# Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), Article 4A

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1 . Without prejudice to the Commission's responsibility for the development of SIS II, the central unit of SIS II shall be located in Strasbourg (France) and the back-up central unit in Sankt Johann im Pongau (Austria) during the development of the system.
2 . France and Austria shall provide the appropriate infrastructure and means to host the central unit and the back-up central unit of SIS II respectively during the development of the system.
3 . The national authority providing for the infrastructure and means referred to in paragraph 2 may receive a Community grant for the preparation and maintenance of the site or for providing other services necessary for hosting SIS II during its development.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2001/2424/article/4a (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2001-2424/article-4a
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