WRITTEN QUESTION E-3081/01 by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission. Practical implementation of Eurodac.
Date: 2001-11-13
Institutions: European Parliament, Provisional data
Subjects: EU Member State, database management system, foreign national, identity document, personal data, residence permit, right of asylum

C 134 E/192

Official Journal of the European Communities

EN

6.6.2002

In line with the decentralised approach to programming of rural development
alternative systems.
measures, it is the responsibility of Member States and/or regions to decide if they wish to offer these types
of possibilities within their rural development programmes.

(1) Directive 92/117/EEC of the Council concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specific
zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections
and intoxications (OJ L 62, 15.3.1993), as amended by Directive 1999/72/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council of 29 July 1999 (OJ L 210, 10.8.1999).

(2) OJ C 304 E, 30.10.2001.
(3) OJ L 203, 3.8.1999.

(2002/C 134 E/198)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3081/01

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(13 November 2001)

Subject: Practical implementation of Eurodac

The development of a central database of fingerprints is in practice undeniably a complex matter.

Does the Commission know when Eurodac is due to become operational as a central fingerprint register?

Answer given by Mr Vitorino on behalf of the Commission

(21 December 2001)

The Commission shares the Honourable Member’s assessment that the development of Eurodac’s Central
Unit is indeed a complex matter.

However, implementation of the Central Unit is making good progress and is going according to plan.

Further progress will depend on the adoption of implementing rules which so far have not yet been
adopted by the Council of the European Union. Provided the implementing rules are adopted by January
2002 and operational tests with Member States go well, the Central Unit could be ready by mid-2002.

However, Article 27 of the Eurodac Regulation (1) stipulates inter alia that in order to start operations of
Eurodac, Member States have to notify the Commission that they have made the necessary technical
arrangements to transmit data to the Central Unit. All Member States to which the Regulation currently
applies presently estimate that such notification will occur before the end of 2002. Provided these
estimates are correct, Eurodac could thus start operations at the end of 2002.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the

comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention, OJ L 316, 15.12.2000.

(2002/C 134 E/199)

WRITTEN QUESTION E-3082/01

by Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL) to the Commission

(13 November 2001)

Subject: Cost of developing migration control measures for the Schengen zone

How much has it cost the Schengen countries to step up migration control measures in connection with
implementation of the Schengen Agreement? What is the cost of other measures that are required to
implement the agreement, such as the creation of registers and increased staffing?