Annexes to COM(2023)66 - State of play of preparations for the full implementation of the VIS Regulation in accordance with Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1134 - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2023)66 - State of play of preparations for the full implementation of the VIS Regulation in accordance with Article 11(3) of ... |
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| document | COM(2023)66  |
| date | February 9, 2023 |
The amended Legislative Financial Statement indicated that the proposal requires in total EUR 178.6 million from the EU budget over the period 2021-2027. This amount includes the relevant budget for the Member States (EUR 45 million) for adaptation of their national systems, for Europol (EUR 29.8 million) for the necessary upgrade of the agency’s IT systems and staffing needs, for the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCGA) (EUR 5.4 million) for setting up a new access to the VIS within the Agency, staffing needs and meetings, and for eu-LISA (EUR 98.2 million) for the development of all IT strands of the proposal and operation of the updated VIS, as well as for temporary staffing needs.
Based on the Commission proposal for the Amending Regulation, the impact on the operational expenditure for eu-LISA for the development of the revised VIS is estimated at EUR 16.2 million for the year 2022 and EUR 28.9 million in 2023.
The implementation of VIS within the common interoperability framework and its adaptations to interact with the other IT systems involve a succession of different modifications that result each time in a new version of the system. These different versions of VIS have to be implemented in a sequence. The economic consequences of the Covid-19 crisis have also had an impact on public procurements and implementation procedures in the Member States and Union agencies. The above-mentioned aspects may affect the duration of some parts of the project to implement the new architecture for EU information systems for borders, migration and security.
Following a decision of the eu-LISA Management Board of 23 June 2022 and further to the decision of the informal Justice and Home Affairs Council of 11-12 July 2022, the timeline for the implementation of the new IT architecture for EU information systems and their interoperability has been revised. Following the delayed entry into operation of the Schengen Information System, the entry into operation timeline of the different EU information systems is now as follows: March 2023 for SIS, mid-May 2023 for EES, mid-November 2023 for ETIAS and for ECRIS-TCN and a progressive start of operation of the interoperability components by June 2024.
The potential impact of the revised timeline for the EU information systems and interoperability on the costs of implementation of VIS is not measurable at this stage. Nevertheless, according to the available data on expenditure incurred in 2021 and 2022 by the Member States and the relevant EU agencies, no risk of overspending of the amounts estimated in the amended legislative financial statement has been identified to date.
5.Conclusion
Member States, Schengen associated countries and EU agencies share a general commitment to ensure full implementation of the revised VIS, also as part of the wider interoperability framework of EU information systems. For its part, the Commission continues to coordinate and closely monitor the progress of all involved with a view to having full availability of the new and upgraded IT systems and the interoperability components by June 2024. In June 2022, eu-LISA’s Management Board invited the agency to explore the possibility to integrate the timeline for the implementation of the revised VIS more closely into the overall revised Interoperability timeline, which was confirmed by the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 11-12 July 2022.
Overall, work on the implementation of the revised VIS is on track. However, ensuring that this remains the case requires all involved to advance together on the development and implementation of all EU information systems and interoperability components and risks for delays to be continuously monitored. The Commission continues to engage with all concerned stakeholders to detect potential delays that could arise and to keep any such delays to a minimum in order to respect the agreed implementation timeline.
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Regulation (EU) 2021/1134 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EC) No 810/2009, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861, (EU) 2019/817 and (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA, for the purpose of reforming the Visa Information System (OJ L 248, 13.7.2021, p. 11–87)
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Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60)
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Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p. 5).
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Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60).
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Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).
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Regulation (EU) 2019/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of borders and visa and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA (OJ L 135, 22.5.2019, p. 27).
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Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816 (OJ L 135, 22.5.2019, p. 85).