COMMISSION DECISION (EU) 2022/507

of 29 March 2022

confirming the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 4 thereof,

Having regard to the notification by Ireland of its wish to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (1),

Whereas:

(1) By letter of 7 February 2022, Ireland formally notified its wish, in accordance with Article 4 of Protocol No 21, to accept and be bound by Regulation (EU) 2021/1147.

(2) There are no conditions attached to the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2021/1147.

(3) In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 331(1) of the Treaty, the Commission should therefore confirm the participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2021/1147,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

1. The participation of Ireland in Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 is confirmed.

2. Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 shall apply to Ireland, in accordance with this Decision, from 7 February 2022.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Done at Brussels, 29 March 2022.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1)

OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 1