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2023/0231(NLE) EU/Iceland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead LIBE AZMANI Malik (icon: Renew Renew) RANGEL Paulo (icon: EPP EPP), NEMEC Matjaž (icon: S&D S&D), MARQUARDT Erik (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), CHAGNON Patricia (icon: ID ID), WEIMERS Charlie (icon: ECR ECR), DALY Clare (icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
TFEU 077-p2, TFEU 218-p6a, TFEU 218-p7

Events

2024/06/05
   Final act published in Official Journal
2024/04/29
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2024/04/10
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 504 votes to 30, with 73 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.

Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

The Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation), as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, constitutes a specific instrument in the context of the Schengen acquis designed to ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at external borders, while safeguarding the free movement of persons, in full compliance with the Member States' and associated countries' commitments on fundamental rights, and to support a uniform implementation and modernisation of the common visa policy, thereby contributing to guaranteeing a high level of security in Member States and associated countries.

This Agreement:

- offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;

- ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;

- ensures, as well, that the mid-term review of the BMVI takes into account the delayed participation of the Schengen associated countries;

- extends the horizontal obligations concerning budgetary and financial controls to Iceland;

- contains a provision on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS);

- states that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.

Documents
2024/03/22
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2024/03/22
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2024/03/19
   EP - Vote in committee
2024/02/14
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2024/02/14
   EP - AZMANI Malik (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2024/01/25
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2023/12/21
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: on 21 February 2022, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the arrangements on the financial contributions of those countries and the supplementary rules necessary for their participation in the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation) for the period 2021 to 2027, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Union's financial interests and the powers of audit of the Court of Auditors, to be concluded pursuant Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

The negotiations with Iceland were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 14 February 2023.

It is appropriate for the Council to authorise the Commission to approve modifications to the Agreement that are necessary with a view to adjusting references to the Financial Regulation whenever that Regulation is updated.

Denmark and Ireland are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision. Therefore, they are not bound by it or subject to its application.

It is now necessary to approve the Agreement.

CONTENT: the purpose of the draft Council Decision is to approve, on behalf of the Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.

The Agreement:

- offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Liechtenstein in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;

- ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;

- stated that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.

Documents
2023/07/10
   EC - Document attached to the procedure
2023/07/10
   EP - Preparatory document
Details

PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.

ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.

BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy for the period 2021-2027 (BMVI Regulation) was adopted on 7 July 2021.

The purpose of the BMVI Regulation is to express solidarity through financing assistance to those (Member) States that apply the Schengen acquis provisions on external borders. It constitutes a development of the Schengen acquis to which the countries associated to the implementation, application and further development of the Schengen acquis participate.

Iceland notified on 1 September 2021 its decision to accept the content of the BMVI Regulation and to implement it in its internal legal order.

On 21 February 2022, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the arrangements on the financial contributions of the associated countries and the supplementary rules necessary for their participation, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Union's financial interests and the powers of audit of the Court of Auditors, to be concluded pursuant to the BMVI Regulation.

The negotiations with Iceland were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 14 February 2023.

CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council approve, after having received consent of the European Parliament, the Agreement with Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.

The proposal is necessary in order to implement the obligation laid down in Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1148, according to which arrangements should be made with the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis in order to specify the nature and modalities of their participation in the Instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy under the Integrated Border Management Fund.

Like the EU Member States, Iceland will comply with the rules set out in the BMVI Regulation , as well as with the relevant articles of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 laying down common provisions for seven Funds under shared management, including the BMVI, and of the Financial Regulation.

The BMVI offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes , and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control.

In light of the sui generis nature of the Schengen acquis and the importance of its uniform application for the integrity of the Schengen area, all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States.

To facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.

For budgetary and financial controls , the Member States are subject to horizontal obligations (e.g. the competence of the Court of Auditors, of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), of the EPPO and of the Commission), either derived from the Treaty directly or from secondary Union legislation, including the Common Provisions Regulation as mentioned above. These obligations apply to the Member States ipso facto and are therefore not laid down in the BMVI Regulation. Consequently, these obligations need to be extended to the associated countries via the Agreement concerned by the present proposal.

In line with the principle of equal treatment, Iceland should benefit from any surplus revenue as defined in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘ETIAS Regulation’).

Within the framework of the BMVI, the financial contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI are proportionally reduced.

Lastly, references contained in the BMVI and CPR Regulations and this Agreement to the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights should accordingly be understood as references to the European Convention on Human Rights and to the Protocols ratified by Iceland and Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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Votes

A9-0146/2024 – Malik Azmani – Draft Council decision #

2024/04/10 Outcome: +: 504, 0: 73, -: 30
DE IT FR PL ES NL RO CZ HU SE AT BE BG PT SK DK FI EL SI LT EE LV LU HR MT IE CY
Total
92
56
68
46
55
28
18
20
17
21
18
20
14
21
13
13
13
15
7
9
6
7
6
5
4
11
4
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Hungary PPE

1

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Finland PPE

2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

2

Croatia PPE

For (1)

1

Malta PPE

For (1)

1

Cyprus PPE

2
icon: S&D S&D
121

Czechia S&D

For (1)

1

Belgium S&D

Abstain (1)

2

Denmark S&D

2

Greece S&D

1

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Lithuania S&D

2

Estonia S&D

2

Latvia S&D

For (1)

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Cyprus S&D

2
icon: Renew Renew
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Poland Renew

1

Hungary Renew

2
3

Austria Renew

For (1)

1

Finland Renew

3

Greece Renew

1

Slovenia Renew

2

Lithuania Renew

1

Estonia Renew

2

Latvia Renew

For (1)

1

Luxembourg Renew

2

Croatia Renew

For (1)

1

Ireland Renew

2
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58

Germany ECR

1

France ECR

For (1)

1

Bulgaria ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

For (1)

1

Greece ECR

1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

1
icon: ID ID
44

Czechia ID

For (1)

1
3

Belgium ID

2

Denmark ID

For (1)

1

Estonia ID

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
40

Germany NI

For (1)

Against (1)

2

France NI

For (1)

1

Netherlands NI

Against (1)

1

Romania NI

For (1)

1

Czechia NI

For (1)

1

Belgium NI

For (1)

1

Latvia NI

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68

Italy Verts/ALE

For (1)

3

Poland Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Spain Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Czechia Verts/ALE

3

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

For (1)

Abstain (2)

3

Belgium Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

2

Finland Verts/ALE

3

Greece Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

2

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Ireland Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1
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France The Left

Abstain (1)

6

Netherlands The Left

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1

Czechia The Left

1

Sweden The Left

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1

Belgium The Left

Against (1)

1

Denmark The Left

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Finland The Left

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1

Greece The Left

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Ireland The Left

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  • The European Parliament adopted by 504 votes to 30, with 73 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.
  • Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.
  • The Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation), as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, constitutes a specific instrument in the context of the Schengen acquis designed to ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at external borders, while safeguarding the free movement of persons, in full compliance with the Member States' and associated countries' commitments on fundamental rights, and to support a uniform implementation and modernisation of the common visa policy, thereby contributing to guaranteeing a high level of security in Member States and associated countries.
  • This Agreement:
  • - offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;
  • - ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;
  • - ensures, as well, that the mid-term review of the BMVI takes into account the delayed participation of the Schengen associated countries;
  • - extends the horizontal obligations concerning budgetary and financial controls to Iceland;
  • - contains a provision on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS);
  • - states that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 504 votes to 30, with 73 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.
  • Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.
  • The Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation), as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, constitutes a specific instrument in the context of the Schengen acquis designed to ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at external borders, while safeguarding the free movement of persons, in full compliance with the Member States' and associated countries' commitments on fundamental rights, and to support a uniform implementation and modernisation of the common visa policy, thereby contributing to guaranteeing a high level of security in Member States and associated countries.
  • This Agreement:
  • - offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;
  • - ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;
  • - ensures, as well, that the mid-term review of the BMVI takes into account the delayed participation of the Schengen associated countries;
  • - extends the horizontal obligations concerning budgetary and financial controls to Iceland;
  • - contains a provision on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS);
  • - states that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.
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  • The European Parliament adopted by 504 votes to 30, with 73 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.
  • Parliament gave its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.
  • The Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation), as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, constitutes a specific instrument in the context of the Schengen acquis designed to ensure strong and effective European integrated border management at external borders, while safeguarding the free movement of persons, in full compliance with the Member States' and associated countries' commitments on fundamental rights, and to support a uniform implementation and modernisation of the common visa policy, thereby contributing to guaranteeing a high level of security in Member States and associated countries.
  • This Agreement:
  • - offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;
  • - ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;
  • - ensures, as well, that the mid-term review of the BMVI takes into account the delayed participation of the Schengen associated countries;
  • - extends the horizontal obligations concerning budgetary and financial controls to Iceland;
  • - contains a provision on European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS);
  • - states that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.
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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
  • ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
  • BACKGROUND: on 21 February 2022, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the arrangements on the financial contributions of those countries and the supplementary rules necessary for their participation in the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI Regulation) for the period 2021 to 2027, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Union's financial interests and the powers of audit of the Court of Auditors, to be concluded pursuant Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
  • The negotiations with Iceland were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 14 February 2023.
  • It is appropriate for the Council to authorise the Commission to approve modifications to the Agreement that are necessary with a view to adjusting references to the Financial Regulation whenever that Regulation is updated.
  • Denmark and Ireland are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision. Therefore, they are not bound by it or subject to its application.
  • It is now necessary to approve the Agreement.
  • CONTENT: the purpose of the draft Council Decision is to approve, on behalf of the Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.
  • The Agreement:
  • - offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes, and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Liechtenstein in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control;
  • - ensures that all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States;
  • - stated that to facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.
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  • PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund.
  • PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
  • ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
  • BACKGROUND: Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy for the period 2021-2027 (BMVI Regulation) was adopted on 7 July 2021.
  • The purpose of the BMVI Regulation is to express solidarity through financing assistance to those (Member) States that apply the Schengen acquis provisions on external borders. It constitutes a development of the Schengen acquis to which the countries associated to the implementation, application and further development of the Schengen acquis participate.
  • Iceland notified on 1 September 2021 its decision to accept the content of the BMVI Regulation and to implement it in its internal legal order.
  • On 21 February 2022, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein for the arrangements on the financial contributions of the associated countries and the supplementary rules necessary for their participation, including provisions ensuring the protection of the Union's financial interests and the powers of audit of the Court of Auditors, to be concluded pursuant to the BMVI Regulation.
  • The negotiations with Iceland were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement on 14 February 2023.
  • CONTENT: the Commission proposes that the Council approve, after having received consent of the European Parliament, the Agreement with Iceland on supplementary rules in relation to the Instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, for the period 2021 to 2027.
  • The proposal is necessary in order to implement the obligation laid down in Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1148, according to which arrangements should be made with the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis in order to specify the nature and modalities of their participation in the Instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy under the Integrated Border Management Fund.
  • Like the EU Member States, Iceland will comply with the rules set out in the BMVI Regulation , as well as with the relevant articles of Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 laying down common provisions for seven Funds under shared management, including the BMVI, and of the Financial Regulation.
  • The BMVI offers the opportunity for implementation of actions in shared management, direct and indirect management modes , and this Agreement should make it possible that the implementation in any of these methods can be realised in Iceland in accordance with the principles and rules of the EU on financial management and control.
  • In light of the sui generis nature of the Schengen acquis and the importance of its uniform application for the integrity of the Schengen area, all rules applicable for the management of national programmes should apply in Iceland in the same way as for Member States.
  • To facilitate the calculation and use of the annual contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI, its contributions for the period 2021-2027 should be paid in five annual instalments from 2023 to 2027. From 2023 to 2025 the annual contributions are set in fixed amounts while the contribution due for the years 2026 and 2027 should be determined in 2026 on the basis of the nominal gross domestic product of all States participating in the BMVI taking into account the payments effectively made.
  • For budgetary and financial controls , the Member States are subject to horizontal obligations (e.g. the competence of the Court of Auditors, of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), of the EPPO and of the Commission), either derived from the Treaty directly or from secondary Union legislation, including the Common Provisions Regulation as mentioned above. These obligations apply to the Member States ipso facto and are therefore not laid down in the BMVI Regulation. Consequently, these obligations need to be extended to the associated countries via the Agreement concerned by the present proposal.
  • In line with the principle of equal treatment, Iceland should benefit from any surplus revenue as defined in Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘ETIAS Regulation’).
  • Within the framework of the BMVI, the financial contributions due by Iceland to the BMVI are proportionally reduced.
  • Lastly, references contained in the BMVI and CPR Regulations and this Agreement to the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights should accordingly be understood as references to the European Convention on Human Rights and to the Protocols ratified by Iceland and Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.