Member States, of non-tariff barriers in order to establish a free trade area at the
Community level;” (Article 3)
- Orders the States to “maintain periodic and regular consultations between national
border administration authorities”; (Article 58)
- Grants that “Citizens of the Community shall have the right of entry, residence and
establishment and Member States undertake to recognise these rights of Community
citizens in their territories in accordance with the provisions of the Protocols relating
thereto”; (Article 59)
- Calls on the Member States to “undertake to adopt all appropriate measures to ensure
that Community citizens enjoy fully the rights” aforementioned. (Article 59)
- Requests that “Member States undertake to adopt, at national level, all measures
necessary for the effective implementation of the provisions” aforementioned; (Article
59)
On the same ground, the Protocol A/P.1/5/79 on Free Movement of Persons, Residence
and Establishment (1979):
- Establishes the right of citizens to enter, reside and establish in the territory of the
Member States; (Article 2 (1))
- Establishes an approach and three phases over 15 years of implementation of (I) the
right of entry and abolition of visas, (II) of residence (III), and of establishment; (Article
2)
- Establishes the conditions for the right of entry into the territory of the Member States
as long as is in possession of a valid travel document and an international health
certificate; (Article 3 (1))
- Reserves to Member States the right to refuse admission to their territory of
Community citizens considered inadmissible immigrants under its national laws; (Article
4)
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