For third-country nationals who are exempt on the basis of their nationality from the visa requirement under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council (²⁴), Regulation (EU) 2018/1240European Travel Information and Authorisation System Regulation provides that they have to apply for a travel authorisation to come to the Union for a short stay. Before receiving that travel authorisation, the persons concerned are submitted to security checks of the personal data they submit against a number of Union databases, namely VISVisa Information System, the Schengen Information System established by Regulations (EU) 2018/1860Schengen Information System Return Regulation (²⁵), (EU) 2018/1861Schengen Information System Borders Regulation (²⁶) and (EU) 2018/1862Schengen Information System Police Regulation (²⁷) of the European Parliament and of the Council (SIS), the EESEntry/Exit System, ETIASEuropean Travel Information and Authorisation System, the Europol data processed for the purpose of cross-checking as referred to in Regulation (EC) 2016/794Europol Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (²⁸), ECRIS-TCNCentralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons, as well as Interpol’s Stolen and Lost Travel Document database (SLTD) and Travel Documents Associated with Notices database (TDAWN). Third-country nationals who are subject to the visa requirement under Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 are submitted to security checks before a visa is issued, against the same databases as third-country nationals not subject to that visa requirement, pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 810/2009Visa Code Regulation (²⁹) and (EC) No 767/2008Visa Information System Regulation (³⁰) of the European Parliament and of the Council.

24. Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 39). ↩︎

25. Regulation (EU) 2018/1860 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 1). ↩︎

26. Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 14). ↩︎

27. Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending and repealing Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 56). ↩︎

28. Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA (OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53). ↩︎

29. 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). ↩︎

30. Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation) (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 60). ↩︎