2009/915/EC: Council Decision of 30 November 2009 amending Council Decision 2000/265/EC of 27 March 2000 on the establishment of a financial regulation governing the budgetary aspects of the management by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council, of contracts concluded in his name, on behalf of certain Member States, relating to the installation and the functioning of the communication infrastructure for the Schengen environment, SISNET

‘(1a From 1 January 2010, the list of States referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended to Bulgaria and Romania.

1b From 1 January 2010, the list of States referred to in paragraph 1 shall be extended to Liechtenstein.’

‘1 The States referred to in Article 25 shall be required to pay 70 % of their contribution by 1 April, and 30 % by 1 October at the latest.’;

‘3 By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and without prejudice to Article 49, Bulgaria and Romania shall pay their entire respective contributions for 2010 by 31 December 2010. Liechtenstein shall pay its entire respective contribution for 2010 by 31 December 2010.’;

As regards Liechtenstein, the amendments provided for in Article 1 shall take effect once the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation's association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis has entered into force.

This Decision shall take effect from the date of its adoption.

It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.