The European Border and Coast Guard, which includes the Agency and the national authorities of Member States which are responsible for border management, including coast guards to the extent that they carry out border control tasks, should fulfil its tasks in full respect for fundamental rights, in particular the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘the Charter’), the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and obligations related to access to international protection, in particular the principle of non-refoulement, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, and the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue.
Ba cheart do Gharda Teorann agus Cósta na hEorpa, lena n-áirítear an Ghníomhaireacht agus údaráis náisiúnta na mBallstát atá freagrach as bainistiú teorann, lena n-áirítear gardaí cósta sa mhéid is go ndéanann siad cúraimí rialaithe ag teorainneacha, a gcuid cúraimí a chomhall i lán-urraim do chearta bunúsacha, go háirithe Cairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh (“an Chairt”), an Coinbhinsiún Eorpach chun Cearta an Duine agus Saoirsí Bunúsacha a Chosaint, an dlí idirnáisiúnta ábhartha, lena n-áirítear Coinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe um Chearta an Linbh, an Coinbhinsiún maidir le gach Cineál Idirdhealaithe in aghaidh na mBan a Dhíothú, an Coinbhinsiún i dtaobh Stádas Dídeanaithe agus oibleagáidí a bhaineann le rochtain ar chosaint idirnáisiúnta, go háirithe prionsabal an non-refoulement, Coinbhinsiún na Náisiún Aontaithe maidir le Dlí na Farraige, an Coinbhinsiún Idirnáisiúnta um Shábháilteacht Anama ar Muir agus an Coinbhinsiún Idirnáisiúnta maidir le Cuardach agus Tarrtháil ar Muir.