Proposal from Spain (Council doc. 9407/02, 11 June 2002; OJ 2002 C 160/7) Legal base Art. 66 Schengen builds on Schengen acquis Flexibility UK and Ireland opted out; Denmark will have six months to implement
| Proposal | from Spain (Council doc. 9407/02, 11 June 2002; OJ 2002 C 160/7) |
|---|---|
| Legal base | Art. 66 |
| Schengen | builds on Schengen acquis |
| Flexibility | UK and Ireland opted out; Denmark will have six months to implement in national law |
| EP committee | Coelho report adopted 3 Dec. 2002 (A5-0436/2002) |
| EP plenary | vote in favour of report 17 Dec. 2002 (OJ 2004 C 31 E/122) |
| Council | Council working group began discussing in July 2002; discussed at JHA Council/Mixed Committee, 19 Dec. 2002; March 2004 European Council called for adoption by June 2004; adopted as ‘A’ point by JHA Council, 29 April 2004: Regulation 871/2004 |
| Entry into force | 20 May 2004 (Art. 2(1)); will not apply in practice until date(s) set by Council unanimously (Art. 2(2)); Art. 1(1) and 1(3) entered into force 13 June 2005 and Art. 1(7) and 1(8) will enter into force 11 Sept. 2005, following Decision adopted by General Affairs Council as ‘A’ point, 13 June 2005 (not yet published) |
Further reading
- SEMDOC: Regulation (2006) on SIS II
- SEMDOC: Decision (2007) on SIS II (police and criminal law aspects)
- Statewatch: Schengen Information System (SIS) II – briefings and key texts (October 2006)
- Statewatch: SIS II: fait accompli? Construction of EU’s Big Brother database underway (May 2005)
- Statewatch: From the Schengen Information System to SIS II and the Visa Information (VIS): the proposals explained (February 2004)
- Public register of EU Council Documents: Schengen Information System