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Eurodac Regulation:
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-LISAEuropean Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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-LISAEuropean Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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-LISAEuropean Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice 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) 2016/679General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Articles 54 and 55 of Directive (EU) 2016/680Law Enforcement Directive (LED). Claims for compensation against eu-LISAEuropean Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice for the damage referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be subject to the conditions provided for in the Treaties.


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Regulation (EU) No 603/2013This Regulation
Article 37Article 52
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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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