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Eurodac Regulation:
Article 17 – Recording of data

1. Only the following data shall be recorded in Eurodac in accordance with Article 3(2):

(a) fingerprint data;

(b) a facial image;

(c) surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names and any aliases, which may be entered separately;

(d) nationality(ies);

(e) date of birth;

(f) place of birth;

(g) Member State of origin, place and date of the application for international protection; in the cases referred to in Article 16(2), point (a), the date of application shall be the date entered by the Member State who transferred the applicant;

(h) sex;

(i) where available, the type and number of identity or travel document, the three letter code of the issuing country and the expiry date of that document;

(j) where available, a scanned colour copy of an identity or travel document along with an indication of its authenticity or, where unavailable, another document which facilitates the identification of the third-country national or stateless person along with an indication of its authenticity;

(k) the reference number used by the Member State of origin;

(l) the date on which the biometric data were taken;

(m) the date on which the data were transmitted to Eurodac;

(n) operator user ID.

2. Additionally, where applicable and available, the following data shall be promptly recorded in Eurodac in accordance with Article 3(2):

(a) the Member State responsible in the cases referred to in Article 16(1), (2) or (3);

(b) the Member State of relocation in accordance with Article 25(1);

(c) in the cases referred to in Article 16(2), point (a), the date of the arrival of the person concerned after a successful transfer;

(d) in the cases referred to in Article 16(2), point (b), the date of the arrival of the person concerned after a successful transfer;

(e) in the cases referred to in Article 16(2), point (c), the date when the person concerned left the territory of the Member States;

(f) in the cases referred to in Article 16(2), point (d), the date when the person concerned was removed from or left the territory of the Member States;

(g) in the cases referred to in Article 25(2), the date of arrival of the person concerned after a successful transfer;

(h) the fact that a visa was issued to the applicant, the Member State which issued or extended the visa or on behalf of which the visa was issued and the visa application number;

(i) the fact that the person could pose a threat to internal security following the security check referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1356Screening Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (37) or following an examination pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351Asylum And Migration Management Regulation or to Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348Procedures Regulation, if any of the following circumstances apply:

(i) the person concerned is armed;

(ii) the person concerned is violent;

(iii) there are indications that the person concerned is involved in any of the offences referred to in Directive (EU) 2017/541Combating Terrorism Directive;

(iv) there are indications that the person concerned is involved in any of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA;

(j) the fact that the application for international protection has been rejected where the applicant has no right to remain and has not been allowed to remain in a Member State pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1348Procedures Regulation;

(k) the fact that, following an examination of an application in the border procedure pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/1348Procedures Regulation, a decision rejecting an application for international protection as inadmissible, unfounded or manifestly unfounded or a decision declaring an application as implicitly or explicitly withdrawn has become final;

(l) the fact that assistance for voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR) has been granted.

3. Where all the data referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (f) and (h), of this Article relating to a person as referred to in Article 15 of this Regulation are recorded in Eurodac, they shall be considered to be a dataset transmitted to Eurodac for the purposes of Article 27(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2019/818Interoperability (Police and Asylum) Regulation.

4. The Member State of origin which has concluded that the threat to internal security identified following the screening referred to in Regulation (EU) 2024/1356Screening Regulation or following an examination pursuant to Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351Asylum And Migration Management Regulation or to Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348Procedures Regulation no longer applies shall delete the record of the security flag from the dataset, after having consulted any other Member States having registered a dataset of the same person. Eurodac shall, as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours after the deletion of the security flag by another Member State of origin having produced a hit with data which other Member States of origin transmitted relating to persons as referred to in Article 15(1), Article 22(1), Article 23(1) or Article 24(1) of this Regulation, inform those Member States of origin of that deletion. Those Member States of origin shall also delete the security flag in the corresponding dataset.


37. Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external borders and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/817 (OJ L, 2024/1356, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1356/oj). ↩︎


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Regulation (EU) No 603/2013This Regulation
Article 11, introductory wordingArticle 17(1), introductory wording, and Article 17(2), introductory wording
Article 11, point (a)Article 17(1), point (a)
Article 11, point (b)Article 17(1), point (g)
Article 11, point (c)Article 17(1), point (h)
Article 11, point (d)Article 17(1), point (k)
Article 11, point (e)Article 17(1), point (l)
Article 11, point (f)Article 17(1), point (m)
Article 11, point (g)Article 17(1), point (n)
—Article 17(1), points (b) to (f), (i) and (j)
Article 11, point (h)Article 17(2), points (c) and (d)
Article 11, point (i)Article 17(2), point (e)
Article 11, point (j)Article 17(2), point (f)
Article 11, point (k)Article 17(2), point (a)
—Article 17(2), points (b) and (g) to (l)
—Article 17(3) and (4)
Article 12—
Article 13—
Categories: Articles Key words: Facial image data, Fingerprint data, Hit, Identity data, Member State Responsible, Relocation, Residence document, Visa

Keywords

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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