Decision SCH/ Com-ex (98)26 def.) of 1998, i.e. taken after the signature of the Treaty of Amsterdam but before its entry into force, provides for the setting up of a standing committee within Council for 1) to check whether countries wanting to join the Schengen area are ready and 2) "to lay the foundations so that the Executive Committee can ensure the proper application of the Convention."
Decision SCH/ Com-ex (98)26 def.) of 1998, i.e. taken after the signature of the Treaty of Amsterdam but before its entry into force, provides for the setting up of a standing committee within Council for 1) to check whether countries wanting to join the Schengen area are ready and 2) "to lay the foundations so that the Executive Committee can ensure the proper application of the Convention."