What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text

Removed:Recital 4 a (new): (4a) It is necessary that all Member States register in Eurodac information on resettled third-country nationals and stateless persons for the purposes of identifying secondary movements of such persons.

Added:(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1358.)

Removed:Recital 4 b (new): (4b) The registration in Eurodac of information on resettled third-country nationals or stateless persons is designed to ensure that such persons enjoy, in accordance with [Regulation XXX/XXX], the same level of protection and the same rights applicable to other beneficiaries of international protection as regards the processing of their data. This should also enable Member States to verify whether or not a third-country national or stateless person has already been resettled in another Member State in accordance with Regulation XXX/XXX. Where a third-country national or stateless person has already been resettled, it should be possible to establish the Member State of resettlement and to monitor any secondary movements.

Removed:Recital 5: (5) Biometrics constitute an important element in establishing the exact identity of such persons because they ensure high accuracy of identification. It is necessary to set up a system for the comparison of their biometric data.

Removed:Recital 9: (9) The Communication of the Commission of 13 May 2015, titled "A European Agenda on Migration"25 noted that "Member States must also implement fully the rules on taking migrants' fingerprints at the borders" and further proposed that "the Commission will also explore how more biometric identifiers can be used through the Eurodac system (such as using facial recognition techniques through digital photos)".

Removed:Recital 10: (10) For the purposes of obtaining high accuracy identification, fingerprints should always be preferred over facial images. Member States should exhaust all attempts to ensure that fingerprints can be taken from the data-subject before a comparison using a facial image only can be carried out. To assist Member States overcome challenges, where it is impossible to take the fingerprints of the third-country national or stateless person because his or her fingertips are damaged, either intentionally or not, or amputated, this Regulation should also permit the comparison of a facial image without fingerprints. Where the physical impossibility to give fingerprints is of a temporary nature, that fact should be recorded and the fingerprinting process should be carried out at a later stage when the physical integrity of the fingertips is restored.

Removed:Recital 11: (11) The return of third-country nationals or stateless persons who do not have a right to stay in the Union, in accordance with fundamental rights as general principles of Union law as well as international law, including refugee protection, the principle of non-refoulement and human rights obligations, and in compliance with the provisions of Directive 2008/115/EC26, is an important part of the comprehensive efforts to address migration in a fair and efficient way and, in particular, to reduce and deter irregular migration. To increase the effectiveness of the Union system to return illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons is needed in order to maintain public trust in the Union migration and asylum system, and should go hand in hand with the efforts to protect those in need of protection.

Removed:Recital 12: (12) National authorities in the Member States experience difficulties in identifying illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons in view of their return and readmission. It is therefore essential to ensure that information on third-country nationals or stateless persons who are found to be staying illegally in the Union are collected and transmitted to Eurodac and are compared also with those collected and transmitted for the purpose of establishing the identity of applicants for international protection and of third-country nationals or stateless persons apprehended in connection with the unlawful crossing of the external borders of the Union, in order to facilitate their identification and re-documentation and to ensure their return and readmission, and to reduce identity fraud. It should also contribute to reducing the length of the administrative procedures necessary for ensuring return and readmission of illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons, including the period during which they may be kept in administrative detention awaiting removal. It should also allow identifying third countries of transit, where the illegally staying third-country national or stateless person may be readmitted. This should be without prejudice to the operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS), which remains the primary system to ensure cooperation and information exchange on return.

Removed:Recital 12 a (new): (12a) Member States should be able to derogate from the provisions of Article 14 in respect of illegally staying third-country nationals who entered the Union by legally crossing the external border where they have overstayed their authorised period of stay by a period of no more than 15 days.

Removed:Recital 13: (13) In its Conclusions of 8 October 2015 on the future of return policy, the Council endorsed the initiative announced by the Commission to explore an extension of the scope and purpose of Eurodac to enable the use of data for return purposes27. Member States should have the necessary tools at their disposal to be able to detect illegal migration to the Union and to identify secondary movements and illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons in the Union. Therefore, the data in Eurodac should be available, subject to the conditions set out in this Regulation, for comparison by the designated authorities of the Member States.

Removed:Recital 13 a (new): (13 a) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, as established by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, plays a key role in the Union’s efforts for a better management of external borders, and the prevention of illegal immigration and secondary movements. Consequently, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency should be provided with access to Eurodac data in order to be able to undertake risk analyses to the highest possible standard and to assist Member States with return-related tasks. Those data should be processed in compliance with the data protection safeguards provided for in that Regulation. / 1a Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p.1).

Removed:Recital 13 b (new): (13 b) As one of the tasks of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum, referred to in this Regulation, is the taking and transmitting of biometric data, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum should be provided with their own interfaces so that they no longer need to rely on national infrastructures. In the long run, those interfaces could be used as a single search interface, as described in the Commission Communication of 6 April 2016 entitled "Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security"1a . / 1a COM(2016) 0205.

Removed:Recital 14: (14) In line with its Communication on Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security28, which highlighted the need to improve the interoperability of information systems as a long-term objective, as also identified by the European Council and the Council, the Commission set up an Expert Group on Information Systems and Interoperability to address the legal and technical feasibility of achieving interoperability of the information systems which would allow for simpler and quicker access to all relevant information and for improving the quality of service that the relevant databases provide to their users. Therefore, technological solutions should be developed to ensure the interoperability of Eurodac with the Schengen Information Systems (SIS), the Visa Information Systems (VIS), Europol, and any new relevant information systems developed in the area of freedom, security and justice, in order to enhance effective cooperation among Member States in managing external borders and combatting serious crime. In particular, an assessment should be made as to whether interoperability should be established between Eurodac and the Entry-Exist-System (EES) in order to allow consultation between the EES and Eurodac of the data of third-country nationals or stateless persons having exceeded the maximum duration of authorised stay. / 28 COM(2016) 0205

Removed:Recital 14 a (new): (14a) Eu-LISA should establish a secure communication channel between the EES central system and the Eurodac central system in order to enable interoperability between them. It is necessary to connect the two central systems to allow for the transfer to Eurodac of the biometric data of a third-country national registered in the EES where registration of those biometric data are required by this Regulation.

Removed:Recital 15: (15) It is essential in the fight against terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences for the law enforcement authorities to have the fullest and most up-to-date information if they are to perform their tasks. The information contained in Eurodac is necessary for the purposes of the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences as referred to in Directive (EU) 2017/... of the European Parliament and of the Council [combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA] or of other serious criminal offences as referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA. Therefore, the data in Eurodac should be available, subject to the conditions set out in this Regulation, for comparison by the designated authorities of Member States and the European Police Office (Europol). / (deleted) / (deleted)

Removed:Recital 19: (19) Requests for comparison of Eurodac data by Europol should be allowed only in specific cases, under specific circumstances and under strict conditions, in line with the principles of necessity and proportionality enshrined in Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union1a. / 1a Judgment of the Court of Justice of 8 April 2014, Digital Rights Ireland Ltd v Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources and Others and Kärntner Landesregierung and Others, Joined cases C-293/12 and C-594/12, ECLI:EU:C:2014:238;Judgment of the Court of Justice of 21 December 2016, Tele2 Sverige AB v. Post-och telestyrelsen and Secretary of State for the Home Department v. Tom Watson and Others, Joined cases C-203/15 and C-698/15, ECLI:EU:C:2016:970.

Removed:Recital 20: (20) Since Eurodac was originally established to facilitate the application of the Dublin Convention, access to Eurodac for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences constitutes a further development of the original purpose of Eurodac. In line with the requirements of Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, any interference with the fundamental right to respect for the private life of individuals whose personal data are processed in Eurodac must be in accordance with the law, which must be formulated with sufficient precision to allow individuals to adjust their conduct and it must protect individuals against arbitrariness and indicate with sufficient clarity the scope of discretion conferred on the competent authorities and the manner of its exercise. Any interference must be necessary to genuinely meet an objective of general interest and proportionate to the legitimate objective it aims to achieve.

Removed:Recital 22: (22) This Regulation also lays down the conditions under which requests for comparison of biometric or alphanumeric data with Eurodac data for the purposes of preventing, detecting or investigating terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences should be allowed and the necessary safeguards to ensure the protection of the fundamental right to respect for the private life of individuals whose personal data are processed in Eurodac. The strictness of those conditions reflects the fact that the Eurodac database registers biometric and alphanumeric data of persons who are not presumed to have committed a terrorist offence or other serious criminal offence. Law enforcement authorities and Europol do not always have the biometric data of the suspect, perpetrator or victim whose case they are investigating, which can hamper their ability to check biometric matching databases such as Eurodac. In order to contribute further to the investigations carried out by those authorities and Europol, searches based on alphanumeric data should be allowed in Eurodac in such cases, in particular where those authorities and Europol possess evidence of the personal details or identity documents of the suspect, perpetrator or victim.

Removed:Recital 23: (23) With a view to ensuring equal treatment for all applicants and beneficiaries of international protection, as well as in order to ensure consistency with the current Union asylum acquis, in particular with Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council32 and with [Regulation XXX/XXX] establishing a Union Resettlement Framework and Regulation (EU) No […/…], this Regulation includes in its scope applicants for subsidiary protection and persons eligible for subsidiary protection, as well as persons granted international protection on the basis of resettlement in accordance with [Regulation XXX/XXX].

Removed:Recital 24: (24) It is also necessary to require the Member States promptly to take and transmit the biometric data of every applicant for international protection, of every resettled third-country national or stateless person in accordance with [Regulation XXX/XXX] and of every third-country national or stateless person who is apprehended in connection with the irregular crossing of an external border of a Member State or is found to be staying illegally in a Member State, if they are at least six years of age.

Removed:Recital 25: (25) In view of strengthening the protection of all migrant and refugee children, including unaccompanied minors who have not applied for international protection and those children who may become separated from their families, it is also necessary to take biometric data for storage in the Central System and assist a Member State to trace any family or links they may have with another Member State. Biometric data should be taken for that sole purpose, and should be processed and used accordingly. Establishing family links is a key element in restoring family unity and must be closely linked to the determination of the best interests of the child and eventually, the determination of a sustainable solution. In the performance of those tasks, Member States should observe the principles laid down in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989. Improved identification procedures for missing children should assist Member States in guaranteeing that adequate protection of children is ensured. To that end, Member States, upon the identification of a missing child or of a child who is the victim of crime, should promptly contact the competent national child protection authorities, which should undertake a needs assessment with a view to finding a sustainable solution for the child in accordance with his or her best interests.

Removed:Recital 26: (26) The best interests of the minor should be a primary consideration for Member States when applying this Regulation. Where the requesting Member State establishes that Eurodac data pertain to a child, those data may only be used for law enforcement purposes, in particular those relating to the prevention, detection and investigation of child trafficking and other serious crimes against children, by the requesting Member State and in accordance with that State's laws applicable to minors and in accordance with the obligation to give primary consideration to the best interests of the child.

Removed:Recital 30: (30) In order to ensure that all the persons referred to in Article 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1) are registered in Eurodac, Member States should refer to the Commission's Staff Working Document on Implementation of the Eurodac Regulation as regards the obligation to take fingerprints adopted by the Council on 20 July 201534, which sets out a best practice approach to taking fingerprints of irregular third-country nationals or stateless persons. When carrying out that process, Member States should also take account of the guidelines established by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights in its focus paper of May 2015 entitled "Fundamental rights implications of the obligation to provide fingerprints for Eurodac". Where a Member State's national law allows for the taking of fingerprints by force or coercion as a last resort, those measures must fully respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Where a minor, in particular an unaccompanied or separated minor, refuses to give his or her fingerprints or facial image and there are reasonable grounds for believing that there are child safeguarding or protection risks, that minor should be referred to the competent national child protection authorities, national referral mechanisms, or both. Those authorities should undertake an assessment of the minor´s special needs in accordance with the relevant law with a view to finding a sustainable solution for the minor in full respect of the best interests of th…

Removed:Recital 31: (31) Hits obtained from Eurodac should be verified by a trained fingerprint expert in order to ensure the accurate determination of responsibility under Regulation (EU) No […/…], the exact identification of the third-country national or stateless person and the exact identification of the criminal suspect or victim of crime whose data might be stored in Eurodac. Hits obtained from Eurodac based on facial images should also be verified by an official trained in accordance with national practice, in particular where the comparison is made with a facial image only. Where a fingerprint and facial image comparison is carried out simultaneously and a hit is received for both biometric data sets, Member States may check and verify the facial image result, if needed.

Removed:Recital 32: (32) The maximum period during which biometric data of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have requested international protection can be kept by the Central System should be limited to the extent strictly necessary and should be proportionate, in line with the principle of proportionality enshrined in Article 52(1) of the Charter and as interpreted by the the Court of Justice. Given that most third-country nationals or stateless persons who have stayed in the Union for several years will have obtained a settled status or even citizenship of a Member State after that period, a period of five years should be considered a reasonable period for the storage of biometric data.

Removed:Recital 32 a (new): (32 a) In its conclusions on Statelessness of 4 December 2015, the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States recalled the Union's pledge of September 2012 that all Member States were to accede to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and were to consider acceding to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. In its resolution of 25 October 2016 on human rights and migration in third countries, the European Parliament recalled the importance of identifying stateless persons in order to afford them the protections available under international law.

Removed:Recital 33: (33) In view of successfully preventing and monitoring unauthorised movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have no right to stay in the Union, and of taking the necessary measures for successfully enforcing effective return and readmission to third countries in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC35 and the right to protection of personal data, a period of five years should be considered a necessary period for the storage of biometric and alphanumeric data.

Removed:Recital 34: (34) The storage period should be shorter in certain special situations where there is no need to keep biometric data and all other personal data for that length of time. Biometric data and all other personal data belonging to a third-country national or a stateless person should be erased immediately and permanently once third-country nationals or stateless persons obtain citizenship of a Member State.

Removed:Recital 37: (37) It is necessary to lay down clearly the respective responsibilities of the Commission and eu-LISA, in respect of the Central System, the Communication Infrastructure and interoperability with other information systems, and of the Member States, as regards data processing, data security, access to, and correction of recorded data.

Removed:Recital 42: (42) In addition, access should be allowed only on condition that a prior search in the national fingerprint and facial image databases of the Member State and in the automated fingerprinting identification systems of all other Member States under Council Decision 2008/615/JHA36 has been conducted. That condition requires the requesting Member State to conduct comparisons with the automated fingerprinting identification systems of all other Member States under Decision 2008/615/JHA which are technically available, unless that Member State can justify that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it would not lead to the establishment of the identity of the data subject. Such reasonable grounds exist in particular where the specific case does not present any operational or investigative link to a given Member State. That condition requires prior legal and technical implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA by the requesting Member State in the area of fingerprint data, as it should not be permitted to conduct a Eurodac check for law enforcement purposes where those above steps have not been first taken.

Removed:Recital 43: deleted / (deleted)

Removed:Recital 50: (50) Transfers of personal data obtained by a Member State or Europol pursuant to this Regulation from the Central System to any third country or international organisation or private entity established in or outside the Union should be prohibited, in order to ensure the right to asylum and to safeguard applicants for international protection and resettled third-country nationals and stateless persons in accordance with [Regulation XXX/XXX] from having their data disclosed to a third country. This implies that Member States should not transfer information obtained from the Central System concerning: the name(s); date of birth; nationality; the Member State(s) of origin or Member State of allocation or the Member State of resettlement; the details of the identity or travel document; the place and date of resettlement or of the application for international protection; the reference number used by the Member State of origin; the date on which the fingerprints were taken as well as the date on which the Member State(s) transmitted the data to Eurodac; the operator user ID; and any information relating to any transfer of the data subject under [Regulation (EU) No 604/2013]. That prohibition should be without prejudice to the right of Member States to transfer such data to third countries to which [Regulation (EU) No 604/2013] applies [in accordance with Regulation (EU) No […/2016] respectively with the national rules adopted pursuant to Directive [2016/…/EU] ], in order to ensure…

Removed:Recital 51: (51) In individual cases, information obtained from the Central System may be shared with a third-country in order to assist with the identification of a third-country national or a stateless person in relation to his/her return. Sharing of any personal data must be subject to strict conditions. Where such information is shared, no information shall be disclosed to a third-country relating to the fact that an application for international protection has been made by a third-country national or a stateless person where the country the individual is being readmitted to, is also the individual's country of origin or another third-country where they will be readmitted. Any transfer of data to a third-country for the identification of a third-country national or a stateless person must be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) No. [679/2016].

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) assist with the identification of secondary movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons resettled in accordance with [Regulation XXX/XXX];

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) assist with the control of illegal immigration to the Union and with the identification of secondary movements and of illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons for determining the appropriate measures to be taken by Member States, including as appropriate, removal and return of illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons, or granting permanent resident status;

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) lay down the conditions under which Member States' designated authorities may request the comparison of biometric data and alphanumeric data with those stored in the Central System for law enforcement purposes for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or of other serious criminal offences. This Regulation shall also lay down the conditions under which the European Police Office (Europol) may request comparisons with Eurodac data for the purpose of preventing, detecting or investigating terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences falling within its mandate.

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 2: 2. Without prejudice to the processing of data intended for Eurodac by the Member State of origin in databases set up under the latter's national law, fingerprints and facial image data and other personal data may be processed in Eurodac only for the purposes set out in this Regulation and [Article 34(1) of Regulation (EU) ....]. The data of minors may be used by the Member States for the purposes of assisting them in the identification and tracing of missing children and of establishing family links of unaccompanied minors.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 1: 1. The persons referred to in Articles 10(1), 13(1) and 14(1) shall be registered. Therefore, Member States shall take those person’s biometric data for the purposes of Article 1(1)(a) and (b) of this Regulation and shall impose on the data-subject the requirement to provide his or her biometric data and inform him or her as such in accordance with Article 30 of this Regulation. Member States shall, at all times, respect the dignity and physical integrity of the person during the fingerprinting procedure and when capturing his or her facial image.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 2: deleted

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 3: 3. In order to ensure that all the persons referred to in Articles 10(1), 13(1) and 14(1) are registered in accordance with paragraph 1, Member States may introduce, where appropriate, well-justified administrative sanctions, in accordance with their national law and with full respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, for non-compliance with the process of taking biometric data. Member States shall ensure that an opportunity for counselling has been provided to those persons in order to persuade them to cooperate with the procedure and to inform them of the possible implications of non-compliance. The administrative sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Detention shall only be used as a means of last resort and for as short a period as possible and necessary in order to determine or verify a third-country national's identity and, in particular, where there is a risk of absconding. Where a decision is taken to detain a third-county national or a stateless person, competent national authorities shall carry out an assessment in each individual case in order to verify whether the detention complies with all legal and procedural safeguards to prevent arbitrary detention.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 4: 4. Without prejudice to paragraph 3 of this Article, where enrolment of the fingerprints or facial image is not possible from third-country nationals or stateless persons who are deemed to be vulnerable persons due to the conditions of the fingertips or face, the authorities of that Member State shall not use sanctions for non-compliance with the obligation to provide biometric data. A Member State may attempt to re-take the fingerprints or facial image of a vulnerable person who refuses to comply, where the reason for non-compliance is not related to the conditions of the fingertips or facial image or the health of the individual and where it is duly justified to do so.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 5: 5. The procedure for taking fingerprints and a facial image shall be determined and applied in accordance with the national practice of the Member State concerned and in accordance with the safeguards laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

Removed:Article 2 a (new): Article 2a / Special provisions relating to minors / 1. The biometric data of minors from the age of six shall be taken by officials trained specifically to enrol minor's fingerprints and to capture facial images in full respect of the best interests of the child, the principles established by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in a child-friendly and child-appropriate and gender-appropriate manner. The minor shall be informed in an age-appropriate manner, both orally and in writing, using leaflets and infographics and demonstrations specifically designed to explain the fingerprinting and facial image procedure to minors in a language he or she can understand. The minor shall be accompanied by a responsible adult or legal guardian throughout the time his or her biometric data are taken. At all times Member States shall respect the dignity and physical integrity of the minor during the fingerprinting procedure and when capturing a facial image. Member States shall not use coercion to compel the taking of fingerprints of minors. Detention of minors shall be prohibited. / 2. Where the enrolment of the fingerprints or facial image of a minor is not possible due to the conditions of the fingertips or face, Article 2(3) shall apply. Where the fingerprints or facial image of a minor are retaken, the Member State concerned shall proceed in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. Where a minor, in particular an unaccompanied or separated minor, refuses to gi…

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new): (aa) 'resettled third-country national or stateless person’ means a third-country national or stateless person who, following a resettlement procedure in accordance with national law or with [Regulation XXX/XXX], arrives on the territory of the Member State of resettlement.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint i a (new): (ia) in relation to a person covered by Article 12a, the Member State which transmits the personal data to the Central System and receives the results of the comparison;

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) 'illegal stay' means the presence on the territory of a Member State, of a third-country national or stateless person who does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils the conditions of entry as set out in Article 5 of the Schengen Borders Code or other conditions for entry, stay or residence in that Member State;

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) 'hit' means the existence of a match or matches established by the Central System by comparison between biometric data recorded in the computerised central database and those transmitted by a Member State with regard to a person, without prejudice to the requirement that Member States shall immediately check the results of the comparison pursuant to Article 26(4);

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j: (j) 'Eurodac data' means all data stored in the Central System in accordance with Article 12, Article 12a, Article 13(2) and Article 14(2);

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k: (k) 'law enforcement' means the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences or of other serious criminal offences; / (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point l: (l) 'terrorist offences' means the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 12 of Directive (EU) 2017/... of the European Parliament and of the Council [on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA].

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new): (oa) ‘biometric data’ means fingerprint data and facial image data; / (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new): (ob) 'stateless person' means a person who is not considered to be a national of any State under the operation of its law.

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o c (new): (oc) 'alphanumeric data' means data represented by letters, digits, special characters, spaces and punctuation marks;

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o d (new): (od) 'residence document' means a residence document as defined in point (...) of Article of Regulation ... [COD(2016)0133; Dublin IV];

Removed:Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point o e (new): (oe) 'interface control document' means a technical document that specifies the necessary requirements with which the national access points referred to in Article 4(3) are to comply in order to be able to communicate electronically with the Central System, in particular by detailing the form and possible content of the information to be exchanged between the Central System and the national access points.

Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 2: 2. The EURODAC Communication Infrastructure will be using the existing 'Secure Trans European Services for Telematics between Administrations' (TESTA) network. In order to ensure confidentiality, personal data transmitted to or from Eurodac shall be encrypted.

Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 3: 3. Each Member State shall have a single National Access Point. Europol shall have its own access point.

Removed:Article 4 – paragraph 4: 4. Data on persons covered by Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1) which are processed in the Central System shall be processed on behalf of the Member State of origin under the conditions set out in this Regulation and separated by appropriate technical means.

Removed:Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: Eu-LISA shall be permitted to use real personal data of the Eurodac production system for testing purposes, in accordance with Regulation (EU)2016/679, and in strict compliance with Article 17 of the Staff Regulations1a in respect of every person involved in the testing only in the following circumstances: / 1a Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p.1).

Removed:Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: In such cases, the security measures, access control and logging activities at the testing environment shall be equal to the ones for the Eurodac production system. Real personal data adopted for testing shall be subject to stringent conditions and rendered anonymous in such a way that the data-subject is no longer identifiable. Once the purpose for which the testing was carried out has been achieved or the tests have been completed, such real personal data shall be immediately and permanently erased from the testing environment. Eu-LISA shall ensure that relevant guarantees are provided in respect of the accessing of data by external contractors, in accordance with Articles 24 to 28 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Removed:Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new): (ca) interoperability with other information systems.

Removed:Article 6 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), Member States shall designate the authorities that are authorised to request comparisons with Eurodac data pursuant to this Regulation. Designated authorities shall be authorities of the Member States which are responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or of other serious criminal offences.

Removed:Article 6 – paragraph 2: 2. Each Member State shall keep a list of the designated authorities and communicate it without delay to the Commission and to eu-LISA. Eu-LISA shall publish a consolidated list of those designated authorities in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where that list has been amended, eu-LISA shall annually publish an updated consolidated list online.

Removed:Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: The verifying authority shall ensure that the conditions for requesting comparisons of biometric or alphanumeric data with Eurodac data are fulfilled.

Removed:Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3: Only the verifying authority shall be authorised to forward requests for comparison of biometrics or alphanumeric data to the National Access Point.

Removed:Article 8 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), Europol shall designate an authority which is authorised to request comparisons with Eurodac data through its designated Europol access point in order to prevent, detect and investigate terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences. The designated authority shall be an operating unit of Europol.

Removed:Article 8 – paragraph 2: 2. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), Europol shall designate an specialised unit with duly empowered Europol officials as the Europol access point.The Europol access point shall verify that the conditions to request comparisons with Eurodac data laid down in Article 22 are fulfilled. The Europol access point shall act independently when performing its tasks under this Regulation and shall not receive instructions from the designated authority referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the outcome of the verification.

Removed:Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2 a. Europol shall designate an operating unit in charge of collecting, storing, processing, analysing and exchanging the data on child victims of trafficking in human beings. The operating unit shall be authorised to request comparisons with Eurodac data in order to support and strengthen Member States’ action in preventing, detecting or investigating child trafficking, child labour or sexual exploitation.

Removed:Article 8 a (new): Article 8 a / European Border and Coast Guard / In accordance with Article 40(8) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, the members of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency or teams of staff involved in return-related tasks as well as the members of the migration management support teams shall, within their mandate, have the right to access and search data entered in Eurodac. They shall access the data by using the technical interface set up and maintained by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency as referred to in Article 10(3a) of this Regulation.

Removed:Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a: (a) the number of data sets transmitted on persons referred to in Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1);

Removed:Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e: (e) the number of biometric data which the Central System had to request more than once from the Member States of origin because the biometric data originally transmitted did not lend themselves to comparison using the computerised biometric recognition system;

Removed:Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point j: (j) the number and type of requests made for persons referred to in Article 31;

Removed:Article 9 – paragraph 2: 2. The monthly statistical data for persons referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (h) shall contain a breakdown, where possible, of the data subjects' years of birth and genders, and shall be published and made public by each month. At the end of each year, the yearly statistical data for persons referred to in paragraph 1(a) to (h) shall be published and made public by eu-LISA.The statistics shall contain a breakdown of data for each Member State.

Removed:Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3 a. The duly authorised staff of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall have access to the statistics drawn up by eu-LISA referred to in points (a) to (h) of paragraph 1 of this Regulation and to the relevant data referred to in Article (12)(d) to (s), Article 13(2)(d) to (m) and Article 14(2)(d) to (m) of this Regulation, solely for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(b) of this Regulation and for the purposes laid down in Articles 11 and 37 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624. Access shall be granted to such statistics and data in such a way as to ensure that individuals are not identified. The processing of those data shall be carried out in compliance with the data protection safeguards provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/1624.

Removed:Article 10 – paragraph 3: 3. Where requested by the Member State concerned, the biometric data may also be taken and transmitted by members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams or by Member State asylum experts when performing tasks and exercising powers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 or by asylum support teams in accordance with [Regulation (EU) No ..... ].

Removed:Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. For the purposes of paragraph 3, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum established by Regulation (EU) 2017/... shall set up and maintain a technical interface which allows a direct connection to the Central System of Eurodac.

Removed:Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names;

Removed:Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) nationality(ies) or presumed and declared nationality(ies) or status as stateless person in accordance with Article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons;

Removed:Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point s a (new): (sa) details of family members of minors, which are relevant for family tracing and reunification such as their names, family link to the minor and, where available, their passport or identification card numbers.

Removed:Chapter II a (new): CHAPTER IIa: RESETTLED THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS OR STATELESS PERSONS

Removed:Article 12 a (new): Article 12a / Collection and transmission of fingerprints and facial image data / 1. Each Member State shall promptly take the fingerprints of all fingers and capture a facial image of every resettled third-country national or stateless person of at least six years of age, upon their arrival on its territory, and shall transmit the fingerprints and facial image, together with the other data referred to in Article 10 of Regulation (EU) .../..., to the Central System. / Non-compliance with the requirement to promptly take all the fingerprints and capture the facial image shall not relieve Member States of the obligation to take the fingerprints or capture the facial image and transmit them to the Central System. Where the condition of the fingertips does not allow the taking of the fingerprints of a quality ensuring appropriate comparison under Article 26, the Member State of resettlement shall retake the fingerprints of the applicant and resend them as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after they have been successfully retaken. / 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, where it is not possible to take the fingerprints, the facial image or both of a resettled third-country national or stateless person on account of measures taken to ensure his or her health or the protection of public health, Member States shall take and send such fingerprints, facial image or both as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after those health grounds no longer prevail.

Removed:Article 12 b (new): Article 12b / Recording of data / Only the following data shall be recorded in the Central System: / (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) place and date of birth / (f) Member State of resettlement, place and date of the registration; / (g) sex; / (h) where applicable, the type and number of identity or travel document; three letter code of the issuing country and validity; / (i) reference number used by the Member State of origin; / (j) date on which the fingerprints and/or facial image were taken; / (k) date on which the data were transmitted to the Central System; / (l) operator user ID;

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c: (c) surname(s) and forename(s), name(s) at birth and previously used names;

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) nationality(ies) or presumed and declared nationality(ies) or status as stateless person in accordance with Article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons;

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new): (ga) details of family members of minors, which are relevant for family tracing and reunification such as their names, family link to the minor and, where available, their passport or identification card numbers;

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new): (ia) return decision taken, or removal order issued, by the Member State of origin;

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 7: 7. Where requested by the Member State concerned, the biometric data may also be taken and transmitted by members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams when performing tasks and exercising powers in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 and by asylum support teams in accordance with [Regulation (EU) ..... ].

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d: (d) nationality(ies) or presumed and declared nationality(ies) or status as stateless person in accordance with Article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons;

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new): (ga) details of family members of minors, which are relevant for family tracing and reunification such as their names, family link to the minor and, where available, their passport or identification card numbers;

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new): (ia) return decision taken, or removal order issued, by the Member State of origin;

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Member States may derogate from the provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 in respect of illegally staying third-country nationals who entered the Union by legally crossing the external border and have overstayed the authorised period of stay by a period of no more than 15 days.

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 4: 4. Non-compliance with the 72-hour time-limit referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall not relieve Member States of the obligation to take and transmit the biometric data to the Central System. Where the condition of the fingertips does not allow the taking of fingerprints of a quality ensuring appropriate comparison under Article 26, the Member State of origin shall retake the fingerprints of persons apprehended as described in paragraph 1 of this Article, and resend them as soon as possible and no later than 48 hours after they have been successfully retaken.

Removed:Chapter V – title: PROCEDURE FOR COMPARISON OF DATA FOR APPLICANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION, RESETTLED THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS AND STATELESS PERSONS AND THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS APPREHENDED CROSSING THE BORDER IRREGULARLY OR ILLEGALLY STAYING IN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 1: 1. Biometric data transmitted by any Member State, with the exception of those transmitted in accordance with Article 11(b) and (c), shall be compared automatically with the fingerprint data transmitted by other Member States and already stored in the Central System in accordance with Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1).

Removed:Article 15 – paragraph 3: 3. The Central System shall automatically transmit the hit or the negative result of the comparison to the Member State of origin following the procedures set out in Article 26(4). Where there is a hit, it shall transmit for all data sets corresponding to the hit the data referred to in Articles 12, 12b, 13(2) and 14(2) along with, where appropriate, the mark referred to in Article 19(1) and (4). Where a negative hit result is received, the data referred to in Articles 12, 12b, 13(2) and 14(2) shall not be transmitted.

Removed:Article 16 – title: Comparison of facial image data only

Removed:Article 16 – paragraph 2: (2) Facial image data and data relating to the sex of the data-subject may be compared automatically with the facial image data and personal data relating to the sex of the data-subject transmitted by other Member States and already stored in the Central System in accordance with Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1) with the exception of those transmitted in accordance with Article 11(b) and (c).

Removed:Article 16 – paragraph 4: (4) The Central System shall automatically transmit the hit or the negative result of the comparison to the Member State of origin following the procedures set out in Article 26(4). Where there is a hit, it shall transmit for all data sets corresponding to the hit the data referred to in Articles 12, 12b, 13(2) and 14(2) along with, where appropriate, the mark referred to in Article 19(1) and (4). Where a negative hit result is received, the data referred to in Articles 12, 12b, 13(2) and 14(2) shall not be transmitted.

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 10(1), each set of data relating to an applicant for international protection , as referred to in Article 12, shall be stored in the Central System for five years from the date on which the fingerprints were first taken.

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. For the purposes laid down in Article 12a, each set of data relating to a resettled third-country national or stateless person shall be kept in the Central System for five years from the date on which the fingerprints were taken.

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 2: 2. For the purposes laid down in Article 13(1), each set of data relating to a third-country national or stateless person as referred to in Article 13(2) shall be stored in the Central System for a period limited to the duration of a measure taken upon the third-country national or stateless person which shall not be more than five years from the date on which his or her fingerprints were first taken.

Removed:Article 17 – paragraph 3: 3. For the purposes laid down in Article 14(1), each set of data relating to a third-country national or stateless person as referred to in Article 14(2) shall be stored in the Central System for a period limited to the duration of a measure taken upon the third-country national or stateless person which shall not be more than five years from the date on which his or her fingerprints were first taken.

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 1: 1. Data relating to a person who has acquired citizenship of any Member State before expiry of the period referred to in Article 17(1) , (2) or (3) shall be erased from the Central System in accordance with Article 28(4). The Member State of origin shall be informed immediately if the person concerned has acquired such citizenship in order to erase the data.

Removed:Article 18 – paragraph 2: 2. The Central System shall, as soon as possible and no later than after 72 hours, inform all Member States of origin of the erasure of data in accordance with paragraph 1 by another Member State of origin having produced a hit with data which they transmitted relating to persons referred to in Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) or 14(1).

Removed:Article 19 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), the Member State of origin which granted international protection to an applicant for international protection whose data were previously recorded in the Central System pursuant to Article 12 shall mark the relevant data in conformity with the requirements for electronic communication with the Central System established by eu-LISA . That mark shall be stored in the Central System in accordance with Article 17(1) for the purpose of transmission under Articles 15 and 16. The Central System shall, as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours, inform all Member States of origin of the marking of data by another Member State of origin having produced a hit with data which they transmitted relating to persons referred to in Article 10(1), 13(1) or 14(1). Those Member States of origin shall also mark the corresponding data sets.

Removed:Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: The data of beneficiaries of international protection stored in the Central System and marked pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall be made available for comparison for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c) until such data are automatically erased from the Central System in accordance with Article 17(4).

Removed:Article 20 – title: Procedure for comparison of biometric or alphanumeric data with Eurodac data

Removed:Article 20 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), the designated authorities referred to in Articles 6(1) may submit a reasoned electronic request as provided for in Article 21(1) together with the reference number used by them, to the verifying authority for the transmission for comparison of biometric or alphanumeric data to the Central System, via the National Access Point. Upon receipt of such a request, the verifying authority shall verify whether all the conditions for requesting a comparison referred to in Articles 21 or 22, as appropriate, are fulfilled.

Removed:Article 20 – paragraph 2: 2. Where all the conditions for requesting a comparison referred to in Articles 21 or 22 are fulfilled, the verifying authority shall transmit the request for comparison to the National Access Point which will process it to the Central System in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 for the purpose of comparison with the biometric or alphanumeric data transmitted to the Central System pursuant to Articles 10(1), 12a, 13 (1) and 14(1).

Removed:Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), Europol's designated authority may submit a reasoned electronic request as provided for in Article 22(1) for the comparison of biometric data or alphanumeric data to the Europol access point referred to in Article 8(2). Upon receipt of such a request, the Europol access point shall verify whether all the conditions for requesting a comparison referred to in Article 22 are fulfilled. Where all the conditions referred to in Article 22 are fulfilled, the duly authorised staff of the Europol access point shall process the request. The Eurodac data requested shall be transmitted to the operating unit referred to in Article 8(1) in such a way as to ensure the security of the data.

Removed:Article 20 – paragraph 4: 4. In exceptional cases of urgency where there is a need to prevent an imminent danger associated with a terrorist offence or other serious criminal offence, the verifying authority may transmit the biometric or alphanumeric data to the National Access Point for comparison immediately upon receipt of a request by a designated authority and only verify ex-post whether all the conditions for requesting a comparison referred to in Article 21 or Article 22 are fulfilled, including whether an exceptional case of urgency actually existed. The ex-post verification shall take place without undue delay after the processing of the request.

Removed:Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c), designated authorities may submit a reasoned electronic request for the comparison of biometric or alphanumeric data with the data stored in the Central System within the scope of their powers only if prior check has been conducted in:

Removed:Article 21 – paragraph 1 – indent 2: - the automated fingerprinting identification systems of all other Member States under Decision 2008/615/JHA ; and

Removed:Article 21 – paragraph 2: 2. Requests for comparison with Eurodac data shall be limited to searching with biometric or alphanumeric data.

Removed:Article 22 – paragraph 2: 2. Requests for comparison with Eurodac data shall be limited to comparisons of biometric or alphanumeric data

Removed:Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new): 3a. Europol may request further information from the Member State concerned in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/794.

Removed:Article 22 – paragraph 3 b (new): 3b. The processing of personal data as a result of the access referred to in paragraph 1 shall be carried out in compliance with the data protection safeguards provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/794. Europol shall keep records of all searches and access to the Central System and shall make that documentation available, upon request, to the Data Protection Officer appointed pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/794 and to the European Data Protection Supervisor for the purpose of verifying the lawfulness of the data processing.

Removed:Article 22 – paragraph 3 c (new): 3 c. Personal data obtained as a result of a search in the Central System shall not be transferred or made available to any third country, international organisation or private entity established in or outside the Union unless such a transfer is strictly necessary and proportionate in cases falling within Europol's mandate. Any such transfer shall be carried out in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 and subject to the consent of the Member State of origin.

Removed:Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) fingerprint data and the other data referred to in Article 12, Article 12b, Article 13(2) and Article 14(2) are lawfully transmitted to the Central System;

Removed:Article 25 – paragraph 2: 2. Member States shall transmit the data referred to in Article 12, Article 12b, Article 13(2) and Article 14(2) electronically. The data referred to in Article 12, Article 12b, Article 13(2) and Article 14(2) shall be automatically recorded in the Central System. As far as necessary for the efficient operation of the Central System, eu-LISA shall establish the technical requirements to ensure that data can be properly electronically transmitted from the Member States to the Central System and vice versa.

Removed:Article 25 – paragraph 3: 3. The reference number referred to in Articles 12(i), 12b(i), 13(2)(i), 14 (2)(i) and 20(1) shall make it possible to relate data unambiguously to one particular person and to the Member State which is transmitting the data. In addition, it shall make it possible to tell whether such data relate to a person referred to in Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) or 14(1).

Removed:Article 25 – paragraph 4: 4. The reference number shall begin with the identification letter or letters by which the Member State transmitting the data is identified. The identification letter or letters shall be followed by the identification of the category of person or request. "1” refers to data relating to persons referred to in Article 10(1), "2" to persons referred to in Article 13(1), "3” to persons referred to in Article 14(1), "4" to requests referred to in Article 21, "5" to requests referred to in Article 22 ,"9" to requests referred to in Article 30, and “6” to requests referred to in Article 12a.

Removed:Article 26 – paragraph 4: 4. The result of the comparison of fingerprints and facial image carried out pursuant to Article 15 shall be immediately checked in the receiving Member State by a fingerprint and facial identification expert as defined in accordance with its national rules, specifically trained in the types of fingerprint and facial image comparisons provided for in this Regulation. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b) of this Regulation, final identification shall be made by the Member State of origin in cooperation with the other Member States concerned.

Removed:Article 26 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1: The result of the comparison of facial image data carried out pursuant to Article 16 shall be immediately checked and verified in the receiving Member State, where necessary by a specially trained expert and in accordance with its national rules. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b) of this Regulation, final identification shall be made by the Member State of origin in cooperation with the other Member States concerned.

Removed:Article 28 – paragraph 2: 2. The authorities of Member States which, pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article, have access to data recorded in the Central System shall be those designated by each Member State for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b). That designation shall specify the exact unit responsible for carrying out tasks related to the application of this Regulation. Each Member State shall without delay communicate to the Commission and eu-LISA a list of those units and any amendments thereto. eu-LISA shall publish the consolidated list in the Official Journal of the European Union. Where there are amendments thereto, eu-LISA shall publish once a year an updated consolidated list online.

Removed:Article 29 – paragraph 3: 3. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b), each Member State shall take the necessary measures in order to achieve the objectives set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article in relation to its national system. In addition, each Member State shall keep records of the staff duly authorised to enter or retrieve the data.

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. A person covered by Articles 10(1), 12a, Article 13(1) or Article 14(1) shall be informed by the Member State of origin in writing, and where necessary, orally, in a language that he or she understands or is reasonably supposed to understand in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language , of the following:

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) the purpose for which his or her data will be processed in Eurodac, including a description of the aims of Regulation (EU) No […/…] , in accordance with Article 6 thereof and, where applicable, of the aims of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX, and an explanation in intelligible form of the fact that Eurodac may be accessed by the Member States and Europol for law enforcement purposes;

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) the recipients of the data;

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d: (d) in relation to a person covered by Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) or 14(1) , the obligation to have his or her fingerprints taken;

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point f: (f) the existence of the right to object to the processing of personal data, to request from the controller access to data relating to him or her, and the right to request that inaccurate data relating to him or her be rectified and the completion of incomplete personal data or that unlawfully processed personal data concerning him or her be erased or restricted, as well as the right to receive information on the procedures for exercising those rights including the contact details of the controller and the supervisory authorities referred to in Article 32(1);

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1: In relation to a person covered by Articles 10(1), 12a, 13(1) and 14(1) , the information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be provided at the time when his or her fingerprints are taken.

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2: Where a person covered by Article 10(1), Article 12a, Article 13(1) and Article 14(1) is a minor, Member States shall ensure that that person understands the procedure by providing the information in an age-appropriate manner, both orally and in writing, using leaflets, infographics, demonstrations, or a combination of all three, which are specifically designed to explain the fingerprinting and facial image procedure to minors..

Removed:Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3: The leaflet shall be established in such a manner as to enable Member States to complete it with additional Member State-specific information. This Member State-specific information shall include at least the possible administrative sanctions under national law to which a person may be subject in case of non-compliance with the fingerprinting process or the process for capturing facial images, the rights of the data subject, the possibility of information and assistance by the national supervisory authorities, as well as the contact details of the office of the controller and of the data protection officer, and the national supervisory authorities.

Removed:Article 31 – paragraph 1: 1. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b) of this Regulation, the data subject's rights of access, rectification and erasure shall be exercised in accordance ,with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No. […/2016] and applied as set out in this Article.

Removed:Article 31 – paragraph 2: 2. The right of access of the data subject in each Member State shall include the right to obtain communication of the data relating to him or her recorded in the Central System and of the Member State which transmitted them to the Central System. Such access to data may be granted only by a Member State. For the purposes laid down in Article 1(1), in each Member State, any person may request that data which are factually inaccurate be corrected or that data recorded unlawfully be erased. The Member State that transmitted such data shall correct or erase it without excessive delay, in accordance with national law and practice.

Removed:Article 32 – paragraph 1: 1. Each Member State shall provide that The supervisory authority or authorities of each Member State designated pursuant to Article 41 of Directive referred to in Article [46(1)] of Regulation (EU) […/2016] shall monitor the lawfulness of the processing of personal data by the Member State in question for the purposes laid out in Article 1(1)(a), (aa) and (b), including their transmission to the Central System.

Removed:Article 34 – paragraph 4: 4. For the purpose laid down in paragraph 3, the national supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor shall meet at least twice a year. The costs and servicing of these meetings shall be for the account of the European Data Protection Supervisor. Rules of procedure shall be adopted at the first meeting. Further working methods shall be developed jointly as necessary. A joint report of activities, assessing the application of the data protection provisions of this Regulation, as well as the necessity and proportionality of access to Eurodac for law enforcement purposes, shall be sent to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission and eu-LISA every years.

Removed:Article 36 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall inform eu-LISA of security incidents detected on their systems without prejudice to the notification and communication of a personal data breach pursuant to [Articles 33 and 34] of Regulation (EU) 679/2016. In particular, data subjects shall be notified by eu-LISA without undue delay when a security incident is likely to result in a high risk to their rights and freedoms. eu-LISA shall inform the Member States, Europol and the European Data Protection Supervisor in case of security incidents. The Member States concerned, eu-LISA and Europol shall collaborate during a security incident.

Removed:Article 37 – paragraph 1: 1. Personal data obtained by a Member State or Europol pursuant to this Regulation from the Central System shall not be transferred or made available to any third country, international organisation or private entity established in or outside the Union. This prohibition shall also apply if those data are further processed at national level or between Member States within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 679/2016 and [Article [...]2(b) of Directive [ (EU) 2016/680].

Removed:Article 37 – paragraph 2: 2. Personal data which originated in a Member State and are exchanged between Member States following a hit obtained for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(c) shall not be transferred to third countries, including if there is a real risk that as a result of such transfer the data subject may be subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment or any other violation of his or her fundamental rights.

Removed:Article 37 – paragraph 3: 3. No information regarding the fact that an application for international protection has been made in a Member State shall be disclosed to any third-country for persons related to Article 10(1) or Article 12a, particularly where that country is also the applicant's country of origin.

Removed:Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part: 1. By way of derogation from Article 37 of this Regulation, only the necessary personal data relating to persons referred to in Articles 10(1), 13(2), 14(1) obtained by a Member State following a hit for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a) or (b) may be transferred or made available to a third-country in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, if necessary in order to prove the identity of third-country nationals or stateless persons for the purpose of return, only where the following conditions are satisfied:

Removed:Article 38 – paragraph 1 – point c: (c) the Member State of origin which entered the data in the Central System has given its consent and the individual concerned has been informed that his or her personal information will be shared with the authorities of that third-country.

Removed:Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new): 1a. Personal data which originated in a Member State and are exchanged between Member States following a hit obtained for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1)(a) and (b) shall not be transferred to third countries if there is a real risk that, as a result of such transfer, the data subject may be subjected to torture, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment or any other violation of his or her fundamental rights.

Removed:Article 38 – paragraph 2: 2. No information regarding the fact that an application for international protection has been made in a Member State shall be disclosed to any third-country for persons related to Article 10(1).

Removed:Article 40 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Ultimate responsibility for the processing of personal data shall lie with the Member States, which are considered to be ‘controllers’ within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Removed:Article 40 – paragraph 3: 3. Claims for compensation against a Member State for the damage referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be governed by the provisions of national law of the defendant Member State in accordance with Chapter VIII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Chapter VIII of Directive (EU) 2016/680 concerning remedies, liabilities and penalties.

Removed:Article 40 a (new): Article 40a / Operational management of DubliNet and related tasks / 1. Eu-LISA shall operate and manage a separate secure electronic transmission channel between the authorities of Member States known as the 'DubliNet' communication network established by Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/20031a for the purposes set out in Articles 32, 33 and 46 of Regulation (EU) No ...[Dublin IV]. / 2. The operational management of DubliNet shall consist of all the tasks necessary to ensure its availability five days a week during normal business hours. / 3. Eu-LISA shall be responsible for the following tasks relating to DubliNet: / (a) providing technical support to Member States by way of a helpdesk, five days a week during normal business hours, including in relation to problems concerning communication, email encryption and decryption, and problems arising from the signature of forms; / (b) providing IT security services; / (c) managing, registering and renewing digital certificates used for encrypting and signing DubliNet e-mail messages; / (d) the technical evolution of DubliNet; / (e) contractual matters. / 4. Eu-LISA shall ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, that at all times the best available and most secure technology and techniques, subject to a cost-benefit analysis, are used for DubliNet. / 1a Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing…

Removed:Chapter VIII a (new): CHAPTER VIIIa / AMENDMENTS TO REGULATION (EU) NO 1077/2011

Removed:Article 40 b (new): Article 40 b / Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 is amended as follows: / (1) In Article 1(2), the following subparagraph is added: / "The Agency shall also be responsible for the operational management of a separate secure electronic transmission channel between the authorities of Member States, known as the 'DubliNet' communication network, established by Article 18 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003, for the exchange of information under Regulation (EU) No... *[Dublin IV]. / * Commission Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 of 2 September 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national (OJ L 222, 5.9.2003, p. 3).”. / (2) The following Article is inserted: / "Article 5a / Tasks relating to DubliNet / 1. In relation to DubliNet, the Agency shall perform: / (a) the tasks conferred on it by Article [...] of Regulation (EU).../...[Eurodac]; / (b) tasks relating to training on the technical use of DubliNet.".

Removed:Article 41 – paragraph 1: 1. The costs incurred in connection with the establishment and operation of the Central System and the Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management.

Removed:Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. In order to enable interoperability between the EES and Eurodac, eu-LISA shall establish a secure communication channel between the EES Central System and the Eurodac Central System. The two central systems shall be connected to allow for the transfer to Eurodac of the biometric data of third-country nationals registered in the EES where registration of those biometric data are required by this Regulation.

Removed:Article 42 – paragraph 4: 4. By [2020] eu-LISA shall conduct a study on the technical feasibility and added value of adding facial recognition software to the Central System for the purposes of comparing facial images of minors. The study shall evaluate the reliability and accuracy of the results produced from facial recognition software for the purposes of EURODAC and shall make any necessary recommendations prior to the introduction of the facial recognition technology to the Central System. The study shall also include an impact assessment of the possible risks to the rights of privacy and human dignity, the rights of the child, as well as non-discrimination, as a result of using facial recognition software. The study shall take into account the views of other Union agencies, the European Data Protection Supervisor, relevant actors as well as academics.

Removed:Article 42 – paragraph 5: 5. By [...] and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall produce an overall evaluation of Eurodac, together with a full data protection and privacy impact assessment, examining the results achieved against objectives and the impact on fundamental rights, including whether law enforcement access has led to indirect discrimination against persons covered by this Regulation, and assessing the continuing validity of the underlying rationale and any implications for future operations, and shall make any necessary recommendations. The Commission shall transmit the evaluation to the European Parliament and the Council.

Removed:Article 45 – paragraph 2: 2. By […] , Europol shall notify the Commission of its designated authority, and it shall notify any amendment thereto without delay.

Removed:The current proposal for a second recast of Eurodac is part of the first package of proposals reforming the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), put forward by the Commission in May 2016, in response to the migration and refugees crisis of 2015. The proposal supports the practical implementation of the reformed Dublin system and adapts and reinforces the Eurodac system in order to meet the current immigration challenges.

Removed:The ongoing migration and refugee crisis has revealed serious gaps in the existing CEAS, with national authorities in the Member States often experiencing difficulties in identifying illegally staying third-country nationals, who use deceptive means to avoid their identification and to frustrate the procedures for re-documentation in view of their return and readmission. The rapporteur therefore welcomes the extension of the scope of Eurodac, which would allow the Member States to transmit and compare data on illegally staying third-country nationals or stateless persons who do not claim asylum and who may move within the Union undetected. In this way, the Eurodac system will no longer serve only for the purpose of assisting in determining which Member State is responsible under the Dublin Regulation but will also become a system providing for wider immigration purposes, including removal and repatriation measures.

Removed:The Commission proposal also emphasizes that comparisons of data with those stored in the Central System may be used for law enforcement purposes for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences. In this regard, the rapporteur underlines the importance of law enforcement access to Eurodac, and proposes a set of amendments aimed at facilitating Europol´s performance of its tasks. Europol is currently unable to connect due to technical difficulties and strict conditions provided in the Regulation in force. The proposed amendments, aimed at granting simplified and direct access of Europol to Eurodac, are counterbalanced by amendments to reinforce data protection requirements also proposed by the Rapporteur.

Removed:The Commission proposal allows for comparisons of fingerprint and facial image data together and facial images separately under defined conditions. This rule also applies for law enforcement purposes. Therefore, under the Commission proposal, national law enforcement authorities and Europol would not be able to request comparison with specific alphanumeric data, which would be highly detrimental to investigations, especially in the counter-terrorism field, and in particular when trying to establish the places and dates of entry into the EU of suspects for which a used identity is known, but no fingerprint is available. In this context, the rapporteur proposes that law enforcement authorities and Europol should are allowed to make comparisons based on alphanumeric data, in particular where they may possess evidence of the criminal suspect or victim´s personal details or identity documents.

Removed:Another important element in the Commission proposal is to lower the age at which children’s fingerprints are taken to six years old. The rapporteur welcomes this proposal as it would facilitate tracking of unaccompanied minors in cases where they are separated from their families or abscond from care institutions. It would also be of critical help in keeping track of vulnerable children and protecting them from exploitation or smuggling. In order to ensure the welfare and the best interest of minors, the minors themselves need to understand the procedure. Therefore, to facilitate the procedure, the rapporteur introduces an obligation to provide information in an age-appropriate manner, both orally and in writing, using leaflets, infographics, demonstrations or a combination of all three, which are specifically designed to explain the procedure to minors. With a view to increase the system’s potential to trace and reunite missed family members, and should additional alphanumeric data of applicants for international protection be included in the future version of Eurodac, the rapporteur proposes to also record family links and a particular indication if a minor is unaccompanied.

Removed:Finally, the rapporteur proposes improvements relating to the security electronic transmission channel between the Member States and the Commission known as DubliNet and its operational management by eu-LISA. This provision is moved in a separate article and the tasks of eu-LISa relating to the operational management of DubliNet are clarified. A corresponding amendment of Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 on eu-LISA is also proposed to reflect this amendment.

Removed:SHORT JUSTIFICATION

Removed:The rapporteur is of the opinion that the ongoing migration and refugee crisis facing the European Union has exposed significant structural weaknesses in the design and implementation of European asylum and migration policy, including the Dublin and Eurodac systems. Thus, it forces the Union and Member States to rethink and, where appropriate, redesign the Common European Asylum System and to search for ways to better address irregular migration. The Commission’s proposal for a recast Eurodac Regulation is part of a first set of legislative proposals in the context of such a major reform.

Removed:Overall, the rapporteur welcomes the Commission’s proposal, which aims to adapt the Eurodac system and extend its present scope for wider migration purposes. This reform should allow Eurodac to continue to provide the biometric and personal data it needs to function and maintain its relevance in a changing migration context. The rapporteur welcomes the fact that the reformed Eurodac system can contribute to the fight against irregular migration by better monitoring secondary movements of irregular migrants within the EU and facilitating the identification and re-documentation of illegally staying third-country nationals and those who have entered the European Union irregularly at the external borders, thus improving the effectiveness of the EU’s return and readmission policies. The rapporteur underlines that this must take place in full respect of existing data protection requirements and the fundamental rights of the individuals concerned.

Removed:Scope of Eurodac

Removed:The rapporteur proposes to reduce the scope. Currently, as foreseen in Article 14, each Member State shall promptly take the fingerprints of all fingers and capture a facial image of every third-country national or stateless person of at least six years of age who is found illegally staying within its territory. This includes the case of tourists who mistakenly overstayed the three-month period allowed by only a few days and are at the border trying to leave the EU. Therefore, the rapporteur suggests the following derogation: when the third-country national previously crossed the border legally, the Member State could allow a maximum of 15 days of overstay before including the information in Eurodac. Such a derogation would limit the insertion of unnecessary data and avoid unnecessary costs.

Removed:The rapporteur considers that the information regarding third-country nationals for whom there is an ongoing resettlement procedure should be added to Eurodac. In line with the resettlement proposal, Member States should take the fingerprints from the date of resettlement (article 10 of the proposal) and when a Member State excludes a person from resettlement, no other Member State can take this person for 5 years (Article 6 of the proposal). The rapporteur believes that this information should be added to Eurodac.

Removed:List of data

Removed:To improve the cooperation between Member States in the field of irregular migration, the rapporteur considers that it will be very useful to indicate in Eurodac the removal measures (voluntary, forced, etc.), rather than the asylum request number. Currently, the problem is that there is no information sharing on return decisions between Member States. Therefore, when a Member State delivers a return decision, the person concerned can simply go to another Member State and restart the entire procedure.

Removed:The rapporteur thinks that eu-LISA should carry out a study to determine whether it is necessary to harmonize combinations of biometric identifiers from the different EU databases in the field of Justice and Home Affairs, in particular, if it is appropriate for Eurodac to reduce the identification elements to four fingerprints and a facial image, as is the case for the Entry/Exit System (EES). The rapporteur calls on the Commission to assess the budgetary impact of such a reduction of the number of data to be stored and collected.

Removed:Development and interoperability with other databases

Removed:The rapporteur notes that the intention is to add facial recognition software in the future, thus bringing Eurodac in line with the other systems such as the EES; the rapporteur attaches particular importance to improving the interoperability of information systems on borders and security, which is a stated common objective of all EU institutions.

Removed:The rapporteur is of the opinion that Eurodac must as soon as possible be made interoperable with the Schengen Information Systems (SIS), as well as with the new EES. The EES will take the biometric data of all third-country nationals coming to Europe for a short stay and produce a list of those who overstay. The rapporteur is of the opinion that a connection between the two systems is necessary in order for the data of a third-country national registered in the EES to be automatically transferred to Eurodac if the third-country national exceeds the authorized period of stay by more than 15 days.

Removed:The rapporteur calls on the Commission and eu-LISA to anticipate as much as possible the future addition of facial recognition and the interoperability with other databases, both in administrative and technological terms, within the present recast exercise, in order to be as cost-effective as possible.

Removed:Forced fingerprinting

Removed:Even if the budgetary impact is non-existent, the rapporteur supports an EU procedure for forced fingerprinting. The rapporteur considers it necessary to add in an annex the best practices presented in the Commission staff working document on Implementation of the Eurodac Regulation as regards the obligation to take fingerprints and to add the obligation for Member States to respect this annex.

Removed:Cost of the proposal

Removed:The rapporteur notes that the cost of the proposal is estimated at EUR 29.872 million, spread over four years. This sum, which is to cover the costs of the technical upgrade and increased storage and throughput of Eurodac’s Central System, as well as the addition of two posts to eu-LISA’s establishment plan, seems proportionate to the intended ambition and scope of the recast. It is important to note, however, that the financial statement attached to the proposal is purely indicative and does not bind the budgetary authority, which is free to determine the appropriations to be used to reform the system as part of the annual budgetary procedure.

Removed:AMENDMENTS

Removed:The Committee on Budgets calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

Removed:Recital 11 a (new): (11a) In order to improve cooperation between Member States in the management of irregular migration, third-country nationals found illegally staying within the territory of a Member State should provide the competent authorities with the type of removal measure taken by the Member State which entered the data in Eurodac rather than the unique application number of the application for international protection.

Removed:There are many kinds of removal measures taken against illegally residing persons, such as voluntary returns, orders to leave the territory, deportation, repatriation or expulsion. Each measure entails different procedures and deadlines. It is therefore important for Member States to be aware of what expulsion measures have been taken against illegally residing persons by other Member States, for the purposes of enhanced cooperation. This amendment fits in with the series of new recitals (9-14) proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.

Removed:Recital 12 a (new): (12a) Member States should have a reasonable deadline of 15 days after the end of authorised periods of stay for fulfilling their obligations under this Regulation as regards comparing, collecting and transmitting the fingerprint and facial image data of illegally staying third-country nationals who entered the territory of the Union by lawfully crossing the external borders of the Schengen area.

Removed:Data concerning illegally residing third-country nationals will be logged in Eurodac for five years. This is why Member States should have a margin of discretion and be able to give third-country nationals – who have only recently exceeded their permitted length of stay, will shortly leave the territory of their own accord or for whom a regularisation procedure is under way and present no flight risk – a reasonable deadline for leaving the territory or regularisation before registering their data for such a long period of time. Only the data of persons entering the territory of a Member State illegally should be entered directly into Eurodac; those entering legally should therefore be afforded a reasonable deadline of 15 days. This amendment fits in with the series of new recitals (9-14) proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.

Removed:Recital 13 a (new): (13a) Regulation (EU) No.../... of the European Parliament and of the Council1a obliges Member States to take the fingerprints and a facial image of every third-country national of at least six years of age for whom they intend to conduct the resettlement procedure. That Regulation also provides that persons whom Member States have refused to resettle in the last five years are to be excluded from Union resettlement schemes. Information regarding third-country nationals for whom there is an ongoing resettlement procedure should therefore be collected and recorded in Eurodac. / 1a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Union Resettlement Framework and amending Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council, COM(2016)0468.

Removed:This amendment fits in with the series of new recitals (9-14) proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure.

Removed:Recital 14: (14) The Commission’s Communication on Stronger and Smarter Information Systems for Borders and Security28 highlights the need to improve the interoperability of information systems as a long-term objective, as also identified by the European Council and the Council. The Communication proposes to set up an Expert Group on Information Systems and Interoperability to address the legal and technical feasibility of achieving interoperability of the information systems for borders and security. This group should assess the necessity and proportionality of establishing interoperability with the Schengen Information Systems (SIS) and the Visa Information Systems (VIS), and examine if there is a need to revise the legal framework for law enforcement access to EURODAC. Such interoperability should respect the balance between personal freedoms and collective security.

Removed:Recital 14 a (new): (14a) In order to enable interoperability between Eurodac and the EES, eu-LISA should establish a secure communication channel between the EES Central System and the Eurodac Central System. It is necessary to connect the two systems so that the data of a third-country national registered in the EES can be automatically transferred to Eurodac where that third-country national exceeds the authorised period of stay by more than 15 days.

Removed:The purpose of the entry/exit system will be to register the entry and exit of non-EU nationals entering the Schengen area for a short stay and report any unauthorised overstays. Third-country nationals outstaying their authorised period of stay are therefore residing illegally and their data should therefore be recorded in Eurodac, in accordance with Article 14. Interoperability between the two systems serves to avoid duplication. The aim here is to improve interoperability, as referred to in the new recital 14 proposed by the Commission. This amendment is therefore in line with that recital.

Removed:Recital 18: (18) Moreover, Europol plays a key role with respect to cooperation between Member States’ authorities in the field of cross-border crime investigation in supporting Union-wide crime prevention, analyses and investigation. Consequently, Europol should also have access to Eurodac within the framework of its tasks and in accordance with Council Decision 2009/371/JHA31, in a manner which is proportionate and respects the balance between personal freedoms and collective security.

Removed:Cooperation between Eurodac and Europol, which is motivated by the desire of the Commission to have tools which will help it to respond to the new security challenges, must be governed by strict conditions in order to avoid any abuse which might jeopardise the protection of civil and individual liberties.

Removed:Recital 30: (30) Member States should comply with the best practices set out in Annex Ia to this Regulation, which are based on the Commission’s Staff Working Document on Implementation of the Eurodac Regulation as regards the obligation to take fingerprints adopted by the Council on 20 July 201534, which sets out a best practice approach to taking fingerprints of irregular third-country nationals. Where a Member State’s national law allows for the taking of fingerprints by force or coercion as a last resort, those measures must fully respect the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Third-country nationals who are deemed to be vulnerable persons and minors should not be coerced into giving their fingerprints or facial image, except in duly justified circumstances that are permitted under national law. / 34 SWD(2015) 150 final, 27.5.2015

Removed:This amendment pertains to the new recital 30 proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. Instead of merely referring to the method set out in SWD(2015) 150, an obligation should be imposed on Member States in this regard.

Removed:Recital 33: (33) In view of successfully preventing and monitoring unauthorised movements of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have no right to stay in the Union, and of taking the necessary measures for returning third-country nationals and enforcing effective readmission to third countries in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC35 and the right to protection of personal data, a period of five years should be considered a necessary period for the storage of fingerprint and facial data.

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b: (b) assist with the control of illegal immigration to and secondary movements within the Union and with the identification of illegally staying third-country nationals for determining the appropriate measures to be taken by Member States, including removal and repatriation of third-country nationals residing without authorisation.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 3: 3. Member States shall introduce administrative sanctions, in accordance with their national law, for non-compliance with the fingerprinting process and capturing a facial image in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. These sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. In this context, detention should only be used as a means of last resort in order to determine or verify a third-country national’s identity.

Removed:Article 2 – paragraph 5: 5. The procedure for taking fingerprints and a facial image shall be determined and applied in accordance with the national practice of the Member State concerned, in accordance with the safeguards laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and in accordance with the best practices for fingerprinting set out in Annex Ia.

Removed:This amendment is in line with, and therefore directly linked to, amendment 6 (see Rule 104(2), third subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure).

Removed:Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new): (ia) return decision taken, or removal order issued, by the Member State of origin;

Removed:This amendment is in line with, and therefore directly linked to, amendment 2 (see Rule 104(2), third subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure). See also the detailed justification relating to amendment 2.

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new): (ia) return decision taken, or removal order issued, by the Member State of origin;

Removed:This amendment pertains to the new Article 14 proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. See also the detailed justification relating to amendment 2.

Removed:Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. Member States may derogate from paragraphs 1 and 2 in the case of illegally residing third-country nationals who entered the territory of the Union by lawfully crossing the external borders of the Schengen area and have overstayed the authorised period of stay by no more than 15 days.

Removed:This amendment pertains to the new Article 14 proposed by the Commission, and is therefore covered by Rule 104(2), second subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure. See also the detailed justification relating to amendment 3.

Removed:Chapter 4 a (new): Chapter IVa / Third-country nationals for whom there is an ongoing resettlement procedure / Article 14a / Collection and transmission of fingerprint and facial image data, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No.../... 1a / 1. Each Member State shall take, upon their identification, the fingerprints of all fingers and capture a facial image of every third-country national or stateless person of at least six years for whom there is an ongoing resettlement procedure. / 2. The Member State concerned shall record in the Central System the following data in relation to any third-country national or stateless person referred to in paragraph 1 who has not been turned back, within 72 hours of his or her identification: / (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) place and date of birth; / (f) Member State of origin; / (g) sex; / (h) type and number of identity or travel document; three letter code of the issuing country and validity; / (i) reference number used by the Member State of origin; / (j) date on which the fingerprints and/or facial image were taken; / (k) date on which the data were transmitted to the Central System; / (l) operator user ID; / (m) where applicable, in accordance with Article 13(6), the date when the person concerned left or was removed from the territory of the Member States / 3. By way of derogation fro…

Removed:This amendment is in line with, and therefore directly linked to, amendment 4 (Rule 104(2), third subparagraph, of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure).

Removed:Article 41 – paragraph 1: 1. The costs incurred in connection with the establishment and operation of the Central System and the Communication Infrastructure shall be borne by the general budget of the European Union, in accordance with the principles of sound financial management.

Removed:The EU budget must be used and administered in accordance with the general interest.

Removed:Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new): 2a. In order to enable interoperability between Eurodac and the EES, eu-LISA shall establish a secure communication channel between the EES Central System and the Eurodac Central System. It is necessary to connect the two systems so that the data of a third-country national registered in the EES can be automatically transferred to Eurodac where that third-country national exceeds the authorised period of stay by more than 15 days.

Removed:This amendment pertains to the establishment of procedures (Article 42(2), and the improvement of interoperability referred to in amendment 5. See also the detailed justification relating to amendment 5.

Removed:Annex I a (new): Annex Ia / Practices as regards the obligation to take fingerprints / The following best practices, which are based on the Commission staff working document on Implementation of the Eurodac Regulation as regards obligation to take fingerprints1a, and which are in line with the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union aim at facilitating systematic fingerprinting. In cases where a Eurodac data subject does not initially cooperate in the fingerprinting process, all reasonable and proportionate steps shall be taken to compel such cooperation. To that end, and in order to ensure that Union law is respected, Member States shall follow the approach set out below: / 1. The Member State shall inform the data subject of the obligation to be fingerprinted under Union law, and may explain to him/her that it is in his/her interests to fully and immediately cooperate and provide his/her fingerprints. In particular, it may be explained to the data subject that, if he/she applies for asylum in another Member State, according to Regulation (EU) [.../...] of the European Parliament and of the Council1b (the Dublin Regulation) it will be possible to use either fingerprints or other circumstantial evidence as a basis for effecting his/her transfer to the Member State responsible for his/her asylum application. The Member State may also explain to the data-subject that, if he/she subsequently applies for asylum, there will likewise be an obligation to be fingerprinte…

Removed:This amendment is in line with amendments 6 and 7 pertaining to Commission Staff Working Document(2015) 150 final. It is therefore directly linked to those amendments.