2014/857/EU: Council Decision of 1 December 2014 concerning the notification of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis which are contained in acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters and amending Decisions 2000/365/EC and 2004/926/EC

As from 1 December 2014, the United Kingdom shall continue to participate in the provisions of the Schengen acquis as provided in this Decision, including in accordance with Decision 2000/365/EC and Decision 2004/926/EC, as amended by this Decision. This Article shall be without prejudice to acts and provisions of the Schengen acquis adopted since 1 December 2009 by which the United Kingdom is bound in accordance with Article 5(1) of the Schengen Protocol and Article 8(2) of Decision 2000/365/EC.

‘1 The provisions referred to in Article 1(a)(ii), as well as the other relevant provisions concerning the Schengen Information System adopted since 1 December 2009, but not yet put into effect, shall be put into effect, between the United Kingdom and the Member States and other States for which these provisions have already been put into effect, when the preconditions for the implementation of those provisions have been fulfilled, by an implementing decision taken by the Council.’

Decision 2004/926/EC is amended as follows: (1) In Article 1, the following paragraph is added: ‘As from 1 December 2014, the United Kingdom shall continue to apply the provisions referred to in Articles 1(a)(i), (b) and (c) and 5(2) of Decision 2000/365/EC, as amended by Council Decision 2014/857/EU , as well as the provisions of the acts listed in Annexes I and II to this Decision, as amended by Decision 2014/857/EU. . (2) In Annex I: (a) point 4 is deleted; (b) the following points are added: ‘8. Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (OJ L 350, 30.12.2008, p. 60). 9. Council Decision 2008/149/JHA of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of 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 (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 50). 10. Council Decision 2011/349/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of 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, relating in particular to judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 1).’ .

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 December 2014.