or  driving  licence  (number,  period  of  validity,  date  of 
issue, issuing authority, place of issue), 

stop-overs and itineraries, 

other information needed to identify the person to be transferred or to examine 
the readmission requirements pursuant to this Agreement; 

personal data must be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date;  

personal data must be kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for 
no longer than is necessary for the purpose for which the data were collected or for 
which they are further processed; 

both  the  communicating  authority  and  the  receiving  authority  shall  take  every 
reasonable  step  to  ensure  as  appropriate  the  rectification,  erasure  or  blocking  of 
personal  data  where  the  processing  does  not  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this 

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article,  in  particular  because  those  data  are  not  adequate,  relevant,  accurate,  or  they 
are excessive in relation to the purpose of processing. This includes the notification of 
any rectification, erasure or blocking to the other Party; 

upon request, the receiving authority shall inform the communicating authority of the 
use of the communicated data and of the results obtained there from; 

personal  data  may  only  be  communicated  to  the  competent  authorities.  Further 
communication  to  other  bodies  requires  the  prior  consent  of  the  communicating 
authority;  

the  communicating  and  the  receiving  authorities  are  under  an  obligation  to  make  a 
written record of the communication and receipt of personal data. 

(g) 

(h) 

(i) 

Article 18 
Relation to other international obligations 

1. 
This agreement shall be without prejudice to the rights, obligations and responsibilities 
of the Union, its Member States and Armenia arising from International Law including from 
international  conventions  to  which  they  are  party,  in  particular  from  the  international 
instruments listed in Article 2, and: 

–  the international conventions determining the State responsible for examining applications 

for asylum lodged, 

–  international conventions on extradition and transit, 

–  multilateral  international  conventions  and  agreements  on  the  readmission  of  foreign 

nationals. 

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the return of a person under other formal or 

2. 
informal arrangements. 

SECTION VII 
IMPLEMENTATION AND APPLICATION  

Article 19 
Joint readmission committee 

1. 
The  Contracting  Parties  shall  provide  each  other  with  mutual  assistance  in  the 
application  and  interpretation  of  this  Agreement.  To  this  end,  they  shall  set  up  a  joint 
readmission committee (hereinafter referred to as “the committee”) which will, in particular, 
have the task: 

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(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

to  monitor,  and  exchange  information  regarding  the  application  of  this  Agreement, 
excluding personal data; 

to  address  issues  arising out  of the interpretation or application of the provisions in 
this Agreement; 

to decide on implementing arrangements necessary for the uniform application of this 
Agreement; 

to have regular exchanges of information on the implementing Protocols drawn up by 
individual Member States and Armenia pursuant to Article 20;  

(e) 

to recommend amendments to this Agreement and its Annexes. 

2. 

3. 

The decisions of the committee shall be binding on the Contracting Parties. 

The committee shall be composed by representatives of the Union and Armenia. 

The  committee  shall  meet  where  necessary  at  the  request  of  one  of  the  Contracting 

4. 
Parties. 

5. 

The committee shall establish its rules of procedures. 

Article 20 
Implementing Protocols 

Without prejudice to the direct applicability of the present Agreement, on request of a 
1. 
Member  State  or  Armenia,  Armenia  and  a  Member  State  shall  draw  up  an  implementing 
Protocol which shall, inter alia, cover: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

designation  of  the  competent  authorities,  border  crossing  points  and  exchange  of 
contact points; 

conditions  for  escorted  returns,  including  the  transit  of  third-country  nationals  and 
stateless persons under escort; 

means  and  documents  additional  to  those  listed  in  the  Annexes  1  to  4  to  this 
agreement; 

the modalities for readmission under the accelerated procedure; 

the procedure for interviews. 

The implementing Protocols referred to in paragraph 1 shall enter into force only after 

2. 
the readmission committee, referred to in Article 19, has been notified. 

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Armenia agrees to apply any provision of an implementing Protocol drawn up with one 
3. 
Member State also in its relations with any other Member State upon request of the latter. The 
Member States agree to apply any provision of an implementing Protocol concluded by one of 
them  also  in  their  relations  with  Armenia  upon  request  of  the  latter,  subject  to  the  practical 
feasibility of its application to other Member States. 

Article 21 
Relation to bilateral readmission agreements  
or arrangements of Member States 

The  provisions  of  this  Agreement  shall  take  precedence  over  the  provisions  of  any  bilateral 
agreement or arrangement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation which 
have  been  or  may,  under  Article  20,  be  concluded  between  individual  Member  States  and 
Armenia,  in  so  far  as  the  provisions  of  the  latter  are  incompatible  with  those  of  this 
Agreement. 

SECTION VIII  
FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 22 
Territorial application 

1. 
Subject to paragraph 2, this Agreement shall apply to the territory in which the Treaty 
on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are applicable 
and to the territory of Armenia. 

2. 
This Agreement shall apply to the territory of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern  Ireland  and  of  Ireland  only  pursuant  to  a  notification  by  the  European  Union  to 
Armenia  to  that  effect.  This  agreement  shall  not  apply  to  the  territory  of  the  Kingdom  of 
Denmark. 

Article 23 
Entry into force, duration and termination  

This Agreement shall be ratified or approved by the Contracting Parties in accordance 

1. 
with their respective procedures. 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following 
2. 
the date on which the last Contracting Party has notified the other that the procedures referred 
to in the first paragraph have been completed. 

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This  Agreement  shall  apply  to  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern 
3. 
Ireland  and  to  Ireland  on  the  first  day  of  the  second  month  following  the  date  of  the 
notification referred to in Article 22(2). 

4. 

The Agreement is concluded for an unlimited period. 

5. 
This  Agreement  may  be  amended  by  mutual  consent  of  the  Contracting  Parties. 
Amendments shall be drawn up in the form of separate protocols, which shall form an integral 
part of this Agreement, and enter into force in accordance with the procedure laid down in this 
Article. 

Each  Contracting  Party  may,  by  officially  notifying  the  other  Contracting  Party  and 
6. 
after  prior  consultation  of  the  committee  referred  to  in  Article  19,  completely  or  partly, 
temporarily  suspend  the  implementation  of  this  Agreement.  The  suspension  shall  enter  into 
force on the second day following the day of such notification.  

7. 
Each Contracting Party may terminate this Agreement by officially notifying the other 
Contracting  Party.  This  Agreement  shall  cease  to  apply  six  months  after  the  date  of  such 
notification. 

Article 24 
Annexes  

Annexes 1 to 6 shall form an integral part of this Agreement.  

Done at ............ on the ........ day of ........... in the year ............ in duplicate in the Bulgarian, 
Croatian,  Czech,  Danish,  Dutch,  English,  Estonian,  Finnish,  French,  German,  Greek, 
Hungarian,  Italian,  Latvian,  Lithuanian,  Maltese,  Polish,  Portuguese,  Romanian,  Slovak, 
Slovenian,  Spanish,  Swedish  and  Armenian  languages,  each  of  these  texts  being  equally 
authentic.  

For the European Union 
(…) 

For the Republic of Armenia 
(…) 

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ANNEX 1 

COMMON LIST OF DOCUMENTS THE PRESENTATION OF WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS PROOF OF 
NATIONALITY 
(ARTICLES 3 (1), 5 (1) AND 9 (1)) 

– 

– 

– 

passports  of  any  kind  (national  passports,  diplomatic  passports,  service  passports, 
collective passports and surrogate passports including children’s passports), 

identity cards of any kind (including temporary and provisional ones), 

citizenship certificates and other  official documents  that mention or clearly indicate 
citizenship. 

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ANNEX 2 

COMMON LIST OF DOCUMENTS THE PRESENTATION OF WHICH IS CONSIDERED AS PRIMA 
FACIE EVIDENCE OF NATIONALITY 
(ARTICLES 3 (1), 5 (1) AND 9 (2)) 

documents  listed  in  Annex  1,  the  validity  of  which  has  expired  by  more  than  6 
months, 

photocopies of any of the documents listed in Annex 1 to this Agreement, 

driving licenses or photocopies thereof, 

birth certificates or photocopies thereof, 

company identity cards or photocopies thereof, 

statements by witnesses, 

statements  made  by  the  person  concerned  and  language  spoken  by  him  or  her, 
including by means of an official test result, 

any  other  document  which  may  help  to  establish  the  nationality  of  the  person 
concerned, 

fingerprints, 

laissez-passer issued by the Requested State, 

service books and military identity cards, 

seaman’s registration books and skippers’ service cards,  

confirmation  of  identity  as  a  result  of  a  search  carried  out  in  the  Visa  Information 
System1, 

in  the  case  of  Member  States  not  using  the  Visa  Information  System,  positive 
identification established from visa application records of those Member States. 

Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning 
the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas 
(VIS Regulation), OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60. 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 

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ANNEX 3 

COMMON LIST OF DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED AS PROOF OF THE CONDITIONS FOR 
THE READMISSION OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS AND STATELESS PERSONS 
(ARTICLES 4 (1), 6 (1) AND 10 (1)) 

– 

– 

visa and/or residence permit issued by the Requested State, 

entry/departure  stamps  or  similar  endorsement  in  the  travel  document  of  the  person 
concerned or other evidence of entry/departure (e.g. photographic). 

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ANNEX 4 

COMMON LIST OF DOCUMENTS WHICH ARE CONSIDERED AS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE 
CONDITIONS FOR THE READMISSION OF THIRD COUNTRY NATIONALS AND STATELESS 
PERSONS 
(ARTICLES 4 (1), 6 (1) AND 10 (2)) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

description  issued  by  the  relevant  authorities  of  the  Requesting  State,  of  place  and 
circumstances under which the person concerned has been intercepted after entering 
the territory of that State,  

information related to the identity and/or stay of a person which has been provided by 
an International organisation (e.g. UNHCR), 

reports/confirmation of information by family members, travelling companions, etc.; 

statement by the person concerned, 

fingerprints, 

documents,  certificates  and  bills  of  any  kind (e.g. hotel bills,  appointment cards for 
doctors/dentists,  entry  cards  for  public/private  institutions,  car  rental  agreements, 
credit card receipts etc.) which clearly show that the person concerned stayed on the 
territory of the requested State, 

named tickets and/or passenger lists of air, train, coach or boat passages which show 
the  presence  and  the  itinerary  of  the  person  concerned  on  the  territory  of  the 
requested State,  

information showing that the person concerned has used the services of a courier or 
travel agency, 

official statements made, in particular, by border authority staff and other witnesses 
who can testify to the person concerned crossing the border, 

official statement by the person concerned in judicial or administrative proceedings. 

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ANNEX 5 

[Emblem of the Republic of Armenia] 

..............................................................………… 
................................................................……….… 
(Designation of requesting authority) 

.................................................................…….. 

(Place and date) 

Reference: .............................................…………… 

To 
................................................................……….… 
................................................................……….… 
................................................................………… 

(Designation of requested authority) 

(cid:137) 

(cid:137) 

ACCELERATED PROCEDURE (Article 7(3)) 

INTERVIEW REQUEST (Article 9(3)) 

READMISSION APPLICATION 
pursuant to Article 8 of the Agreement of ........... between  
the European Union and the Republic of Armenia 
on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation 

A. 

PERSONAL DETAILS 

1. Full name (underline surname): 

...........................................................……………………………… 

2. Maiden name: 

...........................................................……………………………… 

3. Date and place of birth: 

...........................................................……………………………… 

Photograph 

4. Sex and physical description (height, colour of eyes, distinguishing marks etc.): 

…………………………………………………………………………………………...................…………………. 

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5. Also known as (earlier names, other names used/by which known or aliases): 
...........................................................................................................................………..................………………. 

6. Nationality and language: 
.....................................................................................................................………...................………………… 

7. Civil status: 

(cid:0) married 

(cid:0) single 

(cid:0) divorced 

(cid:0) widowed 

If married : 

name of spouse ...................................................................................................... ........ ..................... 

Names and age of children (if any) 
...........................................................................................……………..………………....………………....………… 
……………………....…………………..........................……………....………....………………....………………....… 
....................................................................................……………....………………....………………....…………… 

..................................................……………....………………....….................. 

8. Last address in the requested State: 
............................................................................................................................………....................……………… 

B. PERSONAL DETAILS OF SPOUSE (IF APPROPRIATE) 

1. Full name (underline surname): 
......................................................................................................................................…………………………… 

2. Maiden name: 
……………………………………………………...........................................................……………………………… 

3. Date and place of birth: 
…………………………............................................................………………………………………………………… 

4. Sex and physical description (height, color of eyes, distinguishing marks etc.): 
…………………………………………………………………………………………...................………………………. 

5. Also known as (earlier names, other names used/by which known or aliases): 
...........................................................................................................................………..................……………… 

6. Nationality and language: 
...........................................................................................................................………...................……………… 

C. PERSONAL DETAILS OF CHILDREN (IF APPROPRIATE) 

1. Full name (underline surname): 
.................................................................................…………………………….................................................... 

2. Date and place of birth: 
………………………….............................................………………………...............……………………………… 

3. Sex and physical description (height, colour of eyes, distinguishing marks etc.): 
…………………………………………………………………………………………..........................…………………. 

4. Nationality and language: 
...........................................................................................................................………..............................……… 

D. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE TRANSFEREE 

1. State of health  

(e.g. possible reference to special medical care; Latin name of contagious disease): 

............................................................................................................................................……………………… 

2. Indication of particularly dangerous person  
(e.g. suspected of serious offence; aggressive behaviour): 

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............................................................................................................................................……………………… 

E. MEANS OF EVIDENCE ATTACHED 

1. .................................................................………… 
(Passport No.) 
..................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 
(date and place of issue) 
......................................................................……….. 

(issuing authority) 

(expiry date) 

2. .................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 

(Identity card No.) 

(date and place of issue) 

..................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 

(issuing authority) 

(expiry date) 

3. .................................................................………… 

......................................................................………... 

(Driving licence No.) 

(date and place of issue) 

..................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 

(issuing authority) 

(expiry date) 

4. .................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 

(Other official document No.) 

(date and place of issue) 

..................................................................………… 

......................................................................………… 

(issuing authority) 

(expiry date) 

F. OBSERVATIONS 

....................................................................................................................................................................…………… 
....................................................................................................................................................................…………… 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 

................................................... 
(Signature) (Seal/stamp) 

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ANNEX 6 

[Emblem of the Republic of Armenia] 

..............................................................………… 
................................................................……….. 

(Designation of requesting authority) 

.................................................................……… 

(Place and date) 

Reference 
................................................................………… 

To 
................................................................…………. 
................................................................………… 
................................................................………… 

(Designation of requested authority) 

TRANSIT APPLICATION 

pursuant to Article 15 of the Agreement of ........... between  
the European Union and the Republic of Armenia 
on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation 

A. 

PERSONAL DETAILS 

1. Full name (underline surname): 

...........................................................……………………………… 

Photograph 

2. Maiden name: 

...........................................................……………………………… 

3. Date and place of birth: 

...........................................................……………………………… 

4. Sex and physical description (height, colour of eyes, distinguishing marks etc.): 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

6. Also known as (earlier names, other names used/by which known or aliases): 
...........................................................................................................................……………….…… 

7. Nationality and language: 
.............................................................................................................................………………….. 

8. Type and number of travel document: 
.............................................................................................................................………… 

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B. TRANSIT OPERATION 

1. Type of transit 
(cid:137)  by air 

(cid:137)  by land 

(cid:137)  by sea 

2. State of final destination 
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

3. Possible other States of transit 
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

4. Proposed border crossing point, date, time of transfer and possible escorts 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

5. Admission guaranteed in any other transit State and in the State of final destination 
(Article 13 paragraph 2) 
(cid:137)  yes 

(cid:137)  no 

6. Knowledge of any reason for a refusal of transit  
(Article 13 paragraph 3) 

(cid:137)  yes 

(cid:137)  no 

C. OBSERVATIONS 

..............................................................................................................................................……………. 
..............................................................................................................................................……………. 
..............................................................................................................................................…………….. 
.....................................................................................................………………………….…………….. 

................................................... 
(Signature) (Seal/stamp) 

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Joint Declaration concerning Articles 3(3) and 5(3) 

The Contracting Parties take note that, according to the nationality laws of the Republic of 
Armenia and the Member States, it is not possible for a citizen of the Republic of Armenia or 
the European Union to be deprived of his or her nationality. 

The Parties agree to consult each other in due time, should this legal situation change. 

Joint Declaration concerning the Republic of Iceland  

The Contracting Parties take note of the close relationship between the European Union and 
the Republic of Iceland, particularly by virtue of the Agreement of 18 May 1999 concerning 
the association  of  this country with the implementation, application and development of the 
Schengen  acquis.  In  such  circumstances  it  is  appropriate  that  Armenia  concludes  a 
readmission agreement with the Republic of Iceland in the same terms as this Agreement. 

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