
Article 1 

1. During the development of the system, the central unit of the VIS shall be located in Strasbourg (France).
2. During the development of the system the back up central unit shall be located in Sankt Johann in Pongau (Austria).
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden.
Done at Brussels, 3 November 2006.
For the Commission
Franco FRATTINI
Vice-President