Annexes to COM(2024)13 - Second report on the 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(2024)13 - Second report on the state of play of preparations for the full implementation of the VIS Regulation in accordance with ... |
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| document | COM(2024)13 |
| date | January 18, 2024 |
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 was EUR 16.2 million in 2022 and EUR 28.9 million in 2023.
The implementation of the VIS within the common interoperability framework and its adaptations to interact with the other IT systems (for example with the Entry-Exit System) 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 interdependence of the various EU information systems may affect the duration of some parts of the project to implement the new architecture for EU information systems for borders, migration and security.
The renewed Schengen Information System entered into operation in March 2023. On 19-20 October 2023 the Justice and Home Affairs Council endorsed a revised timeline for the remaining systems. According to this roadmap, which envisages implementation waves, the Entry/Exit System will be ready to enter into operation in Autumn 2024 and ETIAS will be ready to enter into operation in Spring 2025. The revised VIS will be ready to enter into operation in Autumn 2026, along with the interoperability architecture.
While 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, 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.
The Commission continues to coordinate and closely monitor the progress of all parties involved to detect and address potential delays of any parts of the EU information systems and interoperability components in order to ensure full availability of the upgraded VIS in Autumn 2026.
1 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)
2 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)
3 Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (OJ L 213, 15.6.2004, p. 5).
4 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).
5 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).
6 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).
7 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).
8 The Entry/Exit System (EES), the Visa Information System (VIS), the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), Eurodac, the Schengen Information System (SIS), and the European Criminal Records Information System for Third-Country Nationals (ECRIS-TCN)
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