25.4.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 11321 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 18 April 2008 amending the Decision of the Executive Committee set up by the 1990 Schengen Convention, amending the Financial Regulation on the costs of installing and operating the technical support function for the Schengen Information System (C.SIS) (2008/328EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Article 119 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (the 1990 Schengen Convention) (1), Whereas: The provisions of Article 119 of the 1990 Schengen Convention provide that the costs arising from the instal- lation and operation of CSIS, referred to in the provisions of Article 92(3), shall be borne jointly by the Contracting Parties. The financial obligations arising from the installation and operation of the CSIS are regulated by a specific Financial Regulation, as modified by the Decision of the Schengen Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS () (hereinafter C.SIS Financial Regulation). The C.SIS Financial Regulation applies to Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and to Iceland and Norway by virtue of Council Decision 2000/777[EC (%), as well as to the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 444. L 309, 9.12.2000, p. 24. () 0) 0] J Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic by virtue of Council Decision 2007/471[EC (¥). The Swiss Confederation is to participate in the provisions of the Schengen acquis related to the Schengen Information System from a date to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 15(1) 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 acquis (°) (hereinafter the Agreement). From that date onwards the Swiss Confederation should participate in the C.SIS Financial Regulation. It is reasonable that the Swiss Confederation contributes to historical C.SIS costs. However, since the Agreement was signed on 26 October 2004, it is considered appro- priate that it should contribute historical costs in relation to the installation of the C.SIS from 1 January 2005. It is also considered reasonable that it contribute to operating costs from 1 January 2008. L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 46. L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.