Eurodac Regulation – Page 9 – EU Migration Pact information

Eurodac Regulation:
Article 18 – Collection and transmission of biometric data

1. Each Member State shall take and transmit to Eurodac the biometric data of every person of at least six years of age registered for the purpose of conducting an admission procedure under the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework as soon as possible following the registration referred to in Article 9(3) of , and […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Article 34 – Conditions for access to Eurodac by Europol

1. For law enforcement purposes, the Europol designated authority may submit a reasoned electronic request for the comparison of biometric or alphanumeric data with the data stored in Eurodac within the limits of Europol’s mandate and where necessary for the performance of Europol’s tasks only where all of the following conditions have been met: (a) […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Article 50 – Transfer of data to third countries for the purpose of return

1. By way of derogation from Article 49, the personal data relating to persons as referred to in Article 15(1), Article 18(2)(a), Article 20(1), Article 22(2), Article 23(1), Article 24(1) and Article 26(1) obtained by a Member State following a hit for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1), point (a), (b), (c) or (j), […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 6

Furthermore, in order to reflect accurately the obligations Member States have under international law to conduct search and rescue operations and to provide a more accurate picture of the composition of migratory flows in the Union, it is also necessary to record in Eurodac the fact that the third-country nationals or stateless persons were disembarked […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 22

National authorities in the Member States experience difficulties in identifying illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons with a view to their return and readmission. It is therefore essential to ensure that data on third-country nationals or stateless persons who are staying illegally in the Union are collected and transmitted to Eurodac and are also […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 38

It is also necessary that Member States promptly take and transmit the biometric data of every applicant for international protection, of every person for whom Member States intend to conduct an admission procedure in accordance with , of every third-country national or stateless person who is apprehended in connection with the irregular crossing of an […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 54

Where necessary, hits should be checked by a trained fingerprint expert in order to ensure the accurate determination of responsibility under , the exact identification of the third-country national or stateless person and the exact identification of the criminal suspect or victim of crime whose data might be stored in Eurodac. Checks by a trained […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 70

It is necessary to designate and keep a list of the operating units of Europol that are authorised to request comparisons with Eurodac data through the Europol Access Point. Such units, including units dealing with trafficking in human beings, sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, in particular where victims are minors, should be authorised to request […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Recital 86

of the European Parliament and of the Council (32), and in particular Article 33 thereof concerning the confidentiality and security of processing, applies to the processing of personal data by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies carried out in the application of this Regulation, without prejudice to , which should apply to the processing of […]

Eurodac Regulation:
Article 3 – System architecture and basic principles

1. Eurodac shall consist of: (a) a Central System composed of: (i) a Central Unit, (ii) a business continuity plan and system; (b) a communication infrastructure between the Central System and Member States that provides a secure and encrypted communication channel for Eurodac data (the ‘Communication Infrastructure’); (c) the ; (d) a secure communication infrastructure […]