P8_TA(2018)0307 European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) ***I European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 July 2018 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399 and (EU) 2016/1624 (COM(2016)0731 — C8-0466/2016 — 2016/0357A(COD)) P8_TC1-COD(2016)0357A Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 5 July 2018 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council 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
Date: 2018-07-05
Institutions: Committee on Budgets, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Foreign Affairs, Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: EU visa policy, Schengen Agreement, border control, data protection, external border of the EU, foreign national, information system, personal data, terrorism, travel








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8.4.2020   


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Official Journal of the European Union


C 118/267






P8_TA(2018)0307
European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) ***I
European Parliament legislative resolution of 5 July 2018 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399 and (EU) 2016/1624 (COM(2016)0731 — C8-0466/2016 — 2016/0357A(COD))
(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)
(2020/C 118/45)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2016)0731),










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having regard to Article 294(2), Article 77(2)(b) and (d) Article 87(2)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C8-0466/2016),










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having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 27 April 2017 (1),










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having regard to the decision by the Conference of Presidents on 14 September 2017 to authorise the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to split the above-mentioned Commission proposal and to draw up two separate legislative reports on the basis thereof,










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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the committee responsible under Rule 69f(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 25 April 2018 to approve that position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,










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having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Budgets (A8-0322/2017),












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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;












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Approves the joint statement by Parliament and the Council annexed to this resolution;












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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.






(1)  OJ C 246, 28.7.2017, p. 28.




P8_TC1-COD(2016)0357A
Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 5 July 2018 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2018/… of the European Parliament and of the Council 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

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2018/1240.)






ANNEX TO THE LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Joint statement by the European Parliament and the Council

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.