EUU, Alm.del - 2017-18 - Bilag 338: Rådets evaluerings- og overvågningsrapport om Danmarks implementering af Schengenreglerne på området vedr. Schengen Informations Systemet (SIS)

Europaudvalget 2017-18
EUU Alm.del Bilag 338
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Council of the

European Union

Brussels, 25 January 2018

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Interinstitutional File:

2017/0254 (NLE)

PARLNAT 20

NOTE

From:

To:

Subject:

General Secretariat of the Council

National Parliament

Council implementing decision setting out a recommendation on

addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2017 evaluation of Denmark on

the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen

Information System

In accordance with Article 15(3) of Council Regulation 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013, establishing

an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and

repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing

Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen, the Council hereby transmits to

national Parliaments the Council implementing decision setting out a recommendation on

addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2017 evaluation of Denmark on the application of the

Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System

Available in all official languages of the European Union on the Council public register,

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ANNEX

Council Implementing Decision setting out a

RECOMMENDATION

on addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2017 evaluation of Denmark on the application

of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an

evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and

repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing

Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen

, and in particular Article 15 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

The purpose of this decision setting out a recommendation is to recommend to Denmark

remedial actions to address deficiencies identified during the Schengen evaluation in the

field of the Schengen Information System (SIS) carried out in 2017. Following the

evaluation, a report covering the findings and assessments, listing best practices and

deficiencies identified during the evaluation was adopted by Commission Implementing

Decision C(2017)2900.

The Danish national SIRENE Bureau is a real centre of expertise that closely cooperates

with other central and local services and authorities within the country. Clear guidelines and

instructions on the use of SIS are developed and made available to the users.

OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27.

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In light of the importance of complying with the Schengen acquis, in particular with the

obligation to use SIS systematically in the course of security checks, the prohibition to issue

alerts for the purpose of refusing entry or stay in respect of persons holding nationality of

one of the EU Member States and the obligation to display all information available in a SIS

to users, priority should be given to implementing recommendations 1, 2 and 3.

This decision setting out a recommendation should be transmitted to the European

Parliament and to the parliaments of the Member States. Within three months of its

adoption, the evaluated Member State shall, pursuant to Article 16, paragraph 1 of

Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013, establish an action plan listing all recommendations to

remedy any deficiencies identified in the evaluation report and provide this to the

Commission and the Council,

HEREBY RECOMMENDS:

that Denmark should

ensure that end-users from the police districts use the POLKON application, which offers an

integrated search of national databases and the SIS, as their primary search tool for checking

persons or objects so that a check in a national police database on any person or object always

also includes a check in the SIS;

implement a procedure preventing the issuance of alerts on refusal of entry in respect of

persons holding a nationality of one of the EU Member States;

further develop the POLKON application so that photographs that have been uploaded into

SIS as .pdf files can also be opened by the users;

strengthen the business continuity of the national system by setting up a back-up network

connection to the central system and an operational back-up site;

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ensure that sufficient staff resources are made available in the SIRENE Bureau in order to

cope with the increasing workload;

consider using mobile devices for searching the SIS;

consider connecting the national Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system to the

SIS;

further develop the POLKON application in order to:

make sure that warning markers are displayed on the first screen that provides the initial

list of results;

make indications of misused identity appear more prominently on the users' screen, and;

make sure that the list of search results presents the SIS hits above the Interpol hits;

ensure that regular and ongoing training on the SIS is provided to police and border police

officers;

10.

make a continuous effort to increase police users' familiarity with the POLKON

functionalities and with the SIS procedures;

11.

12.

13.

ensure that a transliteration table is made available for users;

implement a multi-category search for objects in the POLKON application;

develop within the national system the tools for producing detailed statistics on the use of the

SIS in the country;

14.

ensure greater use of certain new object alert categories such as containers and vehicle

registration documents;

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15.

develop a procedure ensuring that stolen or lost documents belonging to foreign nationals are

also entered in the SIS;

16.

provide the customs authorities with direct access to the SIS for the purposes of carrying out

checks on objects or persons during customs controls.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council

The President

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