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Biometric data as defined in Article 2, point (s), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358. [defined in Article 2 of the Procedures Regulation]
Where a third-country national or a stateless person has been refused admission to a Member State on one of the grounds set out in , namely that there were reasonable grounds for considering that third-country national or stateless person as a danger to the community, public policy, security or public health of the Member State […]
1. Each Member State shall promptly take the biometric data of every third-country national or stateless person of at least six years of age registered as a beneficiary of temporary protection in the territory of that Member State pursuant to . 2. The Member State concerned shall, as soon as possible and no later than […]
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘refugee’ means a third-country national who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is […]
It is also necessary to ensure that the system for the comparison of biometric data functions within the interoperability framework established by Regulations (15) and (16) of the European Parliament and of the Council in accordance with this Regulation and with , in particular with the principles of necessity and proportionality and with the principle […]
The obligation to take and transmit the biometric data of persons registered for the purpose of conducting an admission procedure should not apply where the Member State in question discontinues the procedure before the biometric data were taken.
1. Biometric data transmitted by any Member State, with the exception of those transmitted in accordance with Article 16(2), points (a) and (c), and Articles 18 and 20, shall be compared automatically with the biometric data transmitted by other Member States and already stored in Eurodac in accordance with Article 15, Article 18(2), and Articles […]
1. The applicant shall make his or her application in the Member State provided for in Article 17(1) and (2) of . 2. The applicant shall fully cooperate with the competent authorities referred to in Article 4 in matters covered by this Regulation, in particular by: (a) providing the data referred to in Article 27(1), […]
The reuse by Member States of the biometric data of third-country nationals or stateless persons that have already been taken pursuant to this Regulation for the purposes of transmission to Eurodac in accordance with the conditions set out in this Regulation should be encouraged.
With a view to successfully preventing and monitoring unauthorised movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons who do not have a right to stay in the Union and to taking the necessary measures for successfully enforcing effective return and readmission to third countries in accordance with and in view of the right to protection of […]
1. For the purposes of Article 15(1), each dataset relating to an applicant for international protection recorded in accordance with Article 17, shall be stored in Eurodac for ten years from the date on which the biometric data were transmitted. 2. The biometric data referred to in Article 18(1) shall not be recorded in Eurodac. […]
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