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Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011
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1.A European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (the Agency) is hereby established.
2.The Agency, as established by this Regulation, shall replace and succeed the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, as established by Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011.
3.The Agency shall be responsible for the operational management of the Schengen Information System (SIS II), the Visa Information System (VIS) and Eurodac.
[F14. The Agency shall be responsible for the preparation, development or operational management of the Entry/Exit System (EES), DubliNet, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), ECRIS-TCN and the ECRIS reference implementation.]
5.The Agency may be made responsible for the preparation, development or operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice other than those referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article, including existing systems, only if so provided by relevant Union legal acts governing those systems, based on Articles 67 to 89 TFEU, taking into account, where appropriate, the developments in research referred to in Article 14 of this Regulation and the results of pilot projects and proofs of concept referred to in Article 15 of this Regulation.
6.Operational management shall consist of all the tasks necessary to keep large-scale IT systems functioning in accordance with the specific provisions applicable to each of them, including responsibility for the communication infrastructure used by them. Those large-scale IT systems shall not exchange data or enable sharing of information or knowledge, unless so provided in a specific Union legal act.
7.The Agency shall also be responsible for the following tasks:
(a)ensuring data quality in accordance with Article 12;
(b)developing the necessary actions to enable interoperability in accordance with Article 13;
(c)carrying out research activities in accordance with Article 14;
(d)carrying out pilot projects, proofs of concept and testing activities in accordance with Article 15; and
(e)providing support to Member States and the Commission in accordance with Article 16.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 establishing a centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons (ECRIS-TCN) to supplement the European Criminal Records Information System and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726.
Without prejudice to the respective responsibilities of the Commission and of the Member States under the Union legal acts governing large-scale IT systems, the Agency shall ensure:
the development of large-scale IT systems using an adequate project management structure for efficiently developing such systems;
the effective, secure and continuous operation of large-scale IT systems;
the efficient and financially accountable management of large-scale IT systems;
an adequately high quality of service for users of large-scale IT systems;
continuity and uninterrupted service;
a high level of data protection, in accordance with Union data protection law, including specific provisions for each large-scale IT system;
an appropriate level of data and physical security, in accordance with the applicable rules, including specific provisions for each large-scale IT system.
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