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Council of Europe: European Agreement on Transfer Of Responsibility for Refugees*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 March 2017

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Treaties and Agreements
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International Legal Materials , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , November 1981 , pp. 1391 - 1400
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1981

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[Reproduced from the Council of Europe “Explanatory Report on the European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees” (Strasbourg, 1980).

[On October 16, 1980, representatives of Belgium, Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom signed the Agreement subject to ratification. Norwayand Sweden signed without reservation as to ratification, and, in accordance with Article 10, the Agreement entered into force for bothcountries on December 1, 1980.]

References

1. These agreements are the following:

— Switzerland-France: Agreement ot 12 April 1960 on the movement of refugees, plus Appendix, and Agreement of 12 April 1960 on rhe right of return of refugee workers;

— Switzerland-Federal Republic or Germany: Agreement of 4 May 1962 on the abolition of visas for refugees (and Protocol):

— Switzerland-Benelux: Agreemem ot 14 May 1964 on the movement of refugees and Agreement ot 14 May 1964 on the right of return of refugee workers;

— Austria-Benelux: Agreement of 12 June 1964 on the stay of refugees within the meaning of the 195 Convention relating to the status of refugees;

— Austria-France: Agreement of 21 October 1974 on the stay of refugees within the meaning of the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees.

— Draft Agreement between the Benelux countries and the Federal Republic of Germany on the right of return of refugee workers.

2. Belgium. Denmark, France. Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland. Ireland, Italy. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Netherlands. Norway, Sweden. Switzerland and United Kingdom. Moreover, the Agreementhas been signed, but not ratified, by Cyprus and Portugal.

For the declarations and reservations reference, should be made to the collection European Conventions and Agreements (Strasbourg. 1971), Volume I. pp. 313-315.

1. Recommendation 773 (1976) on the situation of de facto relugees;

— Recommendation 787 (1976) on harmonisation of eligibility practice under the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees and the 1967 Protocol;

— Recommendation 795 (1977) on the 20th report on the activities of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

1. The Geneva Convention has been ratified by all the Council of Europe member States; for the declarations and reservations see the volume published annually by the United Nations. Multilateral treaties in respect of which the Secretary General performs depository functions.