L 333/58 Official Journal of the European Union 17.12.2010 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION of 14 December 2010 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the establishment of a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (2010/779/EU) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to Article 4 of Protocol (No 19) on the Schengen acquis integrated into the framework of the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (hereinafter ‘the Schengen Protocol), Having regard to the request by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, by its letter to the President of the Council of 5 October 2010, to participate in certain provisions of the Schengen acquis, as specified in that letter, Whereas: (1) By Decision 2000/365/EC (') the Council authorised the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis, in accordance with the conditions set out in that Decision. (2)  On 24 June 2009 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom security and justice (hereinafter ‘the proposed Regulation). (3)  According to the proposed Regulation, the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom security and justice (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) is to be made responsible for the operational management of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS 1I), the Visa Information System (VIS) and Eurodac and it may be made responsible for the preparation, development and operational management of other large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, on the basis () O] L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43. of a relevant legislative instrument, based on Title V of Part three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. (4) SIS Il is part of the Schengen acquis. Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council () and Council Decision 2007/533JHA (°) govern the establishment, operation and use of SIS 1L However, the United Kingdom has only taken part in the adoption of Decision 2007/533[JHA which develops the provisions of the Schengen acquis referred to in Article 1(a)(ii) of Decision 2000/365/EC. (5) VIS is also part of the Schengen acquis. The United Kingdom did not take part in the adoption of, and is not bound by Decision 2004/512/EC (*), Regulation (EC) No 7672008 (°) and Decision 2008/633/JHA (°) which govern the establishment, operation or use of VIS. (6)  Eurodac is not part of the Schengen acquis. The United Kingdom has taken part in the adoption of, and is bound by Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 (7) which governs the establishment, operation and use of Eurodac. (7)  Given its participation in Eurodac and its partial partici- pation in SIS 1II, the United Kingdom has the right to participate in the activities of the Agency, to the extent that the Agency will be responsible for the operational management of SIS 1l as governed by Decision 2007/533[JHA, and Eurodac. () OJ L 381, 28.12.2006, p. 4. () OJ L 205, 7.8.2007, p. 63. (*) Council Decision 2004/512[EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS) (O] L 213, 15.6.2004, p. 5). (°) Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (O] L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60). (°) Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences (O] L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 129). (7) Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 of 11 December 2000 concerning the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention (O] L 316, 15.12.2000, p. 1).