Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Article 74 Responsibilities of eu-LISA following the entry into operations of ETIAS

1. Following the entry into operations of ETIAS, eu-LISA shall be responsible for the technical management of the ETIAS Central System and the NUIs. It shall also be responsible for any technical testing required for the establishment and update of the ETIAS screening rules. It shall ensure, in cooperation with the Member States that, at all times, the best available technology is used, subject to a cost-benefit analysis. eu-LISA shall also be responsible for the technical management of the communication infrastructure between the ETIAS Central System and the NUIs as well as for the public website, the app for mobile devices, the email service, the secure account service, the verification tool for applicants, the consent tool for applicants, the assessment tool for the ETIAS watchlist, the carrier gateway, the web service, the software to process the applications and the central repository of data referred to in Article 6.

Technical management of ETIAS shall consist of all the tasks necessary to keep the ETIAS Information System functioning 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in accordance with this Regulation, in particular the maintenance work and technical developments necessary to ensure that the system functions at a satisfactory level of technical quality, in particular as regards the response time for consultation of the ETIAS Central System in accordance with the technical specifications.

2. Without prejudice to Article 17 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), eu-LISA shall apply appropriate rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality to its entire staff required to work with data stored in the ETIAS Central System. That obligation shall also apply after such staff leave office or employment or after the termination of their activities.

3. Where eu-LISA cooperates with external contractors in any ETIAS-related tasks, it shall closely monitor the activities of the contractors to ensure compliance with all provisions of this Regulation, including in particular security, confidentiality and data protection.

4. eu-LISA shall also perform tasks related to providing training on the technical use of the ETIAS Information System.

5. eu-LISA shall develop and maintain a mechanism and procedures for carrying out quality checks on the data in the ETIAS Central System and shall provide regular reports to the Member States and the ETIAS Central Unit. eu-LISA shall provide a regular report to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission covering the issues encountered. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down and develop that mechanism, the procedures and the appropriate requirements for data quality compliance. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 90(2).

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OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.