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Eurodac Regulation:
Article 21 – Recording of data

1. Only the following data shall be recorded in Eurodac in accordance with Article 3(2):

(a) fingerprint data;

(b) a facial image;

(c) surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases, which may be entered separately;

(d) nationality(ies);

(e) date of birth;

(f) place of birth;

(g) Member State of origin, place and date of the registration;

(h) sex;

(i) where available, the type and number of identity or travel document, the three letter code of the issuing country and the expiry date of that document;

(j) where available, a scanned colour copy of an identity or travel document along with an indication of its authenticity, and where unavailable, another document which facilitates the identification of the third-country national or stateless person along with an indication of its authenticity;

(k) the reference number used by the Member State of origin;

(l) the date on which the biometric data were taken;

(m) the date on which the data were transmitted to Eurodac;

(n) operator user ID;

(o) the date on which international protection or humanitarian status under national law was granted.

2. Where all the data referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f), and (h), of this Article relating to a person as referred to in Article 20(1) of this Regulation are recorded in Eurodac, they shall be considered to be a dataset transmitted to Eurodac for the purposes of Article 27(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2019/818Interoperability (Police and Asylum) Regulation.


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Regulation (EU) No 603/2013This Regulation
—Article 21
Categories: Articles Key words: Facial image data, Fingerprint data, Identification, Identity data, Member State of origin

Keywords

Absconding Accelerated Examination Procedure Adequate capacity Annual Solidarity Pool Asylum Border Procedure Beneficiary of temporary protection Best Interests of the Child Biometric data Common Identity Repository (CIR) Crisis/Force Majeure Detention Determining authority Effective Remedy Eurodac Facial image data Family members Fingerprint data Hit Humanitarian admission Identification Identity data Illegal stay Mandatory Solidarity Member State Responsible Migratory pressure Minor Non-Refoulement Refugee status Relocation Remain in the Member State Representative Resettlement Return Border Procedure Safe Country of Origin Safe Third Country Search and rescue operation Secondary Movement Special procedural guarantees Special reception needs Stateless person Subsequent application Subsidiary protection status Transfer Unaccompanied minor Visa

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