~i~!!_f!l!l_i! Final Report from Third                                                                                        Commented [WUlO]: The non-disclosed part contains Country                                                                                                        detailed information on the means of communication used by Agreement, Template of the reports    · ·is· · · ·on available ·FOSS · ·and ·---  --- ------ --·-··· --- Handbook                    law enforcement officials. The disclosure of this information would put law enforcement officials' work in jeopardy and harm the coL.Kse of future and ongoing operations aimed at The final payment will not be processed as long as the Final Reports from MS and Third Country are not          curtailing the activities of organized criminal networks submitted to Frontex.                                                                                           involved in the smuggling and migrants and trafficking in human beings. As the disclosure of such pieces of information would undermine the protection of the public Interest as regards public security, it must therefore be refused as laid down in Article 4(1)(a) first indent of 12.2. Frontex                                                                                                   Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. Reports                                          Deadlines and Benchmarks Frontex Evaluation          The results of the JO will be evaluated and Frontex Evaluation Report (FER) Report                      will be transmitted within 60 calendar days after the termination of the JO to the Management Board together with the observations of the Fundamental Rights Officer referred to in Article 26 of the Regulation . FER will be accomplished in line with the indicators of objectives defined in the Annex 4 of the OPLAN and uploaded on FOSS. 13. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS In accordance with the applicable legal framework, Frontex will co-finance the joint operation. Frontex will reimburse eligible costs incurred by participating MS authorities in relation to deployments of human and technical resources. The following scheme will apply for the JO Poseidon 2017: Frontex will be responsible for the preparation of all necessary financial commitments and the preparation of the legal commitments . Funds are allocated by means of issuing Specific Financing Decision (SFD) with Estimated Budget and calculation for Running Expenses of Means (REM), if applicable. The Estimated Budget and REM are to be submitted by the authority participating in the joint operation. Once the SFD is issued by Frontex, the authority is obliged to send back an Acknowledgement of Receipt and is entitled to request pre-financing up to 50% of SFD budget. Frontex strongly recommends its Beneficiaries to request pre-financing. Payment of the balance, which may not be repeated, is made after the end of the operational activity based on eligible costs actually incurred in carrying out the operational activity. The request for final payment shall be submitted within 75 days after the end of the joint operation. Payments shall be remitted within 60 days from the receipt of the request for final payment, notwithstanding any suspension period due to incomplete or incorrect information provided by the Partner. As a result of the introduction of the new financing scheme, the following wlll apply for the JO in 2018: Frontex will be responsible for the preparation of all necessary financial commitments and the preparation of the legal commitments on the basis of the outcome of ABN. Funds will be allocated by means of Grant Agreements (GA) of 1 year duration for the deployment of human resources or of shorter duration (3-4 months) for the deployment of technical resources. Once the grant agreement is issued by Frontex, the grant beneficiary is obliged to countersign it and send it back to Frontex. It is then possible to request pre-financing of 60% of the estimated budget. Interim payment may be requested after consuming 70% of the pre-financing. The request for final payment is submitted within 75 days after the end of the activity covered by a grant agreement. Payments shall be 31

made by Frontex within 60 days from the receipt of the request for final payment, notwithstanding any suspension perlod due to incomplete or incorrect information provided by the beneffciary. Accordingly, Frontex will co-finance the deployments of the Third Country observers within the joint operation, if Third Country has a Working Arrangement or any other similar legal basfs for cooperation wfth Frontex. For the purposes of legal and ffnancial commitment, Frontex and the Third Country authority mutually sign a Grant Agreement along with the Estimated Budget and General Condftions. Further co-financing details, ellgfble costs and payment rules for Grant Agreements are analogical to the scheme for EU MS. 32

ANNEXES Annex 1  Code of Conduct applicable to all persons participating in Frontex operational activities Annex 2  Complaints mechanism Annex 3  Thorough assessment Annex 4  Operational obiectives Annex 5  Operational area Annex 6  Description of the tasks and specific instructions to the members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams (Rules of En2a2ement) Annex 7  Initial plan of deployed resources Annex 8  Ocerational briefing and debriefin2 Annex 9  Cooperation wfth other Union a2encies and bodies or international organisations Annex 10 Coordination structure Annex 11 Contact details Annex 12 JORA Annex 13 Read mission Activity Annex 14 Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the cooperation between NATO actMty and Frontex coordinated oceration in the Ae2ean Sea Annex 15 Deployment of technical eauiament from the United Kingdom 33