The Schengen Facility has been established by the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic (OJ L 236 of 23 September 2003). Article 35 of the Act concerning the conditions of accession establishes the Schengen Facility as a provisional instrument of assistance to be allotted to eligible Member States in the period between the date of their accession to the European Union and the end of 2006; its aim is financing of measures relating to the implementation of the Schengen acquis and of the border control activities on the new EU external border. The following types of action shall be eligible for financing under the Schengen Facility:

- Investment in construction, renovation or upgrading of border crossing infrastructure and related buildings

- Investments in any kind of operating equipment (e.g. laboratory equipment, detection tools, Schengen Information System-SIS 2 hardware and software, means of transport

- Training of border guards

- Costs for logistics and operations

The Schengen Facility is implemented through the payment of yearly determined lump-sum grants. In the 2004 - 2006 period, Slovenia is to be given the amount of EUR 106.9 million (at 1999 prices), which at current prices totals EUR 119,83 million.

Documents:

Commission Decision C(2004) 248 of 5 February 2004 on the management and monitoring of the Schengen facility  

Commission Decision C(2006) 684 of 8 March 2006 amending Commission Decision C(2004) 248 of 5 February 2004 n the Management and Monitoring of the Schengen Facility 

Commission Decision C(2004) 4437 final of 30 November 2004 on the financial contribution of the Schengen Facility for 2004 to the Republic of Slovenia 

Commission Decision of 23/XII/2005 on the financial contribution of the Schengen Facility for 2005 to the Republic of Slovenia (C(2005) 5706 final) 

Technical Fiche No. 1 on taxation and value added tax and Technical Fiche No. 2 on taxes and social security contributions on wages and salaries 

Technical Fiche No. 3 on eligibility of expenditures under Logistics and Operational Costs 

Technical Fiche No. 4 on purchase of land and purchase and rental of real estate