Article 66 — Start of operations
Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226
What does ENTRY-EXIT-SYSTEM Article 66 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. The Commission shall decide the date from which the EES is to start operations, after the following conditions are met: (a) the measures referred to in Article 36 and Article 50(4) and (5) have been adopted;
Source: Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2017/2226 |
| CELEX | 32017R2226 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
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1. The Commission shall decide the date from which the EES is to start operations, after the following conditions are met:
(a) the measures referred to in Article 36 and Article 50(4) and (5) have been adopted;
(b) eu-LISA has declared the successful completion of a comprehensive test of the EES, which is to be conducted by eu-LISA in cooperation with the Member States;
(c) the Member States have validated the technical and legal arrangements to collect and transmit the data referred to in Articles 16 to 20 to the EES and have notified them to the Commission;
(d) the Member States have notified the Commission as referred to in Article 65(1), (2) and (3).
2. The EES shall be operated by:
(a) the Member States which apply the Schengen acquis in full; and
(b) the Member States which do not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but for which all the following conditions are met:
(i) the verification in accordance with applicable Schengen evaluation procedures has been successfully completed;
(ii) the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the SIS have been put into effect in accordance with the relevant Act of Accession; and
(iii) the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the VIS which are necessary for the operation of the EES as defined in this Regulation have been put into effect in accordance with the relevant Act of Accession.
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