12 April 2013
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12.04.2013 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States of the European Union (EU doc. no. COM(2013) 197 final)
Contents:
1. Context of the proposal
2. Results of consultations with the interested parties and impact assessments
3. Legal elements of the proposal
4. Budgetary implication
5. Optional elements
Proposal text of a Regulation establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders:
Chapter I General provisions:
Article 1. Scope
Article 2. Definitions
Chapter II General rules:
Article 3. Safety at sea
Article 4. Protection of fundamental rights and the principle of non-refoulement
Chapter III Specific rules:
Article 5. Detection
Article 6. Interception in the territorial sea
Article 7. Interception on the high seas
Article 8. Interception in the contiguous zone
Article 9. Search and rescue situations
Article 10. Disembarkation
Chapter IV Final provisions:
Article 11. Entry into force
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