Mr Fabrice LEGGERI Executive Director European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) Rondo ONZ 1 00 124 WARSZAWA POLOGNE

Strasbourg, 12/01/2015

Own-initiative inquiry OI/9/2014/MHZ concerning the means through which Frontex ensures respect for fundamental rights in joint return operations (JRO)

Dear Mr Leggeri,

Please find enclosed, for your information, a copy of the report on the inspection of the Frontex's files in the above case. The report will be published on my website.

Please note that, in accordance with Articles 13.3 and 14.2 of the Implementing Provisions of the European Ombudsman, neither the complainant nor the public may have access to any confidential documents or confidential information obtained as a result of an inspection.

Yours sincerely,

Emily O'Reilly

Enclosure: Report