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| dossier | COM(2024)670 - . |
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| document | COM(2024)670 |
| date | October 8, 2024 |
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Statistics provided by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
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SWD(2022) 422 final, p. 3.
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Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI): The Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) | Shaping Europe’s digital future (europa.eu).
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Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council "A strategy towards a fully functioning and resilient Schengen area" (COM/2021/277 final).
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Second subparagraph of Article 8(2), second subparagraph of Article 8(3)(a)(i) and second subparagraph of Article 8(3)(g)(i) of the Schengen Borders Code.
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This has been observed in several recent Schengen evaluations.
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Deficiencies have also been observed during Schengen evaluations in the physical inspection of travel documents in several Member States. This may be due to insufficient capacities, particularly during peak times, lack of training or lack of inspection equipment.
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Based on data reported by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in its document entitled European Union Document Fraud, Risk Analysis for 2023.
‘Fraudulent documents’ is an umbrella term covering forged documents, counterfeit documents and authentic documents used by a person other than the rightful holder (impostor/lookalike fraud).
‘Counterfeit documents’ refers to documents that were unlawfully produced from scratch to closely imitate an authentic document.
‘Forged documents’ refers to documents that were issued by a legitimate authority, but were unlawfully altered in some way, e.g. by changing the photo, pages or data or compromising entry/exit stamps. In addition to passports and identity cards, the figures include residence permits and visas.
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Digital Travel Credentials (DTC), Virtual Component Data Structure and PKI Mechanisms, Technical report version 1.2, October 2020.
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Raja Rajavartiolaitos, “Finland and Croatia are testing digital travel credentials in external border traffic in a DTC Pilot project”, 03.02.2023, available online at : https://raja.fi/-/suomi-ja-kroatia-kokeilevat-digitaalisen-matkustusasiakirjan-kayttoa-ulkorajaliikenteessa-dtc-pilottiprojektissa?languageId=en_US; Government of Netherlands, “Dutch participation in European DTC pilot”, 27.10.2023, available online at https://www.government.nl/documents/publications/2023/02/23/dtc.
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See the impact assessment report (SWD(2024) 671 final) for more details.
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Regulation (EU) 2023/2667 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EC) No 810/2009 and (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 693/2003 and (EC) No 694/2003 and Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, as regards the digitalisation of the visa procedure (OJ L, 2023/2667, 7.12.2023).
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Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1).
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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, 9.12.2017, p. 20).
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Council Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX of XXX on the issuance of and technical standards for digital travel credentials based on identity cards (OJ L […], […], p. […], ELI: XXXX).
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Europe’s Digital Decade: digital targets for 2030 | European Commission (europa.eu).
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OJ C 23, 23.1.2023, p. 1.
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 as regards establishing the European Digital Identity Framework (OJ L, 2024/1183, 30.4.2024).
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 1).
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CJEU, judgment of 17.10.2013, Case C-291/12 Michael Schwarz v Stadt Bochum.
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Special Eurobarometer survey 539, “Digitalisation of travel documents and facilitation of travel”, September 2023, available online: https://europa.eu/eurobarometer/surveys/detail/2967.
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SWD(2024)671 final
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SEC(2024) 670; Ares(2023)8616773
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Annex to the Commission Recommendation establishing a common "Practical Handbook for Border Guards (Schengen Handbook)" to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out the border control of persons and replacing Recommendation (C (2019) 7131 final).
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Council Regulation (EU) 2022/922 of 9 June 2022 on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 (OJ L 160, 15.6.2022, p. 1).
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Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States (OJ L 385, 29.12.2004, p. 1).
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Regulation (EU) 2019/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement (OJ L 188, 12.7.2019, p. 67, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/1157/oj).
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Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 105, 13.4.2006, p. 1).
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Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1).
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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, 9.12.2017, p. 20, ELI…)
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Council Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX of XXX on strengthening the security of identity cards of Union citizens and of residence documents issued to Union citizens and their family members exercising their right of free movement (OJ LXX, XXX, p. X, ELI XXX)
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Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 73).
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Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj).
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Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).
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Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA), and amending Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 and Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 99).
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Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
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Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20).
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OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.
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Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31).
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OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.
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Council Decision 2008/146/EC of 28 January 2008 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1).
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OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 21.
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Council Decision 2011/350/EU of 7 March 2011 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis, relating to the abolition of checks at internal borders and movement of persons (OJ L 160, 18.6.2011, p. 19).
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Council Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX of XXX on the issuance of and technical standards for digital travel credentials based on identity cards (OJ L […],[…], p. […], ELI: XXXX).
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