Screening authorities – EU Migration Pact information

Screening Regulation:
Recital 52

Since access to the , , and is necessary for the screening authorities in order to verify whether the person might pose a threat to internal security, Regulations , , and should be amended to provide for that access right, which is currently not provided by those Regulations. In the case of , such amendment […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 2 – Definitions

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 ; […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 8 – Requirements concerning the screening

1. In the cases referred to in Article 5, the screening shall be conducted at any adequate and appropriate location designated by each Member State, generally situated at or in proximity to the external borders or, alternatively, in other locations within its territory. 2. In the cases referred to in Article 7, the screening shall […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 20 – Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 767/2008

Article 6 of is amended as follows: (1) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Access to for consulting the data shall be reserved exclusively for the duly authorised staff of: (a) the national authorities of each Member State and of the Union bodies which are competent for the purposes laid down in Articles […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 21 – Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/2226

is amended as follows: (1) in Article 6(1), the following point is added: ‘(l) support the objectives of the screening established by of the European Parliament and of the Council ((*)), in particular for the checks provided under Articles 14 to 16 thereof. (*) Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 of the European Parliament and of the Council […]

Screening Regulation:
Article 22 – Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1240

is amended as follows: (1) in Article 4, the following point is inserted: ‘(eb) support the purposes of of the European Parliament and of the Council (*4); (2) in Article 8(2), the following point is added: ‘(i) providing opinions in accordance with Article 35a.’; (3) Article 13 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 4a is […]