Asylum: agreement extending to Denmark the criteria for determining the state responsible for examining applications for asylum and establishment of the Eurodac system (Regulations (EC) No 343/2003 and (EC) No 2725/2000)

This document consists of the final version of the Agreement concluded between the EC and Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation 343/2003/EC establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national, and Council Regulation 2725/2000/EC concerning the establishment of "Eurodac" for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention.

The text of the Protocol and the Commission’s draft decision are in accordance with the initial proposal (please refer to the summary dated 17 September 2004).