Schengen Borders Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/399
Rules on crossing the Schengen borders, including the 90/180 day rule.
What we read it for
Entry conditions, passport validity and the 90/180 day rule on the entry pages.
Identity
| Type | Regulation |
| Identifier | EU 2016/399 |
| CELEX | 32016R0399 |
| Adopted | 2016-03-09 |
| In force | 2016-04-12 |
| Applies from | 2016-04-12 |
45 articles in the base act
Structure
The chapter structure of this act is not read into the register yet. The official text carries it.
Articles
45 articles are read into the register, one address each.
- 1 · Subject matter and principles
- 2 · Definitions
- 3 · Scope
- 4 · Fundamental Rights
- 5 · Crossing of external borders
- 6 · Entry conditions for third-country nationals
- 7 · Conduct of border checks
- 8 · Border checks on persons
- 9 · Relaxation of border checks
- 10 · Separate lanes and information on signs
- 11 · Stamping of the travel documents
- 12 · Presumption as regards fulfilment of conditions of duration of stay
- 13 · Border surveillance
- 14 · Refusal of entry
- 15 · Staff and resources for border control
- 16 · Implementation of control
- 17 · Cooperation between Member States
- 18 · Joint control
- 19 · Specific rules for the various types of border and the various means of transport used for crossing the external borders
- 20 · Specific rules for checks on certain categories of persons
- 21 · Measures at external borders and support by the Agency
- 22 · Crossing internal borders
- 23 · Checks within the territory
- 24 · Removal of obstacles to traffic at road crossing-points at internal borders
- 25 · General framework for the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders
- 26 · Criteria for the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders
- 27 · Procedure for the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders under Article 25
- 28 · Specific procedure for cases requiring immediate action
- 29 · Specific procedure where exceptional circumstances put the overall functioning of the area without internal border control at risk
- 30 · Criteria for the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders where exceptional circumstances put the overall functioning of the area without internal border control at risk
- 31 · Informing the European Parliament and the Council
- 32 · Provisions to be applied where border control is reintroduced at internal borders
- 33 · Report on the reintroduction of border control at internal borders
- 34 · Informing the public
- 35 · Confidentiality
- 36 · Amendments to the Annexes
- 37 · Exercise of the delegation
- 38 · Committee procedure
- 39 · Notifications
- 40 · Local border traffic
- 41 · Ceuta and Melilla
- 42 · Notification of information by the Member States
- 43 · Evaluation mechanism
- 44 · Repeal
- 45 · Entry into force
Language versions
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Norwegian is not an official EU language. Norwegian readers use the national register.
National law
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| Sweden: Line not read yet | — | National register |
| Norway: Line not read yet | — | National register |
| Denmark: Line not read yet | — | National register |
| Finland: Line not read yet | — | National register |
| Germany: Line not read yet | — | National register |
| United Kingdom: Line not read yet | — | National register |
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