b) in joint action against illegal migration and accompanying crimes;

The Union shall develop a common immigration policy aimed at ensuring, at all stages, the efficient management of migration flows, fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in Member States, and the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings.

Community migration

Community migration policy

The actions financed on the basis of the programme shall be consistent with the Community efforts which contribute to addressing the root causes of migration.

The issues arising from migration call for effective, flexible and in some cases prompt decision-making with a view to financing Community operations.

The Parties shall endeavour to approximate their visa policies as soon as possible in order to avoid the adverse consequences in the field of immigration and security that may result from easing checks at the common borders.

The analyses of the newspaper coverage in Great Britain and The Netherlands has shown that among the writing concerning ethnic communities accounts of crime, cultural differences, excesses and problematic migrations prevail (Van Dijk, 1991).

The Community hereby establishes a cooperation programme (hereinafter referred to as "the programme") which aims to give specific and complementary financial and technical aid to third countries in order to support their efforts to improve the management of migratory flows in all their dimensions.

More specifically, since the Tampere European Council, the Commission has been trying to incorporate migration-related concerns into the programming of the Community's external aid in order to give direct support to third countries in their efforts to deal with the problems arising from legal, illegal or forced migration.

Taking account of those preparatory actions, and referring to the Commission Communication on integrating migration issues in the European Union's relations with third countries, it is considered necessary to endow the Community from 2004 with a multiannual programme designed to provide a specific additional response to the needs of third countries in their efforts to manage more effectively all aspects of migratory flows, and in particular to stimulate third countries' readiness to conclude readmission agreements, and to assist them in coping with the consequences of such agreements.

In its conclusions of 18 November 2002, the Council asked the Community to consider making appropriate assistance available to third countries for implementing the clause on joint management of migratory flows and compulsory readmission in cases of illegal immigration to be included in any future cooperation, association or equivalent agreement.

The participation of the United Kingdom and Ireland in this Regulation in accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 and Article 6(2) of Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 relates to the responsibilities of the Community for taking measures developing the provisions of the Schengen acquis against the organisation of illegal immigration in which the United Kingdom and Ireland participate.

Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely to promote, within the framework of a comprehensive approach to migration, a more efficient management of migration flows in close cooperation with the third countries concerned, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or impact of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty.

provide, for substances which are subject to a restriction in food, adequate information obtained by experimental data or theoretical calculation about the level of their specific migration and, where appropriate, purity criteria in accordance with Commission Directives 95/31/EC(5), 95/45/EC(6) and 2002/82/EC(7) to enable the user of these materials and articles to comply with the relevant Community provisions or, in their absence, with national provisions applicable to food.";

Council Resolution of 16 July 1985 on guidelines for a Community policy on migration

The Community and Chile agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration.

The Member States and the Republic of Armenia agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration.

The Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration.

The Member States and the Republic of Azerbaijan agree to cooperate in order to prevent and control illegal immigration.

The Cooperation Council shall examine what other joint efforts can be made to prevent and control illegal immigration.

Reinforce the fight against illegal immigration, negotiate and conclude as soon as possible a readmission agreement with the European Community.

The actions financed on the basis of the programme shall be consistent with the Community efforts which contribute to addressing the root causes of migration.

Adopt and implement the EU acquis and practices on migration (admission, readmission, expulsion) so as to prevent illegal migrations.

The Cooperation Council shall examine which joint efforts can be made to control illegal immigration taking into account the principle and the practice of readmission.

The Cooperation Council shall examine which joint efforts can be made to control illegal immigration taking into account the principle and practice of readmission.

For that purpose, a common European policy on asylum and migration should aim both at fair treatment of third country nationals and better management of migration flows.

(10) The issues arising from migration call for effective, flexible and in some cases prompt decision-making with a view to financing Community operations.

The Cooperation Council shall examine which joint efforts can be made to control illegal immigration, taking into account the principle and practice of readmission.

(32) In the absence of a test method of phthalate migration that has been validated and standardised at Community level, it is not currently feasible to guarantee a consistently high level of child health protection by laying down limits on the migration of these substances from the toys and childcare articles in question, and to ensure standard and non-discriminatory application of these limits;

The Parties shall endeavour to approximate their visa policies as soon as possible in order to avoid the adverse consequences in the field of immigration and security that may result from easing checks at the common borders.

(6) In the interest of consistency of Community legislation, the verification of compliance of plastic-coated regenerated cellulose films with the migration limits set by Directive 2002/72/EC should be carried out according to the rules laid down in Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(7), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/48/EC(8), and Council Directive 85/572/EEC of 19 December 1985 laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(9).

The Community hereby establishes a cooperation programme (hereinafter referred to as "the programme") which aims to give specific and complementary financial and technical aid to third countries in order to support their efforts to improve the management of migratory flows in all their dimensions.

More specifically, since the Tampere European Council, the Commission has been trying to incorporate migration-related concerns into the programming of the Community's external aid in order to give direct support to third countries in their efforts to deal with the problems arising from legal, illegal or forced migration.

(7) Taking account of those preparatory actions, and referring to the Commission Communication on integrating migration issues in the European Union's relations with third countries, it is considered necessary to endow the Community from 2004 with a multiannual programme designed to provide a specific additional response to the needs of third countries in their efforts to manage more effectively all aspects of migratory flows, and in particular to stimulate third countries' readiness to conclude readmission agreements, and to assist them in coping with the consequences of such agreements.

(3) In its conclusions of 18 November 2002, the Council asked the Community to consider making appropriate assistance available to third countries for implementing the clause on joint management of migratory flows and compulsory readmission in cases of illegal immigration to be included in any future cooperation, association or equivalent agreement.

(12) The participation of the United Kingdom and Ireland in this Regulation in accordance with Article 8(2) of Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 and Article 6(2) of Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 relates to the responsibilities of the Community for taking measures developing the provisions of the Schengen acquis against the organisation of illegal immigration in which the United Kingdom and Ireland participate.

(14) Since the objectives of the proposed action, namely to promote, within the framework of a comprehensive approach to migration, a more efficient management of migration flows in close cooperation with the third countries concerned, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or impact of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty.

The programme shall finance appropriate actions which bring together, in a coherent and complementary way, the general principles of Community cooperation and development policy and national and regional Community cooperation and development strategies regarding the third countries concerned and which supplement the actions - in particular in the fields of management of migratory flows, return and reintegration of migrants in their country of origin, asylum, border control, refugees and displaced people - provided for in the implementation of those strategies and financed from other Community instruments in the field of cooperation and development.

(b) provide, for substances which are subject to a restriction in food, adequate information obtained by experimental data or theoretical calculation about the level of their specific migration and, where appropriate, purity criteria in accordance with Commission Directives 95/31/EC(5), 95/45/EC(6) and 2002/82/EC(7) to enable the user of these materials and articles to comply with the relevant Community provisions or, in their absence, with national provisions applicable to food.";

Whereas risks relating to security and illegal immigration should be given priority consideration when the said common list is drawn up;

whereas its resolution of 16 July 1985 (3) on guidelines for a Community policy on migration reaffirmed the need for such consultation;

The CHMP considered that insertion, migration and removal related events (collectively known as IRREs) occur at a low and decreasing frequency.

The issues arising from migration call for effective, flexible and in some cases prompt decision-making with a view to financing Community operations.

Whereas Article K.1 (3) (c) of the Treaty states that Member States shall regard the combating of unauthorized immigration, residence and work by nationals of third countries on the territory of Member States as a matter of common interest;

In the absence of a test method of phthalate migration that has been validated and standardised at Community level, it is not currently feasible to guarantee a consistently high level of child health protection by laying down limits on the migration of these substances from the toys and childcare articles in question, and to ensure standard and non-discriminatory application of these limits;

to facilitate the mutual exchange of information and the identification of problems of common interest and, in relation to those problems, to facilitate the adoption of a common policy by the Member States particularly as regards international instruments relating to migration;

to ensure effective, efficient and homogeneous application of the relevant common rules and policies in relation to irregular migratory flows and illegal immigration while safeguarding a sufficient level of access to international protection;

In the interest of consistency of Community legislation, the verification of compliance of plastic-coated regenerated cellulose films with the migration limits set by Directive 2002/72/EC should be carried out according to the rules laid down in Council Directive 82/711/EEC of 18 October 1982 laying down the basic rules necessary for testing migration of the constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(7), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/48/EC(8), and Council Directive 85/572/EEC of 19 December 1985 laying down the list of simulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foodstuffs(9).

Whereas it is important to ensure that the migration policies of Member States in relation to non-member countries take into account both common policies and the actions taken at Community level, particularly within the framework of Community labour market policy, in order not to jeopardize the results;