Article 26 — Access to data for verification within the territory of the Member States
Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226
What does ENTRY-EXIT-SYSTEM Article 26 say?
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1. For the purpose of verifying the identity of the third-country national, or checking or verifying whether the conditions for entry to, or stay on, the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, or both, the immigration authorities of the Member States shall have access to search with the data referred to in points (a) …
Source: Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2017/2226 |
| CELEX | 32017R2226 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
Official text
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1. For the purpose of verifying the identity of the third-country national, or checking or verifying whether the conditions for entry to, or stay on, the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, or both, the immigration authorities of the Member States shall have access to search with the data referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 16(1) and point (a) of Article 17(1).
If the search indicates that data on the third-country national are recorded in the EES, the immigration authorities may:
(a) compare the live facial image of the third-country national with the facial image referred to in point (d) of Article 16(1) and point (b) of Article 17(1) of this Regulation; or
(b) verify the fingerprints of visa-exempt third-country nationals in the EES and of third-country nationals subject to a visa requirement in the VIS in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008.
2. If the search with the data set out in paragraph 1 indicates that data on the third-country national are recorded in the EES, the immigration authorities shall be given access to consult the automated calculator, the data of the individual file of that third-country national, the entry/exit record or records and any refusal of entry record linked to that individual file.
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