European Commission 30 October 2009, Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Arrangement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on the participation by those States in the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers as regards the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

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This Council Decision approves an Arrangement associating Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland as observers in the Schengen Comitology committees to ensure their involvement in the implementation and development of the Schengen acquis. The Arrangement establishes procedural rights for these Associated States to receive documents and offer suggestions, while expressly excluding them from voting and requiring independent decisions on the internal implementation of adopted measures. It further stipulates a financial contribution of EUR 500,000 from the Associated States toward administrative costs and defines the conditions for the entry into force and termination of the agreement.AI