Regulation (EC) No 1007/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security Agency as regards its duration (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2008-09-24
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU office or agency, data protection, information network, transmission network

31.10.2008

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATIONS

REGULATION (EC) No 1007/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 24 September 2008

amending Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 establishing the European Network and Information Security
Agency as regards its duration

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (1),

Since the mandate of the Agency will expire on 13 March
2009 and in order to ensure consistency and continuity, it
is necessary to adopt an extension which will enable further
discussion about the Agency, reflecting the results of the
Agency evaluation process, the Management Board recom-
the regulatory
mendations and the ongoing review of
framework for electronic communications networks and
services. It will also allow further reflection on the general
direction of the European efforts towards an increased
network and information security. The extension of the
duration of the Agency should be without prejudice to the
outcome of that discussion.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251
of the Treaty (2),

(5)

The duration of the Agency should therefore be extended
until 13 March 2012,

Whereas:

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1) On 10 March 2004, the European Parliament and the
Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 (3) estab-
lishing the European Network and Information Security
Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) for a period
of five years.

Article 1

Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 460/2004

Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 460/2004 shall be replaced by
the following:

(2) On 23 March 2007, the Management Board of the Agency
issued recommendations, following the evaluation of the
Agency, regarding appropriate changes to Regulation (EC)
No 460/2004.

‘Article 27

Duration

(3)

In line with the Commission's Better Regulation strategy,
the Commission initiated a public consultation on the
extension and future of the Agency, which was held from
13 June to 7 September 2007.

(1) Opinion of 13 February 2008 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 17 June 2008 (not yet
Journal) and Council Decision of

published in the Official
15 September 2008.
(3) OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 1.

The Agency shall be established from 14 March 2004 for a
period of eight years.’

Article 2

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 24 September 2008.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council

The President

J.-P. JOUYET