ANNEX I
List of provisions of the Schengen acquis as integrated into the framework of the European Union and the acts
building upon it or otherwise related to it, to be binding on and applicable in the new Member States as from
accession (referred to in Article 3 of the Act of Accession)
1.
The Agreement between the Governments of the States of the
Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the
French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common
borders dated 14 June 1985 (
1
).
2.
The following provisions of the Convention signed in Schengen
on 19 June 1990 (
2
) implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June
1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, its
related Final Act and Joint Declarations, as amended by certain of the
acts listed in paragraph 7 below:
Article 1 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of this
paragraph; Articles 3 to 7, excluding Article 5(1)(d); Article 13;
Articles 26 and 27; Article 39; Articles 44 to 59; Articles 61 to 63;
Articles 65 to 69; Articles 71 to 73; Articles 75 and 76; Article 82;
Article 91; Articles 126 to 130 to the extent that they relate to the
provisions of this paragraph; and Article 136; Joint Declarations 1 and
3 of the Final Act.
3.
The following provisions of the Agreements on Accession to the
Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the
Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of
checks at their common borders, their Final Acts and the related
Declarations, as amended by certain of the acts listed in paragraph 7
below:
(a) the Agreement signed on 27 November 1990 on the Accession of
the Italian Republic:
— Article 4,
— Joint Declaration 1 in Part II of the Final Act;
(b) the Agreement signed on 25 June 1991 on the Accession of the
Kingdom of Spain:
— Article 4,
— Joint Declaration 1 in Part II of the Final Act,
— Declaration 2 in Part III of the Final Act;
(c) the Agreement signed on 25 June 1991 on the Accession of the
Portuguese Republic:
— Articles 4, 5 and 6,
— Joint Declaration 1 in Part II of the Final Act;
(d) the Agreement signed on 6 November 1992 on the Accession of
the Hellenic Republic:
— Articles 3, 4 and 5,
— Joint Declaration 1 in Part II of the Final Act,
— Declaration 2 in Part III of the Final Act;
(e) the Agreement signed on 28 April 1995 on the Accession of the
Republic of Austria:
— Article 4,
— Joint Declaration 1 in Part II of the Final Act;
(f) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of
the Kingdom of Denmark:
— Articles 4, 5(2) and 6,
— Joint Declarations 1 and 3 in Part II of the Final Act;
(g) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of
the Republic of Finland:
— Articles 4 and 5,
— Joint Declarations 1 and 3 in Part II of the Final Act,
— Declaration by the Government of the Republic of Finland on
the Åland islands in Part III of the Final Act;
(h) the Agreement signed on 19 December 1996 on the Accession of
the Kingdom of Sweden:
— Articles 4 and 5,
— Joint Declarations 1 and 3 in Part II of the Final Act.
4.
The provisions of the following Decisions of the Executive
Committee established by the Convention signed in Schengen on 19
June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on
the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, as amended
by certain of the acts listed in paragraph 7 below:
SCH/Com-ex (93) 10 Decision of the Executive Committee of 14
December 1993 concerning the declarations by the Ministers and
State Secretaries
SCH/Com-ex (93) 14 Decision of the Executive Committee of 14
December 1993 on improving practical judicial cooperation for
combating drug trafficking
SCH/Com-ex (93) 22 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 14
December 1993 concerning the confidential nature of certain
documents
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) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 13.
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) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.
SCH/Com-ex (94) 16 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 21
November 1994 on the acquisition of common entry and exit stamps
SCH/Com-ex (94) 28 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 22
December 1994 on the certificate provided for in Article 75 to carry
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
SCH/Com-ex (94) 29 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 22
December 1994 on bringing into force the Convention implementing
the Schengen Agreement of 19 June 1990
SCH/Com-ex (95) 21 Decision of the Executive Committee of 20
December 1995 on the swift exchange between the Schengen States
of statistical and specific data on possible malfunctions at the external
borders
SCH/Com-ex (98) 1 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 21
April 1998 on the activities of the Task Force, insofar as it relates to
the provisions in paragraph 2 above
SCH/Com-ex (98) 17 Decision of the Executive Committee of 23 June
1998 concerning the confidential nature of certain documents
SCH/ Com-ex (98) 26 def Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation
and implementation of Schengen
SCH/Com-ex (98) 35 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
September 1998 on forwarding the Common Manual to EU applicant
States
SCH/Com-ex (98) 37 def 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 27
October 1998 on the adoption of measures to fight illegal immi-
gration, insofar as it relates to the provisions in paragraph 2 above
SCH/Com-ex (98) 51 rev 3 Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
December 1998 on cross border police cooperation in the area of
crime prevention and detection
SCH/Com-ex (98) 52 Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
December 1998 on the Handbook on cross-border police-cooperation,
insofar as it relates to the provisions in paragraph 2 above
SCH/Com-ex (98) 57 Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
December 1998 on the introduction of a harmonised form providing
proof of invitation, sponsorship and accommodation
SCH/Com-ex (98) 59 rev Decision of the Executive Committee of 16
December 1998 on coordinated deployment of document advisers
SCH/Com-ex (99) 1 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28
April 1999 on the drugs situation
SCH/Com-ex (99) 6 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April
1999 on the Schengen acquis relating to telecommunications
SCH/Com-ex (99) 7 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28
April 1999 on liaison officers
SCH/Com-ex (99) 8 rev 2 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28
April 1999 on general principles governing the payment of informers
SCH/Com-ex (99) 10 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April
1999 on the illegal trade in firearms
SCH/Com-ex (99) 13 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April
1999 on the definitive versions of the Common Manual and the
Common Consular Instructions:
— Annexes 1-3, 7, 8 and 15 of the Common Consular Instructions
— The Common Manual, insofar as it relates to the provisions in
paragraph 2 above, including Annexes 1, 5, 5A, 6, 10, 13
SCH/Com-ex (99) 18 Decision of the Executive Committee of 28 April
1999 on the improvement of police cooperation in preventing and
detecting criminal offences.
5.
The following Declarations of the Executive Committee estab-
lished by the Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990
implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the
gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, to the extent
that they relate to the provisions in paragraph 2 above:
SCH/Com-ex (96) decl 6 rev 2 Declaration of the Executive Committee
of 26 June 1996 on extradition
SCH/Com-ex (97) decl 13 rev 2 Declaration of the Executive
Committee of 9 February 1998 on the abduction of minors.
6.
The following Decisions of the Central Group established by the
Convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 implementing the
Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of
checks at their common borders, to the extent that they relate to the
provisions in paragraph 2 above:
SCH/C (98) 117 Decision of the Central Group of 27 October 1998 on
the adoption of measures to fight illegal immigration
SCH/C (99) 25 Decision of the Central Group of 22 March 1999 on
general principles governing the payment of informers.
7.
The following acts which build upon the Schengen acquis or
otherwise relate to it:
Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a
uniform format for visas (OJ L 164, 14.7.1995, p. 1)
Council Decision 1999/307/EC of 1 May 1999 laying down the
detailed arrangements for the integration of the Schengen Secretariat
into the General Secretariat of the Council (OJ L 119, 7.5.1999, p. 49)
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