Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EU and Croatia

3. Pending the conclusion of the agreement with the Community referred to in
paragraph 2, Croatia agrees to conclude, upon request of a Member State, bilateral
agreements with individual Member States of the European Union regulating the
specific obligations for readmission between Croatia and the Member State
concerned, including an obligation for the readmission of nationals of other countries
and stateless persons.
4. The Stabilisation and Association Council shall examine what other joint efforts can
be made to prevent and control illegal immigration, including the trafficking in
human beings.
CO-OPERATION ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND ILLICIT DRUGS
Article 78
Money laundering
1. The Parties agree on the necessity of making every effort and co-operating in order
to prevent the use of their financial systems for laundering of proceeds from criminal
activities in general and drug offences in particular.
2. Co-operation in this area may include administrative and technical assistance with
the purpose to develop the implementation of regulations and efficient functioning of
the suitable standards and mechanisms to combat money laundering equivalent to
those adopted by the Community and international fora in this field.
Article 79
Co-operation on illicit drugs
1. Within their respective powers and competencies, the Parties shall co-operate to
ensure a balanced and integrated approach towards drug control. Drug control
policies and actions shall be aimed at reducing the supply of, trafficking in and the
demand for illicit drugs as well as at a more effective control of precursors.
2. The Parties shall agree on the necessary methods of co-operation to attain these
objectives. Actions shall be based on commonly agreed principles along the lines of
the EU Drug Control Strategy.
The co-operation between the Parties shall comprise technical and administrative
assistance in particular in the following areas:
– drafting of national legislation and policies;
– establishment of institutions and information centres;
– training of personnel;
– drug related research;
– and the prevention of diversion of precursors used for the illicit manufacture of
drugs.
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