Decision 2019/1749 concerning the request of Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to eu-LISA

Summary:

Council Decision of 14 October 2019 authorising Ireland to take part in Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 to the extent that it relates to the operational management of the VIS, the parts of SIS in which Ireland does not take part, and the EES and ETIAS.

Further information:

Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 established the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, commonly referred to as eu-LISA, in order to ensure the operational management of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), the Visa Information System (VIS) and Eurodac. In 2012 the Council authorised Ireland to take part in Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 to the extent that it relates to the operational management of the VIS and the parts of SIS II in which Ireland does not take part.

In November 2018, Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 was adopted which repealed Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011. In order to ensure compliance with the Treaties and the applicable Protocols, and at the same time to safeguard the unity and consistency of Regulation (EU) 2018/1726, in April 2019 Ireland requested to take part in that Regulation to the extent that the provisions of the Regulation refer to the responsibility of the Agency for the operational management of SIS, the VIS, the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Authorisation and Information System (ETIAS).