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is amended as follows: (1) in Article 7, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The Member State authorities and Union agencies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall use the to search data related to persons or their travel documents in the central systems of the , and in accordance with […]
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 […]
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 12 June 2026. The provisions laid down in Articles 14 to 16 related to queries to EU information systems, the and the shall start to apply only once […]
It is therefore necessary to set up a system known as ‘Eurodac’, consisting of a Central System and the Common Identity Repository (CIR) established by , which will operate a computerised central database of biometric data, alphanumeric data and, where available, a scanned colour copy of an identity or travel document, as well as the […]
1. A system known as ‘Eurodac’ is hereby established. Its purpose is to: (a) support the asylum system, including by assisting in determining which Member State is to be responsible pursuant to for examining an application for international protection registered in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person and by facilitating […]
1. For the purposes of this Regulation: (a) ‘applicant for international protection’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection as defined in Article 3, point (7), of in respect of which a final decision has not yet been taken; (b) ‘person registered for the purpose of […]
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 […]
1. The Member State of origin shall have access to data which it has transmitted and which are recorded in Eurodac in accordance with this Regulation. Member States shall not conduct searches of the data transmitted by another Member State or receive such data with the exception of data resulting from the comparison referred to […]
is amended as follows: (1) in Article 4, point (20) is replaced by the following: ‘(20) “designated authorities” means the Member States’ designated authorities within the meaning of Article 5 of of the European Parliament and of the Council (*), Article 3(1), point (26), of of the European Parliament and the Council (**), Article 4, […]
The Common Identity Repository (CIR) was established by Regulations (18) and (19) of the European Parliament and of the Council to facilitate and assist in the correct identification of persons to facilitate and assist in the correct identification of persons registered in the , the Visa Information System established by Council Decision 2004/512/EC (20) (VIS), […]
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