Activites

• 2008/11/08 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2008/839
  • OJ L 299 08.11.2008, p. 0043
• #2899
• 2008/10/24 Council Meeting
• 2008/10/24 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2008/10/24 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2008/09/24 Results of vote in Parliament
  • Results of vote in Parliament
  • T6-0441/2008 summary

    The European Parliament adopted, by 450 votes to 25 with 31 abstentions, a legislative resolution amending the draft Council Decision on migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Carlos COELHO (EPP-ED, PT) on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.The amendments, adopted under the consultation procedure, concern the following points:a new Article on reporting states that the Commission shall submit by the end of every six-month period, and for the first time by the end of the first six-month period of 2009, a progress report to the European Parliament and the Council concerning the development of SIS II and migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II); the Decision should expire no later than 30 June 2010.

• 2008/09/23 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2008/09/16 Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • A6-0351/2008
• 2008/09/15 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
• 2008/09/03 Legislative proposal published
  • 12059/1/2008 summary

    The Council has agreed upon a revised version of the proposal for a Council Decision on migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). The new version is based on a compromise reached between Member State delegations. The text should now be examined by the European Parliament.Two main amendments have been made to the proposal, they concern :Article 3, paragraph 1: comprehensive test: the amendments are the result of informal discussions between the Presidency and the Commission in order to take account of concerns expressed by certain Member States at the last meeting of the “Schengen Acquis” Group while maintaining the global schedule for SIS II, approved by the Council on 6 June 2008 (please refer to the Council activities of June 2008 : it is provided that the migration of SIS 1+ to SIS II is planned for September 2009;Article 11, paragraph 1: amendment of Article 92 of the Schengen Convention on the obligations as regards the technical support function of the Central SIS II.Comprehensive test:  in order to overcome potential problems due to the migration from SIS 1+ to SIS II, it is proposed to set up and test an interim migration architecture for the operations of SIS 1+ during a transitional period until the migration process has been completed. In the revised text, the comprehensive test shall only be carried out after the Commission has validated the SIS II tests referred to Council Regulation (EC) No 189/2008  on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). The comprehensive test shall be executed by the Member States participating in SIS 1+ and by the Commission. The comprehensive test shall follow a detailed schedule and detailed specifications defined by Member States participating in SIS 1+ acting within the Council in cooperation with the Commission. Moreover, the Commission and the Member States participating in SIS 1+ acting within the Council shall define the criteria for determining whether the level of performance of SIS II is at least equivalent to that achieved with SIS I.Test on supplementary information: ‘test on supplementary information’ means functional tests between the SIRENE Bureaux, aimed to test the exchange of supplementary information. The test on supplementary information shall follow a detailed schedule and be based on technical specifications defined by Member States participating in SIS 1+ acting within the Council. Member States not participating in SIS 1+ may participate in the test on supplementary information. Migration from SIS 1+ to SIS II: the revised text states that for the migration from C.SIS to Central SIS II, France shall make available the SIS 1+ database and the Commission shall introduce the SIS 1+ database into Central SIS II. The Member States participating in SIS 1+ shall migrate from N-SIS to N.SIS II using the interim migration architecture, with the support of France and of the Commission, by 30 September 2009 at the latest. The migration of the national system from SIS 1+ to SIS II consists of the data loading of SIS II, when that SIS II is to contain a data file (a 'national copy'), containing a complete or partial copy of the SIS II database, followed by a switchover from SIS to SIS II for each Member State. The migration shall follow a detailed schedule provided by the Commission and the Member States participating in SIS 1+ acting within the Council. The Commission shall assist in coordination and support of the common activities during the migration. Main responsibilities for the development of SIS II: clarifications have been made concerning the responsibilities of the Commission and the Member States in the implementation of SIS II. These new provisions determine in particular the responsibility of the Commission which should remain responsible for the Central SIS II, its maintenance, development, its communication infrastructure and the converter which will allow for the successful exchange of SIS data between SIS 1+ and SIS II. Additional development of the Central SIS II should at all times include the correction of errors. The Commission should provide coordination and support for the joint activities. The Commission should provide, in particular, the necessary technical and operational support to the Member States at Central SIS II level including the availability of a helpdesk. As regards the Member States, they should remain responsible for their national systems (N.SIS II) and France should remain responsible for the technical support function of SIS 1+. This responsibility is expressly provided for in the provisions of Article 92(3) of CISA. This particular position should result in a special role for France during final tests, as described by this Regulation, and migration from SIS 1+ to SIS II. Representatives of the Member States participating in the SIS 1+ should coordinate their actions within the framework of the Council. It is necessary to set out a framework for that organisational action. The Commission has the possibility to contract out to third parties, including national public bodies, tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation and tasks relating to the implementation of the budget. Data protection rules should be respected in accordance with the provisions of the Schengen Convention. Amendment of the provisions of the Schengen Convention: additional amendments have been made to the Schengen Convention to take account of the changes made to the proposal. As regards SIS 1+, Article 92 of the Schengen Convention provides for a technical support function (C.SIS). As regards SIS II, Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Decision 2007/533/JHA provide for a Central SIS II composed of a technical support function and a uniform national interface (NI-SIS). In the revised text, the Council states that the technical support function of Central SIS II shall be located in Strasbourg (France) and a back-up in St. Johann im Pongau (Austria). France is and should remain responsible for the technical support function of SIS 1+.It should be noted that during the migration, the provisions of Title IV of the 1990 Schengen Convention shall continue to apply to the Schengen Information System.Comitology: new provisions have also been provided as regards decision-taking and comitology. Technical provisions are provided concerning the general purpose and the definitions associated with the SIS.The proposed Regulation should expire as soon as the SIS II enters into force.Lastly, the United Kingdom has maintained its parliamentary scrutiny reserve on this text.

  • DG {'url': 'http://ec.europa.eu/justice/', 'title': 'Justice'}, BARROT Jacques
• #2783
• 2008/06/05 Council Meeting
  • 2783 summary

    The Council took note of the current state of play and of a new schedule for implementing the second generation of SIS (SIS II). In accordance with the schedule, migration from SIS1+ to SIS II is planned for September 2009.This schedule will allow all sides (Schengen states, non-Schengen states and the Commission) to prepare their planning for the further development and start of the operations of the SIS II.The schedule was afterwards adopted by the Council without discussion.

• 2008/05/20 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• #2863
• 2008/04/18 Council Meeting
  • 2863 summary

    The Council took note of a report on the development of the SIS II project.According to the SIS II time schedule, Compliance Tests for all Member States should be completed by 3 October 2008 at the latest.After the enforcement of the Schengen Association Agreement associating Switzerland with the implementation of the provisions of the Schengen acquis on 1 March 2008, the Swiss Government declared its readiness for the Schengen evaluation process. The Slovenian Presidency welcomes Switzerland's commitment to giving the highest priority to the SIS II project.The Council also confirmed the conclusions of a report on the open issues relating to SIS II and took note of the Commission proposals on migration from SIS 1+ to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II).Finally, the Commission confirmed that, on the basis of the open issues report, it will present a detailed schedule for SIS II implementation at the June 2008 Justice and Home Affairs Council.It should be noted that the Council meeting on 28 February adopted a number of conclusions regarding the development of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II), inter alia, an additional mechanism, supporting the SIS II development in the Member States until the start of operations. The Council also invited the Slovenian Presidency to report to the Council in April 2008 on open issues relating to the detailed SIS II schedule, on the basis of a report prepared by the Friends of SIS II, the mechanism which was, pursuant to the Council conclusions, established immediately.

Documents

• Debate in Council: 2863
• Debate in Council: 2783
• Legislative proposal published: 12059/1/2008
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A6-0351/2008
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T6-0441/2008
• : Decision 2008/839
• : OJ L 299 08.11.2008, p. 0043

History

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