Annex I to Specific Financial Decision
Joint Return Operation by AUSTRIA to Georgia and Armenia
on 12.12.2012
2012/ROS/42
Implementation Plan
The Joint Return Operation (JRO) to Georgia and Armenia is organised by AUSTRIA and coordinated and
co-financed by Frontex. It will take place on 12.12.2012. Its purpose is to remove, from the territory of
the EU Member States and Schengen Associated Countries, relevant third-country nationals who are
subject of individual return decision issued by the participating countries to their country of origin.
Members detailed for duty in this operation will ensure full compliance with the Charter of
Fundamental Rights 1ensuring respect and dignity for all persons encountered in the course of this
operation.
Any incident of a sensitive or public interest nature which occurs during the course of this operation will
immediately be reported, in writing, by the member concerned, for the information of Frontex
@frontex.europa.eu) and AUSTRIA as an organizer
).
Itinerary:
Route / schedule (local times):
Flight schedule (Local Time)
Departure
Flight
Departure
Departure
Arrival
Arrival
Arrival Airport
Airport
number
(Date)
(Date)
Aircraft:
)
)
1 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2007/C303/01
European Agency for the Management
www.frontex.europa.eu
of Operational Cooperation
Rondo ONZ 1, 00-124 Warsaw, Poland
at the External Borders of the Member States
Tel. +48 22 205 95 00
of the European Union
Fax +48 22 205 95 01
Available seats for PMS in total:
seats
Organising Member State (OMS): AUSTRIA
Participating Member State / Schengen Associated Country (PMS/SAC): FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGARY,
SPAIN, SWITZERLAND and POLAND.
Numbers of returnees and staff: See Annex 1.
Remark: It is the PMS/SAC Escort Leader’s responsibility and task to report any changes regarding the
numbers of returnees and staff in Annex 1 by sending SMS to the Escort Leader of the OMS and the Frontex
Project Manager prior to the departure from their respective home countries.
Implementation period: 12.12.2012 – 13.12.2012
The Frontex representative will travel to
on 11 December 2012. The operation will be carried out
during the 12th of December 2012. The delegations will return to their respective countries from
on
13 October 2012.
Handling Agent:
Frontex:
- Frontex Project Manager
, mobile
will assist as coordinator at
airport and during the operation onboard.
-
mobile:
, e-mail:
@frontex.europa.eu).
Dress code:
The dress code for escorts on this flight will be smart casual without neck ties. Official vests with
“national logo” in clear letters on the rear or front or armbands shall be worn while on duty at
embarkation airport and onboard until arrival at the airport in
They will not be worn if
disembarking from aircraft there. Full uniform is NOT permitted.
Operational Briefing:
Before the embarkation all Escort Leaders will attend an operational briefing at
airport mainly to
update the pax lists, seating plan and discuss boarding process as well as other important procedures on
board. The briefing point and time will be determined in due time.
A separate briefing will be conducted by the organizer with a cockpit and a cabin crew.
Medical Attention:
1. Medical staff will be available at the
Airport before the departure of the joint charter as well
as onboard.
2. Participating states are requested to communicate any pre-existing medical conditions or
requirements in timely fashion to the organising Member State.
Interpreter: One interpreter appointed by Austria.
Forced Return monitor: One monitor appointed by Austria.
Transport of Returnees to
Airport:
The Spanish delegation will arrive to
by charter organised by OMS/Austria. The other PMS/SAC will
arrive by their own organised charter. They will either be taken to a special area, or directly to the main
charter. The Austrian colleagues will provide the necessary assistance before and during the embarkation.
Preparations at the airport:
1. Each returnee has to be
searched thoroughly before boarding by respective national escorts.
2. National escort leaders are in charge of the
coercive measures concerning their returnees. The AT
escort leader has the final responsibility.
Means of coercion allowed during this JRO2:
Hand Cuffs
yes
Steel
yes
no
Velcro
yes
no
no
Plastic
yes
no Textile Material
yes
no
Body Cuffs
Head Protection
Straightjacket
yes
no
yes
no
yes
no
3. Escorts will have a
designated returnee from departure to the destination.
4.
Personal belongings shall not be put in the baggage hold of the aircraft. They should be placed in an
envelope/plastic bag and marked with a name of a returnee. These items actually will be handled
only by a responsible escort and they will hand it back over to the returnee just before
disembarkation.
5.
Baggage which is transported in the hold of the aircraft will be properly tagged and marked with a
name of a returnee.
6. Maximum weight allowed per passenger is limited to 20 Kg.
Boarding:
1. Boarding will take place in a secure area. Escorts and returnees will be seated as directed by the
organiser’s officials. The
Seating Plan will be distributed during the operational briefing before the
departure.
2. Once on board, all passengers will take their seats and
remain seated.
3. The toilet will not be used until the fasten seat belts signs have been switched off after the take off.
Only one returnee at the time will be permitted to use the toilet. Escorts are advised to jam the
toilet door open and observe a returnee.
Procedures Onboard of Aircraft:
1. All escorts and other officials will remain alert at all times.
2. The escort level on this flight is according with a previous risk assessment carried out by the
concerned MS.
3. No member will leave his/her designated returnee unless relieved. At no time there shall be less than
the designated number of escorts with any returnee as it has been assessed.
4. Any movement of a returnee from a seat will not take place without the authority of the EL. Any such
authorised movements will be supervised by an organiser’s escorting officer.
5. Emergency exit rows will
not be utilised for seating returnees.
6. A security back-up team will operate in the aircraft. This team will isolate and deal with any trouble
makers as well as securing the exit doors.
2 Council Decision 2004/573/EC, Common Guidelines 3.2.(e): The organising MS and each participating MS shall agree on a list of authorised
restraints in advance of the removal operation
7. Physical force will only be used as a last resort. Restraint will be used appropriate to the level of
resistance faced. To this end appropriate velcro and key operated leg and hand restraints will be
available. All such restraint is subject to the authority of the captain of the flight who is in charge of
the aircraft in connection with all safety and security measures.
Coercive measure are allowed on board as indicated in the flight offer, offensive
weapons are
prohibited.
8. Toilets for the use of returnees will be clearly indicated.
9. On the outward flight all escorts and officials will be provided with the same food as returnees.
10. All relevant incidents have to be brought to the attention of the Austrian EL.
11. Consumption of alcoholic beverages is not allowed.
Procedure at
Airport:
1. When the aircraft comes to a stop and a complete standstill at the final parking position
any restraint
will be removed from the returnees and they will be brought to the door of the aircraft. At this time
they will be handed their personal belongings which were transported in the cabin.
2. The Austrian escort leader will make the first contact with the representatives of Georgia.
Afterwards, the EL of each participating state will meet the third-country immigration officials and
hand over travel documents while presenting returnees.
3. Returnees will be presented to the Georgian authorities in the pier terminal finger by the escort
leaders.
4. Baggage in the hold will then be unloaded.
5. The escorts and other officials will not disembark the aircraft.
Return from
After the hand-over procedure, the EL of all participating Member States will be respectfully asked to
complete “JRO Debriefing Form”, distributed by the Frontex representative onboard, and return it
before the debriefing. The feedback provided in the forms will be utilized during the debriefing.
A debriefing will be organised during the return flight from
to
with all the escort
leaders, team leaders and Frontex representative.
After-operation phase:
AUSTRIA as a leading country will provide Frontex with the Final Return Operation Report in a
standard form.
It is the escort leader’s responsibility and task to inform each member of his/her contingent about the
content of the implementation plan and to ensure that each member of his/her contingent complies
with it.
Annexes: Annex 1 - Passengers’ numbers & Embarkation Airports & Arrival Times
Annex 2 - Escort Leaders & Crisis Focal Points 24/7 & Observers
Annex 3 – Code of Conduct
For Frontex