This agreement was signed on 1.02.2003 by the former Polish Regional Sea Fisheries Inspectorates in Gdynia, Słupsk and Szczecin and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries. It covers the cooperation in the fields of monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries, especially the exchange of information on landings and inspections, exchange of personnel between the relevant control authorities.

This agreement on Maritime and Aeronautical SAR Co-operation was signed in Vilnius 19.10.2009 between Ministry of Infrastructure in Poland and Ministry of Transport in Lithuania.

This operational agreement covers the Pomeranian Bay and deals with co-operation and response activities concerning marine accidents and combating marine pollution by oil and other harmful substances. It will be replaced by the POLGER Agreement (please see above).

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the FAO supports all efforts to promote Blue Growth - with its emphasis on reconciling social and economic development with environmental performance - to all fisheries and aquaculture policies. It promotes and supports the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, in addition to providing scientific advice, strategic planning, and training materials. It serves as a neutral forum to discuss issues related to international cooperation and multistakeholder approaches. The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) used by the FAO is the appropriate and practical way to implement the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

The POLGER Agreement is a bilateral operational agreement between Poland and Germany on cooperation and response activities in dealing with maritime incidents of pollution or the threat of pollution in the Baltic Sea Area involving oil and other harmful substances. Not yet in force

The German Maritime Search and Rescue Organisation (DGzRS), has put in place Operational Agreements with their respective counterparts in Denmark (Admiral Danish Fleet) the Netherlands (the Netherlands Coast Guard), Poland (Polish Ship Salvage), Sweden (Swedish Maritime Administration) and the UK (Her Majesty’s Coast Guard).

The operational agreement on Maritime SAR Co-operation was signed in Bremen on 26.04.1993 between Polish Ship Salvage Company and German Lifeboat Institution

The overall objective of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is to strengthen cooperation between the EU Member States and 6 Participating States in the field of civil protection, with a view to improve prevention, preparedness and response to disasters. When the scale of an emergency overwhelms the response capabilities of a country, it can request assistance via the Mechanism. The European Commission plays a key role in coordinating the response to disasters in Europe and beyond and contributes to at least 75% of the transport and/or operational costs of deployments. In addition to the EU Member States, the six participating states are Iceland, Norway, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Turkey.

German Police have signed bilateral agreements with all its neighbours on cross-border police cooperation. These agreements govern cross-border police measures such as surveillance, controlled deliveries and hot pursuit, joint police operations (in particular joint patrols, information sharing, cross-border personnel support, and work at the joint centres for police and customs cooperation. At these joint centres, the police and customs authorities of the partner countries work together in mixed international teams under one roof based on mutual trust. Information and experience are shared on all matters related to the border area. This makes it easier to coordinate cross-border operations, e.g. identifying additional contact persons in the neighbouring country. Officers working at the joint centres are required to be able to speak the language of both countries.

An agreement Maritime SAR Co-operation between Polish Ship Salvage Company and Admiral Danish Fleet.