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  "legislation": "eudn/2007/170",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 16 March 2007 laying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II (1st pillar) (notified under document number C(2007) 845) (Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, German, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish text is authentic) (2007/170/EC)",
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  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 16 March 2007\nlaying down the network requirements for the Schengen Information System II (1st pillar)\n(notified under document number C(2007) 845)\n(Only the Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, German, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, and Swedish text is authentic)\n(2007/170/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and in particular Article 4(a) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn order to develop SIS II it is necessary to set out technical specifications concerning the communication network, its components, and the specific network requirements.\n(2)\nAppropriate arrangements, in particular as regards the elements of the uniform national interface located in Member States, should be put in place between the Commission and the Member States.\n(3)\nThis decision is without prejudice to the adoption in future of other Commission's Decisions related to the development of SIS II, in particular on the development of the security requirements.\n(4)\nBoth Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and Council Decision 2001/886/JHA govern the development of the SIS II. In order to ensure that there will be one single implementing process for the development of SIS II as a whole, the provisions of this Decision should mirror the provisions of the Commission's Decision laying down the network requirements for SIS II to be taken in application of Decision 2001/886/JHA.\n(5)\nIn accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis , the United Kingdom has not taken part in the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and is not bound by it or subject to its application as it constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis. The United Kingdom is therefore not an addressee of this Commission decision.\n(6)\nIn accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis , Ireland has not taken part in the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and is not bound by it or subject to its application as it constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis. Ireland is therefore not an addressee of this Commission decision.\n(7)\nPursuant to Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark has decided to implement Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 in Danish law. Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 is thus binding upon Denmark in international law.\n(8)\nAs regards Iceland and Norway, Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and Decision 2001/886/JHA constitute a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis , which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis .\n(9)\nAs regards Switzerland, Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and Decision 2001/886/JHA constitute a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed by the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the latter’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 4(1) of the Council decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of this Agreement.\n(10)\nThis Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Act of Accession.\n(11)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1988/2006 (OJ L 411, 30.12.2006, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43. Decision as amended by Decision 2004/926/EC (OJ L 395, 31.12.2004, p. 70)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31."
    }
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