1. The costs incurred in connection with the development of the ETIAS Information System, with the integration of the existing national border infrastructure and the connection to the NUI, with the hosting of the NUI and with the establishment of the ETIAS Central Unit and the ETIAS National Units shall be borne by the general budget of the Union.
eu-LISA shall pay particular attention to the risk of costs increases and ensure sufficient monitoring of contractors.
2. ETIAS’ operating costs shall be borne by the general budget of the Union. This shall include the operation and maintenance costs of the ETIAS Information System, including of the NUIs; the operating costs of the ETIAS Central Unit and the costs of staff and technical equipment (hardware and software) necessary for the fulfilment of the tasks of the ETIAS National Units; and translation costs incurred pursuant to Article 27(2) and (8).
The following costs shall be excluded:
(a)
Member States’ project management office (meetings, missions, offices);
(b)
hosting of national IT systems (space, implementation, electricity, cooling);
(c)
operation of national IT systems (operators and support contracts);
(d)
design, development, implementation, operation and maintenance of national communication networks.
3. ETIAS’ operating costs shall also include financial support to Member States for expenses incurred to customise and automate border checks in order to implement ETIAS. The total amount of this financial support shall be limited to a maximum of EUR 15 million for the first year of operation, to a maximum of EUR 25 million for the second year of operation and to a maximum of EUR 50 million per year for the subsequent years of operation. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 89 to further define that financial support.
4. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, eu-LISA and Europol shall receive appropriate additional funding and the staff necessary for the fulfilment of the tasks entrusted to them under this Regulation.
5. Funding to be mobilised from the envelope referred to in point (b) of Article 5(5) of Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 to cover the costs of implementation of this Regulation referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article shall be implemented under indirect management for the costs incurred by eu-LISA and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and under shared management for the costs incurred by the Member States.