8.11.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 299/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1104/2008 of 24 October 2008 on migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 66 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (%), Whereas: (1) The Schengen Information System (SIS) set up pursuant to the provisions of Title IV of the Convention of 19 June 1990 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 Schengen Convention), and the further development, thereof, SIS 1+, constitute essential tools for the appli- cation of the provisions of the Schengen acquis as inte- grated into the framework of the European Union. The development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS 1) was entrusted to the Commission pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 (}) and Decision 2001/886/JHA (*). Those instruments expire on 31 December 2008. This Regu- lation should therefore supplement them until a date to be fixed by the Council acting in accordance with Regu- lation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the estab- lishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (°). (") Opinion of 24 September 2008, not yet published in the Official ?) ) ) ) 5 Journal. 2) OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19. OJ L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 4. L 328, 13.12.2001, p. 1. OJ L 381, 28.12.2006, p. 4. G) SIS II was established by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and by Council Decision 2007/533/JHA of 12 June 2007 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (°). This Regulation should be without prejudice to the provisions of those acts. Certain tests of SIS I are provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 189/2008 (') and in Decision 2008/173/EC (9). The development of SIS II should be continued and should be finalised in the framework of the SIS I global schedule endorsed by the Council on 6 June 2008. A comprehensive test of SIS II should be conducted in full cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation. As soon as possible after its completion, the test should be validated as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Decision 2007/533/JHA. Member States should perform a test on the exchange of supplementary information. As regards SIS 1+, the Schengen Convention provides for a technical support function (C.SIS). As regards SIS II, Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Decision 2007/533[JHA provide for a Central SIS II composed of a technical support function and a uniform national interface (NI-SIS). The technical support function of Central SIS II should be located in Strasbourg (France) and a backup in St Johann im Pongau (Austria). 05, 7.8.2007, p. 63. 0J L2 0] L 57, 1.3.2008, p. 1. oJL5 7, 1.3.2008, p. 14.