Conclusions

• Author: European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (EU body or agency)
• Pages: 21-21

Eurodac  2019 Annual Report 21

Conclusions

In 2019, the overall usage rate of Eurodac continued to rise steadily compared to previous years. During the

reporting period, the Eurodac central system performed as expected in line with the agreed service level

agreement, and the legal requirements. Eurodac was available 99.55% of the time. The Agency remains

strongly committed to keeping the Eurodac central system operating on a 24/7 basis, and to supporting the

Member States to benefit fully from the system functionalities.

As the recast of the Eurodac Regulation is still being discus sed, no major evolutions were implemented in

Eurodac in 2019. All projects executed in the reporting period concern ed internal work on the IT infrastructure

and configuration.

Looking to the future, Eurodac will have to be re-engineered to be fully integrated into the future interoperable

IT architecture of the JHA area. This may include aligning the data structure, a nd separating the business layer

from the underlying biometric matching services. Some analysis and studies have already s tarted, the

implementation will get underway as soon as the Eurodac recast is adopted. The Agency is ready to support the

co-legislators with any technical expertise that may be requested.

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