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(Acts adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)  
 
Council Decision 2006/1007/JHA 
of 21 December 2006 
amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the 
second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Artic le 30(1)(a) and (b), 
Article 31(1)(a) and (b) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament1, 
Whereas: 
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 of 6 December 2001 on the development of the 
second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)2 and Council Decision 
2001/886/JHA3 constitute the required le gislative basis to allow for the inclusion in the 
budget of the European Union of the nece ssary financial appropriations for the 
development of SIS II and the execution of th at part of the budge t. Decision 2001/886/JHA 
and Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 both expire on 31 December 2006. 
(2) The development of SIS II will take longer than  initially foreseen, requ iring the availability 
of financial appropriations beyond 31 December 2006. 
                                                 
1 Opinion of the European Parliament of … (not yet published in the Official Journal). 
2  OJ L 328, 13.12. 2001, p. 4. 
3  OJ L 328, 13.12. 2001, p. 1. 
 
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(3) It is therefore necessary to extend the pe riod of validity of Decision 2001/886/JHA 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.  
(4) Council 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 res ponsibility for liaison with the Commission 
for the sites shall be th e responsibility of France and Austria respectively. 
(5) It is also necessary to co nfer on the Commission the responsi bility for the preparation of 
technical integration into SIS II, in particular  of the Member States which have acceded to 
the European Union in 2004. 
(6) Decision 2001/886/JHA should, ther efore, be amended accordingly. 
(7) This Decision is without pr ejudice to the adoption in the fu ture of legislative instruments 
for the establishment, operation and use of SIS II. 
(8) The United Kingdom is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the 
Protocol integrating the Sc hengen acquis into the framework of the European Union 
annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing European 
Commuity, and Article 8(2) of Council De cision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning 
the request of the United Kingdom of Great Brit ain and Northern Ireland to take part in 
some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis1. 
(9) Ireland is taking part in this Decision in accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol 
integrating the Schengen acquis into the framew ork of the European Union annexed to the 
Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing European Community, and Article 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
2. 
(10) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions 
of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreemen t concluded by the Council of 
                                                 
1 OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43. 
2 OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20. 
 
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the European Union and the Republic of Icel and and the Kingdom of  Norway concerning 
the association of those two States with th e implementation, application and development 
of the Schengen acquis1 which fall within the area referr ed to in Article 1, point G of 
Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 Ma y 1996 on certain arrangements for the 
application of that Agreement 2. 
(11) As regards Switzerland, this Decision consti tutes a development of the provisions of the 
Schengen acquis within the meaning of th e Agreement signed between the European 
Union, the European Community and the Swi ss Confederation concerning the association 
of the Swiss Confederation w ith the implementation, application and development of the 
Schengen acquis, which fall within the area refe rred to in Article 1, point G of Council 
Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunc tion with Article 4(1) of Council 
Decision 2004/849/EC on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and on the 
provisional application of certain  provisions of that Agreement3, 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
Decision 2001/886/JHA is hereby amended as follows: 
1) the following sentence sh all be added to Article 2: 
"The development comprises the preparati on of technical integr ation into SIS II, 
in particular of the Member States which ha ve acceded to the European Union in 2004."; 
2) the following Article shall be inserted: 
"Article 4A 
1. Without prejudice to the Commission's res ponsibility for the development of SIS II, 
the central unit of SIS II shall be located in Strasbourg (Franc e) and the back-up 
central unit in Sankt Johann im Pongau (A ustria) during the development of the 
system. 
                                                 
1 OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. 
2  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31. 
3 OJ L 368, 15.12.2004, p. 26. 
 
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2. France and Austria shall provi de the appropriate infrastruc ture and means to host the 
central unit and the back-up central unit of SIS II resp ectively during the 
development of the system. 
3. The national authority providing for the in frastructure 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."; 
3) in Article 7, the second subparagrap h shall be replaced by the following: 
"It shall expire on 31 December 2008.". 
Article 2 
This Decision shall take effect on the da y following that of its publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union . 
Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006. 
 For the Council 
 The President 
     J. KORKEAOJA