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Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Type Regulation
Publication 2024-05-22
State In force
Department Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Source EUR-Lex
articles 63
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  • (a) the exact purpose of the request for comparison, including the type of terrorist offence or other serious criminal offence concerned and, for Europol, the exact purpose of the request for comparison;
  • (b) the reasonable grounds given in accordance with Article 33(1), point (a), of this Regulation for not conducting comparisons with other Member States under Decision 2008/615/JHA;
  • (c) the national file number;
  • (d) the date and exact time of the request for comparison by the National Access Point to Eurodac;
  • (e) the name of the authority that requested access for comparison and the person responsible who made the request and processed the data;
  • (f) where applicable, the use of the urgent procedure referred to in Article 32(4) and the decision taken with regard to the ex post verification;
  • (g) the data used for comparison;
  • (h) in accordance with national rules or with Regulation (EU) 2016/794, the identifying mark of the official who carried out the search and of the official who ordered the search or supply;
  • (i) where applicable, a reference to the use of the European search portal to query Eurodac as referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818.
3.

Logs and documentation shall be used only for monitoring the lawfulness of data processing and for ensuring data integrity and security. Logs which contain personal data shall not be used for the monitoring and evaluation referred to in Article 57.

The national supervisory authorities responsible for checking the admissibility of the request and monitoring the lawfulness of the data processing and data integrity and security shall have access to those logs at their request for the purpose of fulfilling their tasks.

Article 52

Liability

1.

Any person who, or Member State which, has suffered material or non-material damage as a result of an unlawful processing operation or any other act incompatible with this Regulation shall be entitled to receive compensation from the Member State responsible for the damage suffered, or from eu-LISA if it is responsible for the damage suffered and in so far as it has not complied with obligations on it pursuant to this Regulation specifically directed to it or where it has acted outside or contrary to lawful instructions of that Member State. The Member State responsible or eu-LISA shall be exempt from its liability, in whole or in part, if it proves that it is not in any way responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

2.

If any failure of a Member State to comply with its obligations under this Regulation causes damage to Eurodac, that Member State shall be held liable for such damage, unless and in so far as eu-LISA or another Member State failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the damage from occurring or to minimise its impact..

3.

Claims for compensation against a Member State for the damage referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be governed by the provisions of national law of the defendant Member State in accordance with Articles 79 and 80 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Articles 54 and 55 of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Claims for compensation against eu-LISA for the damage referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be subject to the conditions provided for in the Treaties.

CHAPTER XIII Amendments to Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818

Article 53

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1240

  • (1) in Article 11, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘6a. For the purpose of proceeding with the verifications referred to in Article 20(2), second subparagraph, point (k), the automated verifications pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall enable the ETIAS Central System to query Eurodac established by Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0005]), with the following data provided by applicants under Article 17(2), points (a) to (d) of this Regulation: (a) surname (family name), first name(s) (given name(s)), surname at birth, date of birth, place of birth, sex, current nationality; (b) other names (alias(es), artistic name(s), usual name(s)), if any; (c) other nationalities, if any; (d) type, number, the country of issue of the travel document.
  • (2) in Article 25a(1), the following point is inserted:
  • ‘(f) the data referred to in Articles 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.’;
  • (3) in Article 88, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. ETIAS shall start operations irrespective of whether interoperability with Eurodac or ECRIS-TCN is put in place.’.

Article 54

Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2019/818

Regulation (EU) 2019/818 is amended as follows:

  • (1) in Article 4, point (20) is replaced by the following:
  • ‘(20) “designated authorities” means the Member States’ designated authorities within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0006]), Article 3(1), point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and the Council ([^E0007]), Article 4, point (3a), of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, and Article 3(1), point (21), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0008]);
  • (2) in Article 10(1), the introductory wording is replaced by the following: ‘Without prejudice to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, Articles 12 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862, Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 and Article 40 of Regulation (EU) 2016/794, eu-LISA shall keep logs of all data processing operations within the ESP. Those logs shall include, in particular, the following:’;
  • (3) in Article 13(1), the first subparagraph is amended as follows:
  • (a) point (b) is replaced by the following:
  • ‘(b) the data referred to in Article 5(1), point (b), and Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/816;’;
  • (b) the following point is added:
  • ‘(c) the data referred to in Article 17(1), points (a) and (b), Article 19(1), points (a) and (b), Article 21 (1) points (a) and (b), Article 22(2), points (a) and (b), Article 23(2), points (a) and (b), Article 24(2), points (a) and (b) and Article 26(2), points (a) and (b) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.’;
  • (4) Article 14 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 14 Searching biometric data with the shared biometric matching service In order to search the biometric data stored within the CIR and SIS, the CIR and SIS shall use the biometric templates stored in the shared BMS. Queries with biometric data shall take place in accordance with the purposes provided for in this Regulation and in Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861, (EU) 2018/1862, (EU) 2019/816 and (EU) 2024/1358.’
  • (5) in Article 16(1), the first sentence is replaced by the following: ‘Without prejudice to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, Articles 12 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816, eu-LISA shall keep logs of all data processing operations within the shared BMS.’;
  • (6) in Article 18, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The CIR shall store the following data, logically separated according to the information system from which the data have originated: (a) the data referred to in Article 17(1), points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), Article 19(1) points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), Article 21(1) points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), Article 22(2), points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), Article 23(2), points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), Article 24(2), points (a) to (f) and (h), Article 24(3), point (a), and Article 26(2), points (a) to (f), (h) and (i), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358; (b) the data referred to in Article 5(1), point (b), and Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 and the following data listed in Article 5(1), point (a) of that Regulation: surname (family name), first names (given names), date of birth, place of birth (town and country), nationality or nationalities, gender, previous names, if applicable, where available pseudonyms or aliases, as well as, where available, information on travel documents.’ ;
  • (7) in Article 23, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The data referred to in Article 18(1), (2) and 4) shall be deleted from the CIR in an automated manner in accordance with the data retention provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and of Regulation (EU) 2019/816.’ ;
  • (8) in Article 24, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. Without prejudice to Article 51 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and Article 29 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816, eu-LISA shall keep logs of all data processing operations within the CIR in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article.’ ;
  • (9) in Article 26(1), the following points are added:
  • ‘(c) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;
  • (d) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;
  • (e) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;
  • (f) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;
  • (g) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;
  • (h) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter VIII of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac;’;
  • (10) Article 27 is amended as follows:
  • (a) in paragraph 1, the following point is added:
  • ‘(c) a dataset is transmitted to Eurodac in accordance with Articles 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 or 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358;’;
  • (b) in paragraph 3, the following point is added:
  • ‘(c) surname(s); forename(s); name(s) at birth, previously used names and aliases; date of birth, place of birth, nationality(ies) and sex as referred to in Articles 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358;’;
  • (11) in Article 29(1), the following points are added:
  • ‘(c) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac for matches that occurred when transmitting such data;
  • (d) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac for matches that occurred when transmitting such data;
  • (e) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 for matches that occurred when transmitting such data;
  • (f) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 for matches that occurred when transmitting such data;
  • (g) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac for matches that occurred when transmitting such data;
  • (h) the authorities competent to collect the data provided for in Chapter VIII of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 when transmitting data to Eurodac for matches that occurred when transmitting such data.’;
  • (12) in Article 39, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. eu-LISA shall establish, implement and host in its technical sites the CRRS containing the data and statistics referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 logically separated by EU information system. Access to the CRRS shall be granted by means of controlled, secured access and specific user profiles, solely for the purpose of reporting and statistics, to the authorities referred to in Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816.’ ;
  • (13) in Article 47(3), the following subparagraph is added: ‘Persons whose data are recorded in Eurodac shall be informed about the processing of personal data for the purposes of this Regulation in accordance with paragraph 1 when a new dataset is transmitted to Eurodac in accordance with Articles 15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.’;
  • (14) Article 50 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 50 Communication of personal data to third countries, international organisations and private parties Without prejudice to Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Articles 25 and 26 of Regulation (EU) 2016/794, Article 41 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, Articles 49 and 50 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 and the querying of Interpol databases through the ESP in accordance with Article 9(5) of this Regulation which comply with the provisions of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, personal data stored in, processed or accessed by the interoperability components shall not be transferred or made available to any third country, to any international organisation or to any private party.’.

CHAPTER XIV Final provisions

Article 55

Costs

1.

The costs incurred in connection with the establishment and operation of Eurodac and the Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general budget of the Union.

2.

The costs incurred by National Access Points and the Europol Access Point and their costs for connection to Eurodac shall be borne by each Member State and Europol respectively.

3.

Each Member State and Europol shall set up and maintain at their expense the technical infrastructure necessary to implement this Regulation, and shall be responsible for bearing its costs resulting from requests for comparison with Eurodac data for law enforcement purposes.

Article 56

Committee procedure

1.

The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2.

Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

3.

Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and Article 5(4), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

Article 57

Reports, monitoring and evaluation

1.

eu-LISA shall submit to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the Commission and to the European Data Protection Supervisor an annual report on the activities of Eurodac, including on its technical functioning and security. The annual report shall include information on the management and performance of Eurodac against pre-defined quantitative indicators for the objectives relating to output, cost-effectiveness and quality of service.

2.

eu-LISA shall ensure that procedures are in place to monitor the functioning of Eurodac against the objectives referred to in paragraph 1.

3.

For the purposes of technical maintenance, reporting and statistics, eu-LISA shall have access to the necessary information relating to the processing operations performed in Eurodac.

4.

By 12 June 2027, eu-LISA shall conduct a study on the technical feasibility of adding facial recognition software to Eurodac for the purpose of comparing facial images, including of minors. The study shall evaluate the reliability and accuracy of the results produced from facial recognition software for the purposes of Eurodac and shall make any necessary recommendations prior to the introduction of the facial recognition technology to Eurodac.

5.

By 12 June 2029 and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of Eurodac, examining the results achieved against objectives and the impact on fundamental rights, in particular data protection and privacy rights including whether the access for law enforcement purposes has led to indirect discrimination against persons covered by this Regulation, and assessing the continuing validity of the underlying rationale including the use of facial recognition software, and any implications for future operations, and shall make any necessary recommendations. That evaluation shall also include an assessment of the synergies between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2018/1862. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council.

6.

Member States shall provide eu-LISA and the Commission with the information necessary to draft the annual report referred to in paragraph 1.

7.

eu-LISA, Member States and Europol shall provide the Commission with the information necessary to draft the overall evaluation provided for in paragraph 5. That information shall not jeopardise working methods or include information that reveals sources, staff members or investigations of the designated authorities.

8.

While respecting the provisions of national law on the publication of sensitive information, each Member State and Europol shall prepare reports every two years on the effectiveness of the comparison of biometric data with Eurodac data for law enforcement purposes, containing information and statistics on:

  • (a) the exact purpose of the comparison, including the type of terrorist offence or other serious criminal offence;
  • (b) grounds given for substantiated suspicion;
  • (c) the reasonable grounds given in accordance with Article 33(1), point (a), of this Regulation for not conducting comparisons with other Member States under Decision 2008/615/JHA;
  • (d) the number of requests for comparison;
  • (e) the number and type of cases which have ended in successful identifications; and
  • (f) the need and use made of the exceptional case of urgency, including those cases where that urgency was not accepted by the ex post verification carried out by the verifying authority.

The reports by Member States and Europol referred to in the first subparagraph shall be transmitted to the Commission by 30 June of the subsequent year.

9.

On the basis of the reports by Member States and Europol referred to in paragraph 8, and in addition to the overall evaluation provided for in paragraph 5, the Commission shall compile a report every two years on the access to Eurodac for law enforcement purposes and shall transmit it to the European Parliament, to the Council and to the European Data Protection Supervisor.

Article 58

Assessment

1.

By 12 June 2028, the Commission shall assess the functioning and the operational efficiency of any IT system used to exchange the data of beneficiaries of temporary protection for the purposes of the administrative cooperation referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/55/EC.

2.

The Commission shall also assess the expected impact of applying Article 26 of this Regulation in the event that Directive 2001/55/EC is activated, taking into consideration:

  • (a) the nature of data subject to processing;
  • (b) the expected impact of providing access to the data listed in Article 26(2) to the designated authorities referred to in Articles 5(1) and 9(1); and
  • (c) the safeguards provided for in this Regulation.
3.

Depending on the outcome of the assessments referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the Commission shall make a legislative proposal amending or repealing Article 26, if appropriate.

Article 59

Penalties

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that any processing of data recorded in Eurodac contrary to the purposes of Eurodac as laid down in Article 1 is punishable by penalties, including administrative or criminal penalties, or both, in accordance with national law, that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Article 60

Territorial scope

The provisions of this Regulation shall not be applicable to any territory to which Regulation (EU) 2024/1351 does not apply, with the exception of the provisions related to data collected to assist with the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1350 under the conditions set out in this Regulation.

Article 61

Notification of designated authorities and verifying authorities

1.

By 12 September 2024, each Member State shall notify the Commission of its designated authorities, of the operating units referred to in Article 5(3) and of its verifying authority and shall notify it without delay of any amendment thereto.

2.

By 12 September 2024, Europol shall notify the Commission of its designated authority and of its verifying authority and shall notify it without delay of any amendment thereto.

3.

The Commission shall publish the information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in the Official Journal of the European Union on an annual basis and via an electronic publication that shall be available online and updated without delay.

Article 62

Repeal

Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0009]) is repealed with effect from 12 June 2026.

References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and shall be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex II.

Article 63

Entry into force and applicability

1.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

2.

This Regulation shall apply from 12 June 2026.

However, Article 26 shall apply from 12 June 2029.

3.

This Regulation shall not apply to persons enjoying temporary protection pursuant to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 and any other equivalent national protection pursuant thereto, any future amendments to Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382, and any extensions to that temporary protection.

4.

The Interface Control Document shall be agreed between Member States and eu-LISA no later than 12 December 2024.

5.

Comparisons of facial images with the use of facial recognition software as set out in Articles 27 and 28 of this Regulation shall apply from the date upon which the facial recognition technology has been introduced into Eurodac. Facial recognition software shall be introduced into Eurodac within one year of the conclusion of the study on the introduction of facial recognition software referred to in Article 57(4). Until that date, facial image shall be stored in Eurodac as part of the data subject’s datasets and transmitted to a Member State following the comparison of fingerprints where there is a hit result.

6.

Member States shall notify the Commission and eu-LISA as soon as they have made the technical arrangements to transmit data to Eurodac, no later than 12 June 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.

ANNEX

Table of correspondences referred to in Article 8

Data provided pursuant to Article 17(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council recorded and stored by ETIAS Central System The corresponding data in Eurodac pursuant to Articles 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 26 of this Regulation against which the ETIAS data should be checked
surname (family name) surname(s)
surname at birth name(s) at birth
first name(s) (given name(s)) forename(s)
other names (alias(es), artistic name(s), usual name(s)) previously used names and any aliases
date of birth date of birth
place of birth place of birth
sex sex
current nationality nationality(ies)
other nationalities (if any) nationality(ies)
type of the travel document type of travel document
number of the travel document number of travel document
country of issue of the travel document three letter code of the issuing country

ANNEX II

Correlation table

Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 This Regulation
Article 1(1) Article 1(1), points (a) and (c)
— Article 1(1), points (b) and (d)
Article 1(2) Article 1(1), point (e)
— Article 1(1), points (f) to (j)
Article 1(3) Article 1(2)
Article 2(1), introductory wording Article 2(1), introductory wording
Article 2(1), points (a) and (b) Article 2(1), points (a) and (e)
— Article 2(1), points (b), (c) and (d)
— Article 2(1), points (f) and (g)
Article 2(1), point (c) Article 2(1), point (h)
— Article 2(1), point (i)
Article 2(1), point (d) Article 2(1), point (j)
Article 2(1), point (e) Article 2(1), point (k)
— Article 2(1), point (l)
Article 2(1), point (f) —
Article 2(1), point (g) —
Article 2(1), point (h) Article 2(1), point (m)
Article 2(1), point (i) Article 2(1), point (n)
Article 2(1), point (j) Article 2(1), point (o)
Article 2(1), point (k) Article 2(1), point (p)
Article 2(1), point (l) Article 2(1), point (q)
— Article 2(1), points (r) to (z)
Article 2(2), (3) and (4) Article 2(2), (3) and (4)
Article 3(1), introductory wording and points (a) and (b) Article 3(1), introductory wording and points (a) and (b)
— Article 3(1), point (c) and (d)
— Article 3(2)
— Article 3(3)
Article 3(2) Article 3(4)
Article 3(3) Article 3(5)
— Article 3(6)
Article 3(4) Article 3(7)
Article 3(5) Article 13(6)
Article 4(1) Article 4(1)
Article 4(2) Article 4(3)
Article 4(3) Article 4(4)
— Article 4(2)
Article 4(4) Article 4(5)
Article 5 Article 5
Article 6 Article 6
Article 7 Article 7
— Article 8
— Article 9
— Article 10
— Article 11
Article 8(1) introductory wording Article 12(1) introductory wording
— Article 12(1), points (a) to (h)
Article 8(1), point (a) Article 12(1), point (i)
— Article 12(1), point (j)
Article 8(1), point (b) Article 12(1), point (k), subpoint (i)
— Article 12(1), point (l)
Article 8(1), point (c) Article 12(1), point (m), subpoint (i)
Article 8(1), point (d) Article 12(1), point (n), subpoint (i)
— Article 12(1), points (o) and (p)
Article 8(1), point (e) Article 12(1), point (q)
Article 8(1), point (f) Article 12(1), point (r)
Article 8(1), point (g) Article 12(1), point (s)
Article 8(1), point (h) Article 12(1), point (t)
Article 8(1), point (i) —
— Article 12(1), point (u)
— Article 12(1), points (v) and (w)
Article 8(2) Article 12(2)
— Article 12(3) to (6)
— Article 13
— Article 14
Article 9(1) Article 15(1)
Article 9(2) Article 15(2)
Article 9(3) —
Article 9(4) —
Article 9(5) —
— Article 15(3)
— Article 16(1)
Article 10, introductory wording and points (a) to (d) Article 16(2), introductory wording and points (a) to (d)
Article 10, point (e) Article 16(3)
— Article 16(2) and (4)
Article 11, introductory wording Article 17(1), introductory wording, and Article 17(2), introductory wording
Article 11, point (a) Article 17(1), point (a)
Article 11, point (b) Article 17(1), point (g)
Article 11, point (c) Article 17(1), point (h)
Article 11, point (d) Article 17(1), point (k)
Article 11, point (e) Article 17(1), point (l)
Article 11, point (f) Article 17(1), point (m)
Article 11, point (g) Article 17(1), point (n)
— Article 17(1), points (b) to (f), (i) and (j)
Article 11, point (h) Article 17(2), points (c) and (d)
Article 11, point (i) Article 17(2), point (e)
Article 11, point (j) Article 17(2), point (f)
Article 11, point (k) Article 17(2), point (a)
— Article 17(2), points (b) and (g) to (l)
— Article 17(3) and (4)
Article 12 —
Article 13 —
— Article 18
— Article 19
— Article 20
— Article 21
Article 14(1) Article 22(1)
Article 14(2), introductory wording Article 22(2), introductory wording
Article 14(2), point (a) Article 22(2), point (a)
Article 14(2), point (b) Article 22(2), point (g)
Article 14(2), point (c) Article 22(2), point (h)
Article 14(2), point (d) Article 22(2), point (k)
Article 14(2), point (e) Article 22(2), point (l)
Article 14(2), point (f) Article 22(2), point (m)
Article 14(2), point (g) Article 22(2), point (n)
— Article 22(2), points (b) to (f), (i) and (j)
— Article 22(3)
Article 14(3) Article 22 (4)
Article 14(4) Article 22(5)
Article 14(5) Article 22(6)
— Article 22(7) to (10)
Article 15 —
Article 16 —
Article 17 —
— Article 23
— Article 24
— Article 25
— Article 26
— Article 27
— Article 28
— Article 29
— Article 30
Article 18(1) Article 31(1)
Article 18(2) Article 31(2)
Article 18(3) Article 31(3)
— Article 31(4), (5) and (6)
Article 19(1) Article 32(1)
Article 19(2) Article 32(2)
— Article 32(3)
Article 19(3) Article 32(4)
Article 19(4) Article 32(5)
Article 20(1), introductory wording Article 33(1), first subparagraph, introductory wording and point (a), and second subparagraph
Article 20(1), points (a), (b) and (c) Article 33(1), first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c)
— Article 33(2)
Article 20(2) Article 33(3)
Article 21(1), introductory wording Article 34(1), introductory wording and point (a)
Article 21(1), points (a), (b) and (c) Article 34(1), points (b), (c) and (d)
— Article 34(2)
Article 21(2) Article 34(3)
Article 21(3) Article 34(4)
Article 22(1) Article 35(1)
Article 22(2) Article 35(2)
Article 23(1), introductory wording Article 36(1), introductory wording
Article 23(1), points (a) and (b) Article 36(1), point (a)
Article 23(1), points (c), (d) and (e) Article 36(1), points (b), (c) and (d)
Article 23(2) Article 36(2)
Article 23(3) Article 36(3)
Article 23(4), points (a), (b) and (c) Article 36(4), points (a), (b) and (c)
Article 24 Article 37
Article 25(1) to (5) Article 38(1) to (4) and (6)
— Article 38(5)
Article 26 Article 39
Article 27(1) to (5) Article 40(1), (2), (3), (5) and (6)
— Article 40(4)
Article 28(1), (2) and (3) Article 41(1), (4) and (5)
— Article 41(2) and (3)
Article 29(1), introductory wording and points (a) to (e) Article 42(1), points (a), (b), (d), (e) and (g)
— Article 42(1), points (c), (f) and (h)
Article 29(2) Article 42(2)
Article 29(3) Article 42(3)
Article 29(4) to (15) —
— Article 43(1)
— Article 43(2)
— Article 43(3)
— Article 43(4)
— Article 43(5)
— Article 43(6)
— Article 43(7)
— Article 43(8)
Article 30 Article 44
Article 31 Article 45
Article 32 Article 46
Article 33(1) —
Article 33(2) Article 47(1)
Article 33(3) Article 47(2)
Article 33(4) Article 47(3)
Article 33(5) Article 47(4)
Article 34(1) Article 48(1)
Article 34(2), introductory wording and points (a) to (k) Article 48(2), introductory wording and points (a) to (d), (f) to (k) and (n)
— Article 48(2), points (e), (l) and (m)
Article 34(3) Article 48(3)
Article 34(4) Article 48(4)
— Article 48(5)
Article 35(1) Article 49(1)
Article 35(2) Article 49(2)
— Article 49(3)
— Article 49(4)
Article 35(3) Article 49(5)
— Article 50
Article 36(1) Article 51(1)
Article 36(2), introductory wording and points (a) to (h) Article 51(2), introductory wording and points (a) to (h)
— Article 51(2), point (i)
Article 36 (3) Article 51(3)
Article 37 Article 52
Article 38 —
— Article 53
— Article 54
Article 39 Article 55
— Article 56
Article 40(1) Article 57(1)
Article 40(2) Article 57(2)
Article 40(3) Article 57(3)
— Article 57(4)
Article 40(4) Article 57(5)
Article 40(5) Article 57(6)
Article 40(6) Article 57(7)
Article 40(7) Article 57(8)
Article 40(8) Article 57(9)
— Article 58
Article 41 Article 59
Article 42 Article 60
Article 43 Article 61
Article 44 —
Article 45 Article 62
Article 46 Article 63
Annex I —
Annex II —
Annex III —
— Annex I
— Annex II

[^E0001]: () Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 077, 23.3.2016, p. 1).

[^E0002]: () Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1).

[^E0003]: () Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) (OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1).

[^E0004]: () Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external borders and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/817 (OJ L, 2024/1356, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1356/oj).

[^E0005]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of “Eurodac” for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L, 2024/1358, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1358/oj).’;

[^E0006]: Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of “Eurodac” for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L, 2024/1358, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1358/oj);

[^E0007]: Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (EES Regulation) (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20).

[^E0008]: Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1).’;

[^E0009]: () Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 1).

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