The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for a framework agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the reciprocal exchange of information for the security screening and verification of the identity of travellers necessary to determine whether their entry or stay would pose a risk to public security or public order.
The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision.
The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.
The negotiations referred to in Article 1 shall be conducted in consultation with the Council Working Party on JHA Information Exchange (IXIM), which is designated as a special committee within the meaning of Article 218(4) TFEU, subject to any guidance which the Council may subsequently issue to the Commission.
The Commission shall report to the Council on the conduct, the progress and the outcome of the negotiations on a regular basis and whenever requested by the Council, and shall forward the relevant documents to it as early as possible in order to allow the members of the Council reasonable time to prepare themselves properly for the working party discussions on the forthcoming negotiations of the framework agreement.
Where appropriate, or where requested by the Council, the Commission shall produce a written report.
This Decision is addressed to the Commission.
