22007A1208(02)

Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Official Journal L 323 , 08/12/2007 P. 0024 - 0033

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Agreement

between the European Community and the Republic of Turkey on the participation of the Republic of Turkey in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY, hereinafter referred to as "the Community",

of the one part, and

THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY, hereinafter referred to as "Turkey",

of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Parties",

RECALLING that the Luxembourg European Council in 1997 made participation in the Community programmes and agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy,

CONSIDERING that the Community, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 [1] (the Regulation) has established the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (the Centre),

WHEREAS the Regulation provides in its Article 13 that the Centre shall be open to the participation of those non-Community countries which share the Community's interests and those of its Member States,

WHEREAS Turkey shares in the aims and objectives laid down for the Centre in the Regulation because Turkey's ultimate objective is to become a member of the European Union,

WHEREAS Turkey subscribes to the description of the tasks of the Centre and to its work method and priority areas as described in the Regulation,

WHEREAS there exists in Turkey an institution suitable to be linked to the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Participation

Turkey shall participate fully in the work of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (the Centre), on the terms set out in this Agreement.

Article 2

European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction

1. Turkey shall be linked to the European Information Network on Drugs and Drug Addiction (REITOX).

2. Turkey shall notify the Centre of the main elements of its national information network within 28 days of the entry into force of this Agreement, including its national monitoring centre, and name any other specialised centres which could make a useful contribution to the Centre's work.

Article 3

Management Board

The Management Board of the Centre shall invite a representative of Turkey to participate in its meetings. The representative shall participate fully without the right to vote. The Management Board may convoke exceptionally a meeting restricted to representatives of Member States and of the European Commission on issues of interest particular to the Community and its Member States.

The Management Board, in session with representatives of Turkey, will lay down the detailed arrangements concerning the participation of Turkey in the work of the Centre.

Article 4

Budget

Turkey shall contribute financially to the activities of the Centre in accordance with the provisions laid down in Annex I to this Agreement, which shall form an integral part thereof.

Article 5

Protection and confidentiality of data

1. Where, on the basis of this Agreement, personal data which do not enable natural persons to be identified are forwarded by the Centre to the Turkish authorities in accordance with Community and Turkish law, such data may be used only for the stated purpose and under the conditions prescribed by the forwarding authority.

2. Data on drugs and drug addiction provided to the Turkish authorities by the Centre may be published subject to compliance with Community and Turkish rules on the dissemination and confidentiality of information. Personal data may not be published or made accessible to the public.

3. Designated specialised centres in Turkey shall be under no obligation to provide information classified as confidential under Turkish legislation.