Article 1 
1. The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations with the Swiss Confederation for an agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from the European Union to the Swiss Confederation for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime. 2. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision.
Article 2 
The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
Article 3 
1. The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on JHA Information Exchange (IXIM), subject to any directives which the Council may subsequently issue to the Commission. 2. The Commission shall report to the Council on both the conduct and the outcome of the negotiations on a regular basis and whenever requested by the Council, and shall forward the relevant documents to it as early as possible in order to allow the members of the Council reasonable time to prepare themselves properly for the forthcoming negotiations. Where appropriate, or where requested by the Council, the Commission shall produce a written report.
Article 4 
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.