Document ID: 32018C0919(01)
Language: ENG

<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>19.9.2018&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>C 333/1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council relating to Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 ( 1 )
(2018/C 333/01)
The costs for the operation and maintenance of the ETIAS Information System, the ETIAS Central Unit and the ETIAS National Units, will be covered entirely by the revenues generated by the fees. The fee should therefore be adapted as necessary, having regard to the costs. This includes both costs incurred by EU Member States and those incurred by Schengen Associated Countries in this regard, in accordance with the provisions of the ETIAS Regulation. The costs incurred in connection with the development of the ETIAS Information System, the integration of the existing national border infrastructure and the connection to the National Uniform Interface as well as the hosting of the National Uniform Interface and the set-up of the ETIAS Central Unit and ETIAS National Units, including those incurred by EU Member States as well as Schengen Associated Countries, will be borne by the Internal Security Fund (Borders and Visa) respectively its successor(s).
Therefore, these costs should not be considered for the calculation of the contribution of the Schengen Associated Countries to ETIAS under the respective Association Agreement and the relevant specific arrangements for the participation of the Schengen Associated Countries in the agencies. This should be taken into account in particular in the context of the negotiations on the successor(s) to the Internal Security Fund (Borders and Visas) and the specific arrangements for the participation of the Schengen Associated Countries therein.
The European Parliament and the Council call on the Commission to present a proposal on the specific arrangements provided for in Article 95 of this Regulation without delay after its adoption.
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( 1 ) OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1 .
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