Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Official Documents
Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Official Documents Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Official Documents
institutions at all levels in the areas of administration in general and law enforcement and the administration of justice in particular. Cooperation shall notably aim at strengthening the independence of the judiciary and improving its efficiency and institutional capacity, enhancing access to justice, developing adequate structures for the police, customs and other law enforcement bodies, providing adequate training and fighting corruption and organised crime. 48 ARTICLE 79 Protection of Personal Data Bosnia and Herzegovina shall harmonise its legislation concerning personal data protection with Community law and other European and international legislation on privacy upon the entry into force of this Agreement. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall establish independent supervisory bodies with sufficient financial and human resources in order to efficiently monitor and guarantee the enforcement of national personal data protection legislation. The Parties shall cooperate to achieve this goal. ARTICLE 80 Visa, Border Management, Asylum and Migration The Parties shall cooperate in the areas of visa, border control, asylum and migration and shall set up a framework for cooperation, including at a regional level, in these fields, taking into account and making full use of other existing initiatives in this area as appropriate. Cooperation in the above matters shall be based on mutual consultations and close coordination between the Parties and should include technical and administrative assistance for: (a) the exchange of information on legislation and practices; (b) the drafting of legislation; (c) enhancing the efficiency of the institutions; (d) the training of staff; (e) the security of travel documents and detection of false documents; (f) border management. Cooperation shall focus in particular:
(a) on the area of asylum on the implementation of national legislation to meet the standards of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1 done at Geneva on 28 July 1951, and the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees 2 done at New York on 31 January 1967 so as to ensure that the principle of "non-refoulement" is respected as well as other rights of asylum seekers and refugees; (b) on the field of legal migration, on admission rules and rights and status of the person admitted. In relation to migration, the Parties agree to the fair treatment of nationals of other countries who reside legally on their territories and to promote an integration policy aiming at making their rights and obligations comparable to those of their citizens. ARTICLE 81 Prevention and Control of Illegal Immigration; Readmission 1. The Parties shall cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration. To this end Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Member States shall readmit any of their nationals illegally present on their territories and the Parties also agree to conclude and fully implement an Agreement on readmission, including an obligation for the readmission of nationals of other countries and stateless persons. The Member States and Bosnia and Herzegovina shall provide their nationals with appropriate identity documents and shall extend to them the administrative facilities necessary for such purposes. Specific procedures for the purpose of readmission of nationals, third country nationals and stateless persons shall be laid down in the Agreement on readmission. 2. Bosnia and Herzegovina agrees to conclude readmission Agreements with the other countries of the Stabilisation and Association process and undertakes to take any necessary measures to ensure the flexible and rapid implementation of all readmission Agreements referred to in this Article. 3. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall establish other joint efforts that can be made to prevent and control illegal immigration, including trafficking in human beings and illegal migration networks. 1 Treaty Series No.39 (1954) Cmd 9171 2 Treaty Series No.15 (1969) Cmnd 3906 49
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institutions at all levels in the areas of administration in general <strong>and</strong> law<br />
enforcement <strong>and</strong> the administration of justice in particular. Cooperation shall<br />
notably aim at strengthening the independence of the judiciary <strong>and</strong> improving its<br />
efficiency <strong>and</strong> institutional capacity, enhancing access to justice, developing<br />
adequate structures for the police, customs <strong>and</strong> other law enforcement bodies,<br />
providing adequate training <strong>and</strong> fighting corruption <strong>and</strong> organised crime.<br />
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ARTICLE 79<br />
Protection of Personal Data<br />
Bosnia <strong>and</strong> Herzegovina shall harmonise its legislation concerning personal data<br />
protection with Community law <strong>and</strong> other European <strong>and</strong> international legislation on<br />
privacy upon the entry into force of this <strong>Agreement</strong>. Bosnia <strong>and</strong> Herzegovina shall<br />
establish independent supervisory bodies with sufficient financial <strong>and</strong> human<br />
resources in order to efficiently monitor <strong>and</strong> guarantee the enforcement of national<br />
personal data protection legislation. The Parties shall cooperate to achieve this<br />
goal.<br />
ARTICLE 80<br />
Visa, Border Management, Asylum <strong>and</strong> Migration<br />
The Parties shall cooperate in the areas of visa, border control, asylum <strong>and</strong><br />
migration <strong>and</strong> shall set up a framework for cooperation, including at a regional<br />
level, in these fields, taking into account <strong>and</strong> making full use of other existing<br />
initiatives in this area as appropriate.<br />
Cooperation in the above matters shall be based on mutual consultations <strong>and</strong> close<br />
coordination between the Parties <strong>and</strong> should include technical <strong>and</strong> administrative<br />
assistance for:<br />
(a) the exchange of information on legislation <strong>and</strong> practices;<br />
(b) the drafting of legislation;<br />
(c) enhancing the efficiency of the institutions;<br />
(d) the training of staff;<br />
(e) the security of travel documents <strong>and</strong> detection of false documents;<br />
(f) border management.<br />
Cooperation shall focus in particular:
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