Responsibilities of eu-LISA following the start of operations of the router
Article 67
1. Following the start of operations of the router, eu-LISA shall be responsible for the technical management of the central infrastructure of the router, including its maintenance and technological developments. In cooperation with Member States, it shall ensure that the best available technology is used, subject to a cost-benefit analysis. eu-LISA shall also be responsible for the technical management of the necessary communication infrastructure. Technical management of the router shall consist of all the tasks and technical solutions necessary to keep the router functioning and providing uninterrupted services to Member States and to Europol 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in accordance with this Regulation. It shall include the maintenance work and technical developments necessary to ensure that the router functions at a satisfactory level of technical quality, in particular as regards availability and the response time for submitting requests to the national databases and Europol data in accordance with the technical specifications. The router shall be developed and managed in such a way as to ensure swift, efficient and controlled access, full and uninterrupted availability, and a response time in line with the operational needs of the Member States’ competent authorities and Europol. 2. Without prejudice to Article 17 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ( 18 ) , eu-LISA shall apply appropriate rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent duties of confidentiality to its staff required to work with data stored in the router. That obligation shall also apply after such staff leave office or employment or after the termination of their activities. eu-LISA shall not have access to any of the personal data processed through the router. 3. eu-LISA shall perform tasks related to the provision of training on the technical use of the router.