Explanatory Memorandum on European Community Legislation: Initiative of the French Republic with a view to the adoption of a Council Directive concerning the harmonisation of fmancial penalties imposed on carriers transporting into the territory of the Member States third-country nationals not in possession of the documents necessary for admission

Asylum Border Carriers Control Country Entry External (external frontiers, external relations) Illegal Immigration Irregular Liability Sanction Seeker Smuggling Third country nationals Trafficking visa