TITLE IIU.K. EXTERNAL BORDERS

CHAPTER III U.K. Staff and resources for border control and cooperation between Member States

Article 18U.K.Joint control

1.Member States which do not apply Article 22 at their common land borders may, up to the date of application of that Article, jointly control those common borders, in which case a person may be stopped only once for the purpose of carrying out entry and exit checks, without prejudice to the individual responsibility of Member States arising from Articles 7 to 14.

To that end, Member States may conclude bilateral arrangements between themselves.

2.Member States shall inform the Commission of any arrangements concluded in accordance with paragraph 1.