The Secretariat shall send a copy of all correspondence concerning the Agreement to the Heads of Delegation, to the Swiss to the European Union and to the Delegation of the Commission to Switzerland.

The Commission of the European Communities presents its compliments to the Swiss to the European Communities and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of its Note of 10 November 2004 on the revocation of several Agreements concluded between the Swiss Confederation and the European Coal and Steel Community, which was worded as follows:

‘The Swiss to the European Communities presents its compliments to the Commission of the European Communities and, referring to the Consultation Agreement of 7 May 1956 between the Swiss Confederation and the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, as well as the Agreement of 22 July 1972 between the Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community and the Swiss Confederation, and all relevant supplementary agreements, has the honour to inform the Commission of the following:

The Commission is hereby authorised to reply to the Note verbale of the Swiss to the European Communities of 10 November 2004 by the Note verbale set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Igazolvány diplomáciai képviselet kisegítő személyzete, háztartási alkalmazottak és családtagjaik részére (special certificate for the service staff of the diplomatic , private servants and members of their family)

Correspondence circulated shall be sent to the Secretariat-General of the Commission of the European Communities, the Permanent Representations of the Member States of the European Union and the diplomatic of the representatives of the ACP States.

Under the supervision of the diplomatic or consular posts, the biometric identifiers may also be collected by qualified and duly authorised staff of an honorary consul or of an external service provider referred to in Part VII, points 1.3 and 1.4.

transfers regarding diplomatic or consular posts or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such transfers are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic missions or consular posts or organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

transfers regarding diplomatic missions or consular posts or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such transfers are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular posts or organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

Access to the VIS shall be reserved exclusively to duly authorised staff of diplomatic or consular posts.

prevent at all times any unauthorised reading, copying, modification or deletion of data, in particular during their transmission to the diplomatic or consular post of the Member State(s) competent for processing an application;

ensure all the technical and organisational security measures required to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the cooperation involves the transmission of files and data to the diplomatic or consular post of the Member State(s) concerned and all other unlawful forms of processing personal data;

all the technical and organisational security measures required to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the cooperation involves the transmission of files and data to the diplomatic or consular post of the Member State(s) concerned, and all other unlawful forms of processing the personal data;

collecting data and applications (including collection of biometric identifiers) and transmitting the application to the diplomatic or consular post;

The Member States concerned shall agree on the duration of and conditions for the termination of the co-location as well as the proportion of the visa fee to be received by the Member State whose diplomatic or consular post is being used.

managing the for personal appearance at the diplomatic or consular post or at the external service provider;

If, for legal or factual reasons, the person concerned cannot be transferred within the period of validity of the travel document that was initially issued, the competent diplomatic or consular office of Cape Verde shall, within four working days, issue a new travel document with a period of validity of the same duration.

Citizens of Cape Verde and of the Union who have lost their identity documents, or from whom these documents have been stolen while staying in the territory of the Member States or of Cape Verde respectively, may leave that territory on the basis of valid identity documents issued by diplomatic or consular posts of the Member States or of Cape Verde entitling them to cross the border without any visa or other authorisation.

After Cape Verde has given a positive reply to the readmission application, the competent diplomatic or consular office of Cape Verde shall, irrespective of the will of the person to be readmitted, immediately and not later than within four working days issue the travel document required for the return of the person to be readmitted with a period of validity of six months.

collecting the travel documents (including a refusal notification if applicable) from the diplomatic or consular post and returning them to the applicant.