2024/2511

25.9.2024

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2024/2511

of 2 May 2024

supplementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the identification of increases in the costs of operation and maintenance of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) for the purpose of changing the amount of the travel authorisation fee

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (1), and in particular Article 18(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 establishes the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (‘ETIAS’) applicable to visa-exempt third country nationals seeking to enter the territory of the Member States.

(2) In accordance with Article 86 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS are to be covered by revenues generated by the ETIAS travel authorisation fee. To know their structure and identify any significant or longstanding increase in these costs, the Commission should review, on a yearly basis, the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS reported by the Member States, as well as the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (‘Frontex’), the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (‘eu-LISA’) and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) (hereafter collectively referred to as ‘agencies’) under their pre-existing reporting obligations.

(3) A significant or persistent increase in those costs should lead to a change of the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee. To that end, the Commission should compare the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS reported by the Member States and the agencies in a given year with those reported in previous years, in order to identify any significant or longstanding increases. In order to minimise reporting obligations, this comparison should be performed on the basis of data already reported by Member States under Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). To determine whether an increase of the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee would be justified, the Member States and the agencies should provide, upon request by the Commission, the reasons underpinning the increase in the costs of operation and maintenance.

(4) This Regulation does not affect the application of Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (4).

(5) Given that Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 builds upon the Schengen

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, in accordance with Article 4 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark notified its decision to implement Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 in its national law. Denmark is therefore bound by this Regulation.

(6) This Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen

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in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC (5). Ireland is therefore not taking part in the adoption of this Regulation and is not bound by it or subject to its application.

(7) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen

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within the meaning of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen

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(6), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC (7).

(8) As regards Switzerland, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen

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within the meaning 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

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(8), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Decision 2008/146/EC (9).

(9) As regards Liechtenstein, this Regulation constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen

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within the meaning 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

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(10) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point A, of Decision 1999/437/EC read in conjunction with Article 3 of Decision 2011/350/EU (11).

(10) This Regulation constitutes an act building upon, or otherwise relating to, the Schengen

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within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the 2003 Act of Accession.

(11) Considering the absence of a preceding operational year to serve as a baseline for meaningful year-on-year cost comparison during the first year of operation of ETIAS, Articles 2 to 6 of this Regulation should only apply commencing from the second year of operation of ETIAS,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject matter

This Regulation sets out the procedure for identifying an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (‘ETIAS’) requiring a change in the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee incurred by:

(a) the Member States;

(b) the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (‘Frontex’), the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (‘eu-LISA’), and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) (hereinafter collectively referred to as ‘agencies’).

Article 2

Costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS incurred by the Member States

1. The Commission shall, on a yearly basis, review the costs reported by Member States in the Annual Performance Report submitted to the Commission pursuant to Article 29(2), point (g), of Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 and identify an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance, referred to in Article 85(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, in relation to those reported by the Member States in the previous years.

2. Member States shall provide, upon request by the Commission, the reasons justifying an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 3

Costs incurred by Frontex

1. The Commission shall, on a yearly basis, review the costs reported by Frontex in the Budget Implementation Report referred to in Article 99 of the Frontex Financial Regulation adopted pursuant to Article 120 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council (12) and identify an increase in the costs incurred for fulfilling the responsibilities defined in Article 75 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, in relation to those reported by Frontex in the previous years.

2. Frontex shall provide, upon request by the Commission, the reasons justifying an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 4

Costs incurred by Europol

1. The Commission shall, on a yearly basis, review the costs reported by Europol in the Report on the Budgetary and Financial Management referred to in Article 60(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council (13) and identify an increase in the costs incurred for fulfilling the responsibilities defined in Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, in relation to those reported by Europol in the previous years.

2. Europol shall provide, upon request by the Commission, the reasons justifying an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 5

Costs incurred by eu-LISA

1. The Commission shall, on a yearly basis, review the costs reported by eu-LISA in the report on the budgetary and financial management referred to in Article 47(4), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council (14) and identify an increase in the costs incurred for fulfilling the responsibilities defined in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, in relation to the costs reported by eu-LISA in the previous years.

2. eu-LISA shall provide, upon request by the Commission, the reasons justifying an increase in the costs of operation and maintenance of ETIAS referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 6

Assessment of changes to the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee

The Commission shall, on a yearly basis and after identifying any significant or persistent increase in the costs incurred by the Member States and the agencies in accordance with Articles 2 to 5 of this Regulation, determine whether a change in the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee is required.

Article 7

Information on trends and challenges impacting the ETIAS travel authorisation fee

Member States and the agencies may inform the Commission on an ad hoc basis where they identify trends and challenges that may have a significant economic impact on the operation and maintenance of ETIAS or otherwise justify a change of the amount of the ETIAS travel authorisation fee.

Article 8

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the

Official Journal of the European Union

Articles 2 to 6 of this Regulation shall apply as from the second year of operation of ETIAS.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

Done at Brussels, 2 May 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

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