In the context of the Amsterdam treaty and in line with our policy of participation in the Schengen convention to the greatest extent possible consistent with maintaining the common travel area arrangements between us and the United Kingdom, we have opted into Articles 26 and 27 of the convention and thus the various Council directives which supplement those articles. Article 26, in particular, concerns itself with the operation of entry controls, as does the associated Council Directive 2001/51/EC. The provisions at sections 2 and 3 of the Bill fulfil Ireland's obligations under these two instruments as far as carrier liability is concerned, and this new section will implement our remaining obligations under the instruments. These obligations relate to removal of persons refused leave to enter the State and the role of carriers in facilitating that process.