#32026D0554Council Decision (EU) 2026/554 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency
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This Council Decision formally approves and concludes the status agreement between the EU and Bosnia and Herzegovina that allows the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to carry out operational activities on Bosnian territory. It enables the deployment of Frontex border management teams, including members of the standing corps who may exercise executive powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement was signed on 11 June 2025 and had been provisionally applied since then under an earlier decision. The legal basis is Article 77(2) and Article 79(2) TFEU in conjunction with Article 218(6).
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Key Changes
- Formal conclusion and approval of the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina status agreement signed on 11 June 2025
- Authorizes deployment of European Border and Coast Guard teams with executive powers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Based on Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 requiring status agreements for executive powers
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Obligations
What this law requires
Approve and conclude the Agreement between the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deploy Frontex border management teams from the standing corps to Bosnia and Herzegovina territory with authority to exercise executive powers in accordance with the concluded agreement
Implement the agreement in national law within six months of Council adoption decision
Ensure status agreement compliance with Article 73(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 when deploying border management teams with executive powers to third countries
Publish the date of entry into force of the Agreement in the Official Journal of the European Union