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Proposal   from Commission (COM (2001) 157, 23 Mar. 2001; OJ 2001 C 180 E/301)
Legal base   Article 62(2)(b)(iii) EC
Background   replaces Joint Action proposed by Austrian Presidency in 1998 but not agreed and Finnish Presidency proposal for Regulation of Sept 1999 (never published in OJ; Council doc. 10895/99, 9 Sept. 1999) not agreed (Finnish proposal also covered persons with no documents)
Schengen   builds on Schengen acquis
Flexibility   UK has opted in; Ireland has opted out; Denmark is covered
EP committee   Sousa Pinto report (A5-0445/2001) adopted following committee meeting of 3, 4 Dec. 2001
EP plenary   vote in favour without debate, 12 Dec. 2001 (OJ 2002 C 177 E/127)
Council   adopted by General Affairs Council, 18 Feb. 2002: Regulation 333/2002
Entry into force   23 Feb. 2002 (Art. 9)
Implementation   Commission measure on 12 August 2002 (not published; see JHA Scoreboard, COM (2002) 738, 16 Dec. 2002)

 

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