European Monitoring centre on Racism and Xenophobia: cooperation with the Council of Europe, EC agreement

PURPOSE : establishment of co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Decision 1999/132/EC relating to the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe for the purpose of establishing, in accordance with Article 7(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 1035/97 of 2 June 1997 establishing a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, close co-operation between the Centre and the Council of Europe. CONTENT : In accordance with Council Regulation 1035/97/EC regarding the creation of a European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (CNS96298) which, in its Article 7, para. 3, provides for the co-ordination of activities between the Centre and the Council of Europe, the Decision aims at concluding an agreement formalising co-operation between the two organisations. The agreement covers three aspects: - exchange of information and data: regular contacts to be established between the Centre and the General Secretariat of the Council of Europe, in particular the Secretariat of the Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), exchange of information and data, dissemination of their respective activities; - co-operation: regular consultations to co-ordinate activities and, in particular, to draw up the Centre's work programme, so as to ensure complementarity of work and the optimisation of total resources available, notably as regards scientific research projects. - appointment : designation by the Council of Europe of a prominent figure to serve on the Centre's Management Board. ENTRY INTO FORCE : the agreement concluded in Strasbourg on 10.02.1999 will enter into force once the necessary notifications to bind the Community have been made.�