Article 3
1. During January and February 2001, evaluation visits shall be carried out in all the Nordic States in accordance with the procedures applicable within the Council for this purpose, in order to check whether the SIS functions and is applied there correctly. During this same period, additional evaluation visits shall be carried out at the Danish and Norwegian ports and at the airports of all the Nordic States to ascertain whether these ports and airports fulfil the necessary requirements. The reports on these visits shall be submitted to the Council by 1 March 2001. 2. On the basis of these reports, the Council, acting by a qualified majority of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol integrating the Schengen acquis into the framework of the European Union, and with the vote of at least 10 of these members, may decide to defer the date mentioned in Article 1. In that case, a new date shall be set by the Council, acting by unanimity of its members representing the Governments of the Member States referred to in Article 1 of the said Protocol.