COUNCIL OF Brussels, 3 June 2016 THE EUROPEAN UNION (OR. en) 15533/08 EXT 1 SCH-EVAL 89 COMIX 802 PARTIAL DECLASSIFICATION of document: 15533/08 RESTREINT UE dated: 21 November 2008 new status: Public Subject: Schengen evaluation of ROMANIA - Answers to the questionnaire with a view to the evaluation of Romania's preparations for the application of the Schengen Acquis Delegations will find attached the partially declassified version of the above-mentioned document. ________________________ 15533/08 EXT 1 DG D 1A EN ANNEX COUNCIL OF Brussels, 21 November 2008 THE EUROPEAN UNION 15533/08 RESTREINT UE SCH-EVAL 89 COMIX 802 NOTE from : the Romanian delegation to: the Schengen Evaluation Working Party No. prev. doc. : 15480/2/07 REV 2 SCHEVAL 189 COMIX 984 Subject : Schengen evaluation of ROMANIA - Answers to the questionnaire with a view to the evaluation of Romania's preparations for the application of the Schengen Acquis Delegations will find enclosed the answers from Romania to the Schengen evaluation questionnaire with a view to the evaluation of its preparation for the application of the Schengen acquis. A list of the respective annexes can be found at the end of this document. The annexes themselves were distributed (pdf.format) to delegations on a CD rom during the Schengen Evaluation Working Party of 17 November 2008. They are also available at the General Secretariat of the Council. ___________ 15533/08 EXT 1 1 ANNEX DG D 1A EN SCHENGEN EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE Reply of Romania SCHENGEN ROMANIA 15533/08 EXT 1 2 ANNEX DG D 1A EN Romanian answers on the questionnaire to new Member States with a view to the evaluation of their preparations for the application of the Schengen Acquis INTRODUCTION In compliance with the priority of its foreign policy, Romania began accession negotiations to the EU on February, the 15th 2000. The accession process was concluded on December, the 17th 2004, when the European Council decided to close negotiations with Romania. The signing of the Accession Treaty took place on April, the 25th 2005, in Luxembourg. Romania joined the European Union on January, the 1st 2007. Once a member of the European Union, Romania entered a new period involving the preparation and adoption of necessary measures towards eliminating controls at internal borders with a view to joigning the Schengen area. Romania has been systematically preparing for accession to the Schengen area in parallel with carrying out the activities which targeted EU accession. The actions in this field followed the course set in the National Strategy for accession to the Schengen area (annex 1) and of the Schengen Action Plan (annex 2). By signing the Accession Treaty, Romania assumed the commitment to apply the provisions of Category I Schengen acquis as from the date of EU accession. As far as the Category II provisions are concerned, they will come into force in Romania as of the date of the abolition of the border control at internal borders, on the basis of a decision taken separately by the Council of the European Union. In order to ensure a coherent and unitary approach of Romania’s coordination efforts, the Schengen Department was set up under GD no. 1317/2007. Also, the inter-institutional co-ordination is realized by the National Commission for Schengen auto-evaluation (National Commission), a body set up under GD no. 882/05.07.2006. It is formed of representatives of all institutions with responsibilities in the field. Romania declared its readiness for Schengen accession on June the 28th 2007, on three fields: data protection, police co-operation and visas. A second Declaration of readiness including all fields of evaluation was presented on June, the 2nd, 2008. The answers to the Schengen questionnaire describe the way the Schengen acquis was implemented in Romania, current state of preparations and plans, which will be implemented in the remaining period before the lifting of border control. The questionnaire contains a number of annexes, including the list of abbreviations used. * * * 15533/08 EXT 1 3 ANNEX DG D 1A EN ABBREVIATIONS BCP Border crossing points BP Border Police BPCI Border Police County Inspectorate BPD Border Police Directorate BPS Border police sectors CCC Common Core Curricullum CCI Common Consular Instructions DDLVRC Directorate for Driving Licenses and Vehicles Registration Certificates DIOCTO Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism Offences within the Public Ministry EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company eASF Interpol Electronic Automatic Search Facility EAW European arrest warrant EPN European Patrol Network GD Government Decision GDP General Directorate for Passports GDIIP General Directorate for Intelligence and Internal Protection GEO Government Emergency Ordinance GO Government Ordinance GIBP General Inspectorate of Border Police GIRP General Inspectorate of Romanian Police GIRG General Inspectorate of Romanian Gendarmerie IGIMRSB Interministerial Group for the Integrated Management of the Romanian State Border IOM International Organization for Migration IPCC International Police Cooperation Center ISBS Integrated System for Border Security MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs MIAR Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform NSAPDP / NSA National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing NCA National Customs Authority NVC National Visa Centre NISA National IT System for Alerts NCMDPR National Centre for Managing the Databases on Persons Records RBP Romanian Border Police RIO Romanian Immigration Office RON New Romanian Currency (Leu) RIS Romanian Intelligence Service SBC Schengen Borders Code SCOD Integrated System for the Surveillance of Vessels’ Itinerary SCOMAR System for the surveillance and observation at the Black Sea UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees VTMIS System Vessel Traffic Management and Information System WAP Wireless Application Protocol 15533/08 EXT 1 4 ANNEX DG D 1A EN C O N T E N T S I. General border management of external borders ....................................................................... 7 II. Specific management of external borders ................................................................................ 60 III. Entry ......................................................................................................................................... 92 IV. Readmission ........................................................................................................................... 103 V. Schengen Information System ................................................................................................ 111 VI. Issuing of visas ....................................................................................................................... 148 VII. Judicial cooperation ................................................................................................................ 165 VIII. Legislation on firearms ........................................................................................................... 171 IX. Police cooperation .................................................................................................................. 175 X. Drugs ...................................................................................................................................... 208 XI. Data protection ....................................................................................................................... 222 Annexes ............................................................................................................................................ 232 15533/08 EXT 1 5 ANNEX DG D 1A EN List of Figures: Figure 1. Organisational structure of the risk analysis procedure 16 Figure 2. Information flow towards the central level 16 Figure 3. Information flow towards the subordinatet units 17 Figure 4. The available human resources of the Romanian Border Police (01.06.2008) 20 Figure 5. Continuous training courses on forged/falsified documents and stolen cars 27 Figure 6. Data exchange through contact points 29 Figure 7. Border Crossing Points’ location Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 8. Naval mobility means at the maritime border 45 Figure 9. Naval mobility means at the Danube and Prut river 45 Figure 10. Surveillance towers location 47 Figure 11. Integrated System for Border Security – PMR Network 48 Figure 12. Border illegal crossings/attempts 49 Figure 13. Estimated level of detection 49 Figure 14. Persons admitted from neighbouring countries 50 Figure 15. Detected illegal immigrants on the Romanian territory 51 Figure 16. Rutes used by illegal migrants 53 Figure 17. Number of passengers of the regular ferry line Odessa – Constanta – Varna 61 Figure 18. Vessels calling at ports from EU and third countries 63 Figure 19. The deployment of SCOMAR Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 20. The Command and Control Centre for SCOMAR Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 21. The network communication subsystem Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 22. Deployment of local operation consoles Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 23. The general architecture of the Command and Control CentreError! Bookmark not defined. Figure 24. Sample screenshot of Constanta VTMIS System 73 Figure 25. Sample screenshot from AIES 77 Figure 26. International Airpots location 80 Figure 27. Penalties applied by the Romanian Border Police personnel. 96 Figure 28. Reasons for issuing visas in 2007 97 Figure 29. Number of visas granted at the border 97 Figure