Article 1 
1. The Council, acting by qualified majority , at the initiative of one of its members or on a proposal from the Commission, shall amend, as necessary, Parts II, III, V, VI, VII and VIII of the CCI, as well as Annex 2 (with the exception of Schedule B and excepting the visa requirements relating to those countries mentioned in Schedule A which do not need to be the subject of prior consultation) and Parts I and III of Annex 3 as well as Annexes 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 thereto. 2. The Council, acting by qualified majority , at the initiative of one of its members or on a proposal from the Commission, shall amend, as necessary, the introduction and Parts I, II and III of the Schengen Consultation Network (Technical Specifications), as well as Annexes 2, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 thereto. 3. To the extent that such amendments concern confidential provisions and procedures, the information contained therein shall be made available only to authorities designated by the Member States and to persons duly authorised by each Member State or by the institutions of the European Communities, or otherwise entitled to obtain access to such information.
Article 2 
1. Each Member State shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the Council such amendments as it wishes to make to the CCI concerning Part III of Annex 1 thereto, Schedule A of Annex 2 thereto (with the exception of the visa requirements relating to the countries mentioned in that Schedule which must be the subject of prior consultation) and Schedule B of Annex 2, Part II of Annex 3, and to Annexes 4, 5, 7 and 9 thereto, to the manual of documents to which a visa may be affixed, to the manual concerning the issuance of Schengen visas in third States where all the Schengen States are not represented, and to Annexes 6 and 9 of the Schengen Consultation Network (Technical Specifications). 2. Any Member State wishing to make an amendment to Annex 4, 5B, 5C, 7 or 9 to the CCI shall first submit a proposal for amendment to the other Member States and afford them an opportunity to comment on the proposal. 3. Amendments made pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be deemed to take effect as from the date on which the Secretary-General communicates such amendments to the members of the Council and to the Commission.
Article 3 
The General Secretariat of the Council shall be responsible for the preparation of revised versions of the CCI and the Annexes thereto, of the manual of documents to which a visa may be affixed, of the manual concerning the issuance of Schengen visas in third States where all the Schengen States are not represented, and of the Schengen Consultation Network (Technical Specifications), in order to incorporate amendments made pursuant to Articles 1 and 2. It shall transmit these versions to the Member States as necessary.
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.