1. If a third-country national or a stateless person enters the territory of the Member States through a Member State in which the need for him or her to have a visa is waived, that Member State shall be responsible for examining his or her application for international protection.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply if the application for international protection of the third-country national or the stateless person is registered in another Member State in which the need for him or her to have a visa for entry into the territory is also waived. In that case, that other Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection.
Correlation table
| Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 | This Regulation |
| Article 14 | Article 31 |