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PCC SEE

Implementation Agreements

Pursuant to Art. 34, paragraph 1 of the Convention the countries may conclude bilateral agreements for its implementation. Regardless of the dispositional formulation, if there are no implementation agreements the cooperation mechanism provided for by the Convention can not be realized in practice. 

The Republic of Bulgaria has signed modern bilateral agreements on police cooperation with all the Contracting Parties of PCC SEE, as follows:

• Albania
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Albania for Cooperation in the Field of Countering Terrorism, Organised Crime, the Illicit Trafficking and Other Criminal Acts – signed on 29 January 2007, entered into force on 4 October 2007;
  
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on Police Co-operation – signed on 20 September 2007, entered into force on 28 August 2008;

- Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Implementing the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation - signed on 16 November 2011, forthcoming entry into force (the Bulgarian internal procedure was completed in January 2012);

• Macedonia
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism, Organised Crime, Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Substances and Precursors, Illegal Migration and Other Criminal Offences – signed on 26 February 2002, entered into force on 26 February 2003;
  - Agreement between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia on Developing an International Inter-agency Telephone Connection Vardar – signed on 5 October 2004;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia for Cross-Border Police Cooperation – signed on 3 June 2006, entered into force on 21 January 2007;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on Establishment and Functioning of a Common Contact Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation – signed on 20 March 2009, entered into force on 14 October 2010;
  - Agreement between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia on Mixed Patrols along the State Border - signed on 21 February 2011, entered into force on 23 March 2011;
  - Memorandum between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia on Cooperation in the Area of Internal Control - signed on 21 February 2011, entered into force upon signing; 

- Protocol between the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia on the Implementation of the Agreement between the European Community and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation - signed on 21 February 2011, forthcoming entry into force (the internal procedures of both countries were completed in December 2011)

• Moldova
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on Co-operation in Combating Organised Crime, Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, Terrorism, as well as Other Kinds of Serious Crime - signed on 20 May 2004, entered into force on 17 September 2004;
  - Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on the Implementation of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation - signed on 16 November 2011, forthcoming entry into force (the Bulgarian internal procedure was completed in January 2012);

• Montenegro
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Montenegro on Cooperation in Fighting Terrorism, Organised Crime, Illicit Traffic in Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, Illegal Migration and Other Criminal Offences – signed on 5 April 2005, entered into force upon signing - it will be denounced after the entry into force of the new Agreement of 2010;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Montenegro on Police Cooperation - signed on 15 November 2011, forthcoming entry into force (the Bulgarian internal procedure was completed in January 2011);

- Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Montenegro Implementing the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation - signed on 15 November 2010, forthcoming entry into force (the internal procedures of both countries were completed in the beginning of 2011)]

 

• Romania
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania on Cooperation in Combating Organised Crime, Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, Terrorism, as well as Other Serious Crimes - signed on 10 July 2002, entered into force on 17 February 2004;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania for Co-operation between Border Guard Bodies – signed on 22 December 2004, entered into force on 28 July 2005;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania on Cross-Border Police Cooperation in Criminal Matters – signed in Vidin on 19 May 2009, entered into force on 16 June 2010;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of Romania on Establishment and Functioning of a Common Contact Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation – signed on 19 May 2009, entered into force on 16 July 2010;
  
  
• Serbia
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on Cooperation in Prevention of and Fight against Crime –  signed on 23 September 2002;
  - Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Co-operation in Fighting Terrorism, Organised Crime, Illicit Trafficking in Narcotics, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors, Illegal Migration and Other Criminal Offences – signed on 26 September 2003, entered into force upon signing, it will cease to have effect after the entry into force of the Agreement on Police Cooperation;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Co-operation between the Border Guard Bodies – signed in November 2007, entered into force on 18 July 2009;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Establishment and Functioning of a Common Contact Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation - signed on 26 April 2010, entered into force on 9 january 2011;
  - Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on Police Cooperation - signed on 20 May 2010, entered into force on 10 December 2010;
  - Protocol between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Government of the Republic of Serbia Implementing the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the Readmission of Persons Residing without Authorisation - signed on 16 September 2011, forthcoming entry into force (the Bulgarian internal procedure was completed in January 2012);

• Trilateral Agreements
  - Protocol for the Enhanced Trilateral Cooperation in Combating Crime, and Especially Trans-Border Crime, between the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria, the Government of Romania and the Government of the Republic of Serbia – signed on 29 September 2008, entered into force on 1 October 2009.
  

 In the existing agreements there are provisions regulating some of the forms of cooperation foreseen in PCC SEE. 

• Liaison officers – in the Agreements with Macedonia and with Romania from 2002 and in the Agreements with Serbia and Montenegro from 2010.
• Witness Protection – explicit clause in the Agreement with Romania from 2002 and in the Agreement with Moldova. According to the Bulgarian national legislation the leading authority with regard to the witness protection is the Ministry of Justice.
• Hot pursuit and Cross-border Surveillance – in the Agreement with Romania on Cross-Border Police Cooperation in Criminal Matters.
• Controlled Delivery – in the Agreements with Macedonia and Serbia from 2002, in the Agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 and in the Agreement with Montenegro from 2010, as well as in the Trilateral Protocol between Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia from 2008. 
• Technical Measures for Facilitating Trans-border Cooperation – This issue is subject of the Agreement on the Vardar Telephone Connection with Macedonia; there are provisions for this matter and in the agreements for Co-operation between Border Guard Bodies with Romania and with Serbia.
• Mixed Patrols – specific agreement with Macedonia from 2011; explicit clause in the agreement on border cooperation with Romania from 2004, special chapter in the agreement on police cooperation with Serbia from 2010.
• Cooperation in Common Centres – Bulgaria has bilateral agreements on establishment of common contact centres for police and customs cooperation with all neighbouring PCC SEE Contracting Parties (Macedonia, Romania and Serbia).

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Updated on at Tuesday, January 17, 2012