РЕГЛАМЕНТ (ЕС) N 1987/2006 ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО ПАРЛАМЕНТА И СОВЕТА ОБ УЧРЕЖДЕНИИ, ФУНКЦИОНИРОВАНИИ И ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИИ ШЕНГЕНСКОЙ ИНФОРМАЦИОННОЙ СИСТЕМЫ ВТОРОГО ПОКОЛЕНИЯ (СИС II) <**>. Регламент. Европейский Союз. 20.12.06 1987/2006

Article 15
                        Operational management

     1.  After  a  transitional  period,  a  management authority (the
"Management  Authority"),  funded  from  the  general  budget  of  the
European Union, shall be responsible for the operational management of
Central  SIS II. The Management Authority shall ensure, in cooperation
with  the  Member  States,  that  at  all  times  the  best  available
technology,  subject  to  a cost-benefit analysis, is used for Central
SIS II.
     2.  The  Management  Authority  shall also be responsible for the
following tasks relating to the Communication Infrastructure:
     (a) supervision;
     (b) security;
     (c)  the  coordination of relations between the Member States and
the provider.
     3.  The  Commission  shall  be  responsible  for  all other tasks
relating to the Communication Infrastructure, in particular:
     (a) tasks relating to implementation of the budget;
     (b) acquisition and renewal;
     (c) contractual matters.
     4.  During  a transitional period before the Management Authority
takes up its responsibilities, the Commission shall be responsible for
the  operational  management  of  Central  SIS  II. The Commission may
delegate that task and tasks relating to implementation of the budget,
in  accordance with the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No. 1605/2002
of  25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general
budget  of  the  European  Communities  <*>, to national public-sector
bodies, in two different countries.
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     <*> OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

     5.  Each  national  public-sector body referred to in paragraph 4
shall meet the following selection criteria:
     (a)  it  must  demonstrate  that  it  has  lengthy  experience in
operating  a  large-scale  information system with the functionalities
referred to in Article 4 (4);
     (b)  it  must  have  considerable  expertise  in  the service and
security  requirements  of  an information system with functionalities
comparable to those referred to in Article 4 (4);
     (c)  it  must  have  sufficient  and  experienced  staff with the
appropriate professional expertise and linguistic skills to work in an
international cooperation environment such as that required by SIS II;
     (d)   it   must   have   a   secure   and  custom-built  facility
infrastructure  able,  in  particular,  to  back-up  and guarantee the
continuous functioning of large-scale IT systems;
     and
     (e) its administrative environment must allow it to implement its
tasks properly and avoid any conflict of interests.
     6.  Prior  to any delegation as referred to in paragraph 4 and at
regular intervals thereafter, the Commission shall inform the European
Parliament and the Council of the terms of the delegation, its precise
scope, and the bodies to which tasks are delegated.
     7.  Where  the Commission delegates its responsibility during the
transitional period pursuant to paragraph 4, it shall ensure that this
delegation  fully  respects the limits set by the institutional system
laid  out  in  the  Treaty.  It shall ensure, in particular, that this
delegation  does  not adversely affect any effective control mechanism
under  Community  law,  whether  of the Court of Justice, the Court of
Auditors or the European Data Protection Supervisor.
     8.  Operational management of Central SIS II shall consist of all
the tasks necessary to keep Central SIS II functioning 24 hours a day,
7  days  a  week in accordance with this Regulation, in particular the
maintenance  work  and technical developments necessary for the smooth
running of the system.