The Entry/Exit System (EES) is a planned system of the

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for the automatic electronic monitoring and recording of border crossings of third-country nationals (non- EU/

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citizens) at all border crossings of the

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. The system, to be operated by

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, will be implemented over a 6 month period beginning in October 2025 and ending in March 2026. After full implementation in March 2026,

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s will no longer be used upon entering or exiting the Schengen Area. The system will store information including name, date of birth,

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s and

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for a

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, and locations and times of border crossings in a

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of the

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(ETIAS).

European Union Regulations

* Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011
OJ L 327, 9 December 2017, p. 20
* Regulation (EU) 2017/2225 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards the use of the Entry/Exit System
OJ L 327, 9 December 2017, p. 1

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