Any amendments to Frontex policy on its role in SAR operations (which are written in its Regulation 2016/1624) since January 2020. i.e. Frontex is obliged to provide technical and operational assistance to Member States and non-EU countries in support of SAR operations that may arise during border surveillance operations at sea. Please be informed that Frontex does not hold documents pertaining to your application. Kindly note that Frontex’ tasks in relation to search and rescue are laid down in international agreements, in particular the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation1, which repealed Regulation (EU)       2016/16242          and       is     publicly       available         at      https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1573722151667&uri=CELEX:32019R1896,                             as      well      as    Regulation        (EU) No 656/20143,                 publicly             available              at             https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.189.01.0093.01.ENG. These agreements are publicly available and thus fall outside of the framework of Regulation (EC) No 1049/20014. 1 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of 13 November 2019 on the European Border and Coast Guard (OJ L 295, 14.11.2019, p. 1). 2 Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1–76). 3 Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 of 15 May 2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 93). 4 Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of 30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). Frontex - European Border and Coast Guard Agency www.frontex.europa.eu | Pl. Europejski 6, 00-844 Warsaw, Poland | Tel. +48 22 205 95 00 | Fax +48 22 205 95 01

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