Schengen: access to the Second Generation Information System, SIS II, by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates

 The committee adopted the report by Carlos COELHO (EPP-ED, PT) approving - under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure - the proposal negotiated with the Council on access to the Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. The proposal was part of a package of  legislation defining the legal basis for SIS II on which the committee was seeking to negotiate an agreement with the Council so that the new Member States could be included as soon as possible in the Schengen Information System (see COD/2005/0106 and CNS/2005/0103). Given the three policy areas involved and the cross-pillar nature of the SIS, the Commission had to table three legislative proposals: two EC regulations and one third pillar EU decision.