Article 1 
As from 25 March 2001, and subject to Article 3(2): (a) all the provisions of the Schengen acquis referred to in Annexes A, B, C and D to Council Decision 1999/436/EC of 20 May 1999 determining, in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaty establishing the European Community and the Treaty on European Union, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen acquis(2), and any act adopted by the Council establishing an instrument which has entered into force and constitutes a further development of one or more of these provisions, shall apply to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, in their relations between each other and with Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria and Portugal; (b) all the provisions referred to in Annexes A and B to the Agreement of 18 May 1999 concluded by the Council of the European Union, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application, and development of the Schengen acquis, and any act adopted by the Council establishing an instrument which has entered into force and constitutes a further development of one or more of these provisions, shall apply to Iceland and Norway, in their relations between each other and with Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Sweden. Article 2 1. The provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the SIS shall apply, according to the procedure referred to in Article 1, as from 1 January 2001. To this end, the SIS will be loaded with real data by the Nordic States which, like the Member States in respect of which the Schengen acquis has already been implemented, will be able to use such data, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3. This application shall not hinder cooperation within the Nordic passport union. 2. The provisions referred to in the first paragraph shall be set out in the Annex. 3. Until the date mentioned in Article 1, the Nordic States: (a) shall not be obliged to refuse entry to their territory or to expel nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry and who come direct from a Member State in respect of which the Schengen acquis provisions already apply; (b) may admit to their territory nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry, where a Nordic State has decided to grant a visa or another residence permit to such nationals; (c) shall refrain from entering the data covered by Article 96 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement. Article 3 1. During January and February 2001, evaluation visits shall be carried out in all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council for this purpose, in order to check whether the SIS functions and is applied there correctly. During this same period, additional evaluation visits shall be carried out at the Danish and Norwegian ports and at the airports of all the Nordic States to ascertain whether these ports and airports fulfil the necessary requirements. The reports on these visits shall be submitted to the Council by 1 March 2001. 2. On the basis of these reports, the Council, acting by a qualified majority of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and with the vote of at least 10 of these members, may decide to defer the date mentioned in Article 1. In that case, a new date shall be set by the Council, acting by unanimity of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the said Protocol. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000. For the Council The President C. Paul (1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. (2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.
Article 2 
1. The provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the SIS shall apply, according to the procedure referred to in Article 1, as from 1 January 2001. To this end, the SIS will be loaded with real data by the Nordic States which, like the Member States in respect of which the Schengen acquis has already been implemented, will be able to use such data, subject to the provisions of paragraph 3. This application shall not hinder cooperation within the Nordic passport union. 2. The provisions referred to in the first paragraph shall be set out in the Annex. 3. Until the date mentioned in Article 1, the Nordic States: (a) shall not be obliged to refuse entry to their territory or to expel nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry and who come direct from a Member State in respect of which the Schengen acquis provisions already apply; (b) may admit to their territory nationals of third States for whom an SIS alert has been issued by another Member State for the purposes of refusing entry, where a Nordic State has decided to grant a visa or another residence permit to such nationals; (c) shall refrain from entering the data covered by Article 96 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement. Article 3 1. During January and February 2001, evaluation visits shall be carried out in all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council for this purpose, in order to check whether the SIS functions and is applied there correctly. During this same period, additional evaluation visits shall be carried out at the Danish and Norwegian ports and at the airports of all the Nordic States to ascertain whether these ports and airports fulfil the necessary requirements. The reports on these visits shall be submitted to the Council by 1 March 2001. 2. On the basis of these reports, the Council, acting by a qualified majority of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and with the vote of at least 10 of these members, may decide to defer the date mentioned in Article 1. In that case, a new date shall be set by the Council, acting by unanimity of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the said Protocol. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000. For the Council The President C. Paul (1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. (2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.
Article 3 
1. During January and February 2001, evaluation visits shall be carried out in all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council for this purpose, in order to check whether the SIS functions and is applied there correctly. During this same period, additional evaluation visits shall be carried out at the Danish and Norwegian ports and at the airports of all the Nordic States to ascertain whether these ports and airports fulfil the necessary requirements. The reports on these visits shall be submitted to the Council by 1 March 2001. 2. On the basis of these reports, the Council, acting by a qualified majority of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and with the vote of at least 10 of these members, may decide to defer the date mentioned in Article 1. In that case, a new date shall be set by the Council, acting by unanimity of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the said Protocol. Article 4 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000. For the Council The President C. Paul (1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. (2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.
Article 4 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication. Done at Brussels, 1 December 2000. For the Council The President C. Paul (1) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36. (2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 17.