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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/914",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 30 November 2009 amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) (2009/914/EC)",
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  "text": "Council Decision\nof 30 November 2009\namending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS)\n(2009/914/EC)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to Article 119 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (the 1990 Schengen Convention),\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe provisions of Article 119 of the 1990 Schengen Convention provide that the costs arising from the installation and operation of C.SIS, referred to in the provisions of Article 92(3), shall be borne jointly by the Contracting Parties.\n(2)\nThe financial obligations arising from the installation and operation of the C.SIS are regulated by a specific Financial Regulation, as modified by the Decision of the Schengen Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (hereinafter ‘C.SIS Financial Regulation’).\n(3)\nThe C.SIS Financial Regulation applies to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and to Iceland and Norway by virtue of Council Decision 2000/777/EC, to the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic by virtue of Council Decision 2007/471/EC, as well as to Switzerland by virtue of Council Decision 2008/421/EC.\n(4)\nBulgaria and Romania are to be integrated into the first generation Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) on a date to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession, within the framework of the SIS 1+.\n(5)\nFrom that date onwards Bulgaria and Romania should participate in the C.SIS Financial Regulation.\n(6)\nIt is reasonable that Bulgaria and Romania contribute to historical C.SIS costs. However, since they only joined the European Union in 2007, it is considered appropriate that they should contribute to historical costs in relation to the installation of the C.SIS from 1 January 2007. It is also considered reasonable that they contribute to historical operating costs from 1 January 2010.\n(7)\nLiechtenstein is to participate in the provisions of the Schengen acquis related to the Schengen Information System from a date to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 10 of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis. From that date, Liechtenstein should participate in the C.SIS Financial Regulation.\n(8)\nIt is reasonable that Liechtenstein contributes to historical costs. However, since the Protocol was signed on 28 February 2008, it is considered appropriate that it should contribute to historical costs in relation to the installation of the C.SIS from 1 January 2008. It is also considered reasonable that it contribute to operating costs from 1 January 2010.\n(9)\nAs regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes 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 latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.\n(10)\nAs regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis , which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decisions 2008/146/EC and 2008/149/JHA.\n(11)\nAs regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decisions 2008/261/EC and 2008/262/JHA.\n(12)\nThe United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 8(2) of 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 .\n(13)\nIreland is taking part in this Decision, in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Article 6(2) of 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 .\n(14)\nAs regards the Republic of Cyprus, this Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.\n(15)\nThis Decision constitutes an act building on the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 444."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 24."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 46."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "OJ L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 74."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Council Decision 2008/149/JHA of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 50)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f11",
      "text": "Council Decision 2008/261/EC of 28 February 2008 on the signature, on behalf of the European Community, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 3.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f12",
      "text": "Council Decision 2008/262/JHA of 28 February 2008 on the signature, on behalf of the European Union, and on the provisional application of certain provisions of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 5.)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f13",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f14",
      "text": "OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20."
    }
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