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ANNEX Council of the European Union Brussels, 7 December 2016 (OR. en) 15220/16 RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED JAI 1046 COSI 211 ENFOPOL 465 CRIMORG 167 ENFOCUSTOM 216 COPS 364 RELEX 1030 JAIEX 105 GENVAL 132 FRONT 472 COMIX 805 NOTE From:             General Secretariat of the Council To:               Delegations No. prev. doc.:   15219/16, 11292/4/13 REV4, 14819/2/15 Subject:          Operational Action Plan 2017 related to the EU crime priority A: "Illegal immigration" NOT DECLASSIFIED 15220/16 EXT 1                                                 SB/dk                        1 ANNEX                                     DGD 1C                                          EN

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ANNEX Draft Operational Action Plan 2017 Illegal Immigration 1.     Aim This Operational Action Plan (OAP) has been created within the framework of the EU Policy Cycle 1 for organised and serious international crime . This OAP corresponds to the following priority: "To disrupt OCGs involved in facilitation of illegal immigration operating in the source countries, at the main entry points to the EU on the main routes and, where evidence based, on alternative channels. To reduce Organised Crime Groups' (OCGs) abuse of legal channels for migration including the use of fraudulent documents as a means of facilitating illegal immigration". This OAP contains a breakdown of all the operational actions that will be carried out during the year 2017 as the way to reach the various strategic goals chosen during the "MASP" workshop. It also gives a general overview of the tasks and responsibilities of the Member States and the Agencies involved in the delivery of the plan. 2.     Context Any overlaps identified between OAPs will be the subject of careful management attention and coordination as described below (see end of paragraph 5.1). 1 15358/10 15220/16 EXT 1                                                           SB/dk                    3 ANNEX                                           DGD 1C                                          EN

3.     Structure The plan is essentially a coordination overview presenting the general outline of operational activities, rather than the specific detail of each. That detail will be found in the related activity documentation which is referenced within this plan. The activity documentation should include a description of the break down of the activity in “What, When, Where, Who and How” the activity will be carried out. The Annex to the plan contains a table with all operational activities. The table will facilitate: i)      Cross-reference between different, but related, activities within the same priority ii)     Cross-reference between activities which also contribute to a different priority iii)    Reference to detailed project documentation for a given activity iv)     Cumulative progress reporting. 4.     Management & Project Support 4.1    Management Overall management responsibility for this OAP lies with the Drivers and Co-Drivers of each crime priority as identified by COSI. Every individual operational activity of this OAP has a designated leader duly tasked and empowered for this role. Management responsibility for each activity is clearly shown in the list of operational activities. 2 The management approach shall be in line with the EMPACT Terms of Reference . 2 14518/12 15220/16 EXT 1                                                             SB/dk                         4 ANNEX                                             DGD 1C                                               EN

4.2     Project support In order to allow the Driver to focus on project management (of the common actions), and to reduce the national responsibility for overall EU coordination, Europol shall provide the project support for this OAP in the line with the EMPACT Terms of Reference. 4.3     Information management The Europol Analysis Work File for serious and organised crime [AWF SOC] shall be the primary means by which operational data emanating from the activities within this plan shall be processed. The Europol Information System may also be used where appropriate as a secure data repository directly accessible by the MS participants in terms of data sharing searches and cross-matching. AWF SOC is comprised of a series of operational Focal Points dealing with specific crime areas and the FP relevant for this OAP is FP CHECKPOINT. It is recommended that all operational information exchange and progress reporting within the OAP shall be done using the SIENA (Secure Information Exchange Network Application) system which provides a quick, secure and auditable means of communication between all competent authorities and Europol. The relevant actors of the OAP should ensure that operational data will be forwarded to Europol FP CHECKPOINT for insertion, cross-matching analysis in this manner. Such contributions should be clearly marked EMPACT Illegal Immigration. 15220/16 EXT 1                                                         SB/dk                         5 ANNEX                                          DGD 1C                                           EN

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5.2    Implementation The activity will be implemented according to the breakdown of actions and timescales contained in the activity plan. The Driver will be the authority to execute or delegate the management/leadership of a specific action to the Action Leader, who then has the responsibility for initiating and reporting on each action to the Driver. In order to enable the 6 monthly monitoring by COSI as provided in action 37 of the Policy Cycle, the action leaders will report to the driver and co-driver. This will allow the driver and co-driver to monitor the progress through 2017, acknowledge the successes and identify the challenges. It is expected that learning from this reporting process will influence the OAP’s throughout the policy cycle. 5.3   Monitoring and reporting The templates include the means for recording results. Monitoring and reporting shall be done in line with the regime established by the Commission and using the template provided for the policy cycle reporting. 3 This regime for on-going monitoring & periodical reporting should include: i)     Progress and results within the individual operational activities, including targets and key performance indicators (KPIs). ii)    Progress and results within the overall operational action plan, including the measurement of achievement as agreed at the MASPs meetings. iii)   Cross reporting between different strategic goals/OAP’s as appropriate. 5.4    Good practices Experiences within the delivery of the OAP which provide examples of good (and bad) practice will be duly recorded. This will be a responsibility of the Driver to report them to the attention of the EMPACT Support unit and of the National EMPACT Coordinators for wider sharing. 3 Including possible reference to resources allocated and their use 15220/16 EXT 1                                                            SB/dk                         7 ANNEX                                           DGD 1C                                              EN

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