Repealing obsolete acts from the Schengen acquis

The European Parliament adopted by 601 votes to 10, with 56 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain acts in the Area of Freedom Security and Justice.

Parliament’s position adopted at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure amended the Commission proposal as follows:

Parliament proposed to change the type of act from 'decision' to 'regulation'. Moreover, the title now stipulates that the repealed acts in question are part of the Schengen acquis.

The Regulation repeals:

• 11 decisions of the Schengen Executive Committee because their content has been taken up in successive acts. These concern: visa policy; exchange of statistical information; issuance of Schengen visas; evidence under readmission agreements; task force; difficulties on obtaining laissez-passer; stamping of passports; fight against illegal immigration; fight against illegal immigration; document advisers; liaison officers; and
• Council Regulation (EC) No 189/2008 of 18 February 2008 on the tests of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) which exhausted its legal effect once the SIS II became operational on 9 April 2013. 

An amendment stipulates that the Denmark is not bound by Regulation or subject to its application, but that it shall decide, in accordance with Protocol No 22 annexed to the Treaties, decide within a period of six months after the Council has decided on this Regulation whether it will implement it in its national law.