Decision 2017/733 - Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Croatia

Please note

This page contains a limited version of this dossier in the EU Monitor.

1.

Current status

This decision has been published on April 26, 2017 and entered into force on April 27, 2017.

2.

Key information

official title

Council Decision (EU) 2017/733 of 25 April 2017 on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Croatia
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2017/733
Original proposal COM(2017)17 EN
CELEX number i 32017D0733

3.

Key dates

Document 25-04-2017; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 26-04-2017; OJ L 108 p. 31-34
Effect 27-04-2017; Entry into force Date pub. +1 See Art 2
Deadline 02-05-2017; See Art 1.2
27-06-2017; See Art 1.1 And 1.3
End of validity 31-12-9999

4.

Legislative text

26.4.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 108/31

 

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/733

of 25 April 2017

on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Republic of Croatia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

 

(1)

Article 4(2) of the Act of Accession of Croatia provides that the provisions of the Schengen acquis not referred to in Article 4(1) of that Act, shall only apply in Croatia pursuant to a Council decision to that effect, after verification, in accordance with the applicable Schengen evaluation procedures, that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the relevant acquis have been met in Croatia, including the effective application of all Schengen rules in accordance with the agreed common standards and with fundamental principles.

 

(2)

The applicable Schengen evaluation procedures are set out in Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 (2).

 

(3)

The Schengen evaluation relating to data protection was carried out in Croatia in February 2016. The Commission adopted, by means of an implementing decision, an evaluation report confirming that the necessary conditions for the application of the Schengen acquis relating to data protection have been met in Croatia.

 

(4)

In accordance with Article 1(1) of Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/450 (3) it has been verified that, from a technical point of view, the Croatian national system (N.SIS) is ready to integrate into the Schengen Information System (‘SIS’).

 

(5)

Croatia thus having made the necessary technical and legal arrangements to process SIS data and exchange supplementary information, it is now possible for the Council to set the date from which the Schengen acquis relating to the SIS shall apply in Croatia.

 

(6)

The entry into force of this Decision should allow for SIS data to be transferred to Croatia. The concrete use of these data should allow the Commission to verify the correct application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to of the SIS in Croatia. Once it has been verified that the necessary conditions for the application of all parts of the Schengen acquis have been met in Croatia, the Council should decide on the lifting of checks at the internal borders.

 

(7)

A separate Council Decision should be adopted setting a date for the lifting of checks at internal borders with Croatia. Until the date set out in that Decision, certain restrictions on the use of the SIS in Croatia should be imposed.

 

(8)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters' association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis  (4) which fall within the area referred to in point G of Article 1 of Council Decision 1999/437/EC (5).

 

(9)

As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis  (6) which fall within the area referred to in point G of Article 1 of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (7) and with Article 3 of Council...


More

This text has been adopted from EUR-Lex.

5.

Original proposal

 

6.

Sources and disclaimer

For further information you may want to consult the following sources that have been used to compile this dossier:

This dossier is compiled each night drawing from aforementioned sources through automated processes. We have invested a great deal in optimising the programming underlying these processes. However, we cannot guarantee the sources we draw our information from nor the resulting dossier are without fault.

 

7.

Full version

This page is also available in a full version containing the legal context, de Europese rechtsgrond, other dossiers related to the dossier at hand and the related cases of the European Court of Justice.

The full version is available for registered users of the EU Monitor by ANP and PDC Informatie Architectuur.

8.

EU Monitor

The EU Monitor enables its users to keep track of the European process of lawmaking, focusing on the relevant dossiers. It automatically signals developments in your chosen topics of interest. Apologies to unregistered users, we can no longer add new users.This service will discontinue in the near future.