L 323/6 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2009 I (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COUNCIL COUNCIL DECISION of 30 November 2009 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) (2009/914[EC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, virtue of Council Decision 2000/777[EC (%), to the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic Having regard to Article 119 of the Convention implementing of S.lo.venia and the Slovak Republic by virtue of Council the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Decision 2007/ ‘_‘71/EC .(4)7 as well as to Switzerland by Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, virtue of Council Decision 2008/421/EC (). the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (the 1990 Schengen Convention) (1), (4)  Bulgaria and Romania are to be integrated into the first generation Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) on a date to be set by the Council in accordance with Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession, within the framework of the SIS 1+. Whereas: (1) 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. (5)  From that date onwards Bulgaria and Romania should participate in the C.SIS Financial Regulation. (2)  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 (6) the Schengen Executive Committee of 15 December 1997 amending the Financial Regulation on C.SIS (3 (hereinafter ‘C.SIS Financial Regulation’). It is reasonable that Bulgaria and Romania contribute to historical C.SIS costs. However, since they only joined the European Union in 2007, it is considered appropriate that they should contribute to historical costs in relation to the installation of the C.SIS from 1 January 2007. It is also considered reasonable that they contribute to historical operating costs from 1 January (3)  The CSIS Financial Regulation applies to Denmark, 2010. Finland and Sweden, and to Iceland and Norway by 0) 09, 9.12.2000, p. 24. - oL 3 () O] L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. (% O] L 179, 7.7.2007, p. 46. 0] L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 444. () O] L 149, 7.6.2008, p. 74.