council decis decemb provid area cover titl iv part treati establish european commun govern procedur laid articl treati ec council european union regard treati establish european commun indent articl thereof regard opinion european parliament treati amsterdam european commun acquir power adopt measur field visa asylum immigr polici relat free movement person laid titl iv part treati establish european commun hereinaft quot treati quot articl treati introduc treati amsterdam measur adopt council act unanim consult european parliament indent paragraph articl council act unanim consult european parliament decis transit period year entri forc treati amsterdam view provid part area cover titl iv govern procedur refer articl thereof pursuant articl treati ad treati nice council accord procedur laid articl adopt asylum relat measur provid articl provid council unanim consult european parliament adopt commun legisl defin common rule basic principl govern issu measur judici cooper civil matter provid articl except aspect relat famili law provis affect decis pursuant protocol articl treati annex treati treati nice council act qualifi major propos commiss consult european parliament adopt measur refer articl treati protocol affect decis addit treati nice approv quot hagu programm quot quot strengthen freedom secur justic european union quot meet novemb european council ask council adopt decis base articl treati april effect council requir act accord procedur laid articl adopt conform case law court justic relat choic legal basi commun act measur refer articl articl treati european council view pend entri forc treati establish constitut europ council continu act unanim consult european parliament adopt measur field legal migrat countri nation member state refer articl treati transit decis procedur adopt measur refer articl treati prejudic requir council act unanim take decis refer articl act access articl agreement european union european commun swiss confeder swiss confeder associ implement applic develop schengen acqui articl protocol annex treati european union treati establish european commun integr schengen acqui framework european union futur access treati transit codecis procedur adopt measur refer articl treati prejudic compet member state geograph demarc border accord intern law incent measur support action member state integr countri nation resid legal territori adopt council act accord legal basi provid treati consequ transit decis procedur adopt measur refer articl treati regul reserv council implement power regard detail provis practic procedur examin visa applic carri border check surveil amend requir council act qualifi major case accord articl protocol posit denmark annex treati european union treati establish european commun denmark part adopt decis bound subject applic accord articl protocol posit unit kingdom ireland annex treati european union treati establish european commun member state notifi part adopt applic decis decid articl januari council act accord procedur laid articl treati adopt measur refer articl treati januari council act accord procedur laid articl treati adopt measur refer articl treati articl articl treati appli opinion european parliament obtain council januari propos measur respect council act pursuant decis accord procedur laid articl treati articl articl council regul ec april reserv council implement power regard detail provis practic procedur examin visa applic word quot act unanim quot replac quot act qualifi major quot effect januari articl council regul ec april reserv council implement power regard detail provis practic procedur carri border check surveil word quot act unanim quot replac quot act qualifi major quot effect januari brussel decemb council presid veerman council doc access http regist consilium eu int oj oj