For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1) ‘threat to public health’ means ‘threat to public health’ as defined in Article 2, point (21), of ;
(2) ‘verification’ means ‘verification’ as defined in Article 4, point (5), of ;
(3) ‘identification’ means ‘identification’ as defined in Article 4, point (6), of ;
(4) ‘third-country national’ means ‘third-country national’ as defined in Article 2, point (6), of ;
(5) ‘stateless person’ means a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law;
(6) ‘Europol data’ means ‘Europol data’ as defined in Article 4, point (16), of ;
(7) ‘representative’ means a natural person or an organisation, including a public authority, appointed by the competent authorities or bodies to represent, assist and act, as applicable, on behalf of an unaccompanied minor;
(8) ‘biometric data’ means ‘biometric data’ as defined in Article 4, point (11), of ;
(9) ‘minor’ means a third-country national or stateless person below the age of 18 years;
(10) ‘screening authorities’ means all competent authorities designated by national law to carry out one or more of the tasks under this Regulation, except for the health checks referred to in Article 12(1);
(11) ‘unaccompanied minor’ means a minor who arrives on the territory of the Member State unaccompanied by an adult responsible for him or her, whether by the law or practice of the Member State concerned, and for as long as such minor is not effectively taken into the care of such an adult, including a minor who is left unaccompanied after entering the territory of a Member State;
(12) ‘detention’ means the confinement of a person by a Member State within a particular place, where such person is deprived of freedom of movement;
(13) ‘Interpol databases’ means ‘Interpol databases’ as defined in Article 4, point (17), of ;
(14) ‘search and rescue operation’ means an operation of search and rescue as referred to in the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue adopted in Hamburg, Germany, on 27 April 1979.