97/420/JHA: Council Decision of 26 June 1997 on monitoring the implementation of instruments adopted concerning asylum

COUNCIL DECISION of 26 June 1997 on monitoring the implementation of instruments adopted concerning asylum (97/420/JHA)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article K.3 (2) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the priority work programme adopted by the Council on 30 November 1993, calling in particular for the preparation of an annual report on achievements in the fields of justice and home affairs and to the Council Resolution on 14 October 1996, laying down the priorities for cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1998 (1),
Having regard to the resolutions of the European Parliament adopted in the field of asylum,
Whereas Article K.1 (1) of the Treaty states that Member States are to regard asylum policy as a matter of common interest;
Whereas monitoring of the implementation by Member States of the instruments adopted in this area will reveal the practical effect of the Council's work in this matter and provide useful lessons for its future work,