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Legal basis ■ Article 82 of the EBCG Regulation 2.0; Frontex statutory staff of the European Border and Coast Guard Standing Corps (Category 1) can perform their tasks during the deployment, which may requfre the use of force, ;ncluding carrying and use of service weapons. ■ Article 55 (5) c of the EBCG Regulation 2.0; Establish specific rules to be adopted by the Management Board to facilitate the storage of weapons, ammuniUon and other equipment in secured facilities and the;r transportaUon to the operational areas i:S FRONT EX 11111    EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY

Methodology • Starting point; 0 no significant benchmarking possibility in the EU agencies; • Frontex made extensive research, including: 0 Survey which demonstrated that: "Weapons systems, conditions and requirements for storage and transportation are different and vary from country to country" ,□ Workshop with experts on weapons from MS, covering; - technical aspects for proper tender specification; - best practices in the relevant processes within MS; - Assessment of possible risks. • Frontex engaged external expert on national regulatory framework; • Frontex hired a law firm to provide written legal opinion. !:= FRONT EX Ill     EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY

Structure of the storage system Centralised and decentralised warehousing ~ D /T, t ~ ;--~ ~ !i:S FRONTEX Ill • EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY - D

Premises • Storage facilit ies will need premises; -·..=· .·••••... ° Frontex property or; 0 Premises leased by Frontex; - ..    , ...••· .... ·•• ■ In some specific cases - resources provided by host country, may be used. lku.m- : . . ..n - i5:: FRONT EX Ill    EUROPEAN BORDER A N D COAST GUARD AGENCY

Security of storage facilities .• , .0. ■ Storage facilities established: 0 In compliance with the national regulatory basis; ° Following the best established standards for law enforcement; ■ Following the principles of; 0 Effective storage risk assessment; a Separate storage of firearms from ammuni tions; 0 Access control and perimeter security; iE: FRONT EX Ill     EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY

.Functionality and maintenance of the storage system ~ ► ► .. ► ■ Stockpile, including; •• 0 Operational weapons;                      • 0 Operational reserve; 0 Replacement reserve ■ Inventory and data filing; • Human resources ©nef            fJ) -t) i rii-\J"' -, ~ .... ~ FRONTEX Ill  EUROPEAN BORDER.AND COASTGUARD AGENCY

Transportation • Appliance of the highest international standards and national regulatory bases; • Movement and circulation: 0 f ram the central warehouse to the field and back; 0 Across operational areas. • Capacity for transportation of weapons; 0 part of the FWC for delivery of weapons or 0 specific contractual capacity established; i:S FRONT EX Ill   EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY

MS engagement • MS support foresees an opportunity in cooperation with the relevant Supervisory Committee (Weapon Inspection Committee) to: 0 establish the Agency's storage facilities in the operational areas; 0 store weapons where such facilities do not exist; 0 support Frontex in relation with the transport and transit of weapons, ammunition and other equipment; • Agreements between the Agency and the Member States (Model Agreements), . ...-------------------. !=:'. FRON TEX Ill   EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY

Indicative timeline for MB decision on storage of weapons Action                                   Date First presentation at Pooled Resources Network meeting   10 February 2020 (done) Presentation at the extraordinary Management Board           3-4 March 2020 meeting Presentation of draft MB decision at Pooled Resources         10 March 2020 Network meeting Presentation of draft decision to the Management Board ·    25-26 March 2020 Presentation of draft final text at the Pooled Resources    6 May 2020 (TBC) Network meeting Expected adoption of the decision by the Management          17-18 June 2020 Board ~ FRONT EX IIJ  EUROPEAN BORDER AND COAST GUARD AGENCY