Whereas the mandate conferred upon the Council by Article 2(1), second subparagraph, of the Schengen Protocol, to determine, acting unanimously and in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Treaties, the legal basis for each of the provisions or decisions which constitute the Schengen acquis, has as one of its objectives the identification of the legal basis for any future proposals and initiatives to amend or build upon the Schengen acquis, which, in accordance with Article 5(1), first subparagraph, of the Schengen Protocol, are subject to the relevant provisions of the Treaties, including those governing the form of the act to be adopted and the procedure for its adoption;
ker drugi pododstavek prvega odstavka člena 2 pooblašča Svet, da enoglasno in skladno z ustreznimi določbami iz Pogodb, določi pravno podlago za vsako od določb ali sklepov iz schengenskega pravnega reda, in ker je eden od ciljev takšnega pooblastila ugotovitev pravne podlage za vse morebitne prihodnje predloge in pobude za spremembo ali nadgradnjo schengenskega pravnega reda, za katere skladno s prvim pododstavkom prvega odstavka člena 5 Schengenskega protokola veljajo ustrezne določbe iz Pogodb, skupaj s tistimi, ki urejajo obliko listine in postopek za njeno sprejetje;