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  "legislation": "eur/2006/1988",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1988/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC) No 1988/2006\nof 21 December 2006\namending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 66 thereof,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nHaving regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCouncil Decision 2001/886/JHA of 6 December 2001 on the development of the second generation of the Schengen Information System (SIS II) and Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 constitute the required legislative basis to allow for the inclusion in the budget of the European Union of the necessary financial appropriations for the development of SIS II and the execution of that part of the budget. Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 and Decision 2001/886/JHA both expire on 31 December 2006 .\n(2)\nThe development of SIS II will take longer than initially foreseen, requiring the availability of financial appropriations beyond 31 December 2006 .\n(3)\nIt is therefore necessary to extend the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 so that the Commission can implement the budget after 2006 in order to complete the project for the development of SIS II, including the establishment of the communication infrastructure.\n(4)\nCouncil Conclusions of 29 April 2004 state that for the development phase of SIS II the central unit of SIS II shall be located in France and the back-up central unit shall be located in Austria subject to certain arrangements that will be necessary before the sites become operational. Operational management and responsibility for liaison with the Commission for the sites shall be the responsibility of France and Austria respectively.\n(5)\nIt is also necessary to confer on the Commission the responsibility for the preparation of technical integration into SIS II, in particular of the Member States which have acceded to the European Union in 2004.\n(6)\nRegulation (EC) No 2424/2001 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.\n(7)\nThis Regulation is without prejudice to the adoption in the future of legislative instruments for the establishment, operation and use of SIS II.\n(8)\nIn accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark does not take part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Regulation builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide, within a period of six months after the adoption of this Regulation, whether it will implement it in its national law.\n(9)\nThis Regulation and the United Kingdom's participation in its adoption and application are without prejudice to the arrangements for the United Kingdom's partial participation in the Schengen acquis defined by the 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(10)\nIreland is taking part in the adoption of this Regulation 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 the Treaty establishing the European Community, and Articles 5(1) and 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(11)\nAs regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation 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 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(G) of Council Decision 1999/437/EC on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement.\n(12)\nAs regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement signed between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the association of the Swiss Confederation 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 4(1) of Decision 2004/860/EC on the signing, on behalf of the European Community and on the provisional application of certain provisions of that Agreement,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EC) No 1988/2006 of 21 December 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (Official Journal of the European Union L 411 of 30 December 2006)."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 1 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43 ."
    },
    {
      "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. 31 ."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "OJ L 370, 17.12.2004, p. 78 ."
    }
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