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Name	Description
EM	Executing Member State
Enrolment	Capturing of the data in the EES individual file, such as biometric data (facial image and fingerprint data) and alphanumeric data (identity data and travel document data).
entry ban	"Entry ban" means an administrative or judicial decision or act prohibiting entry into and stay on the territory of the Member States for a specified period, accompanying a return decision.
Entry conditions	Concerns the entry conditions for third-country nationals for intended stays on the territory of the Member States for a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, as per the EES Regulation (EU) 2017/2226.
Entry record	A record created in the EES when a third-country national enters for the first time in a Member State territory and on each subsequent entry during the authorised stay, linked to the third-country national’s individual file.
Entry/Exit System (EES)	The EES Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 establishes 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. This Regulation establishes the EES for: The recording and storage of the date, time and place of entry and exit of third-country nationals crossing the borders of the Member States at which the EES is operated; The calculation of the duration of the authorised stay of such third-country nationals; The generation of alerts to Member States when the authorised stay has expired; and The recording and storage of the date, time and place of refusal of entry of third-country nationals whose entry for a short stay has been refused, as well as the authority of the Member State which refused the entry and the reasons therefor.
Erasing data	Providing the access to the EES for erasing data, which shall be reserved exclusively for the duly authorised staff of the national authorities of each Member State.
erasure of a link	Erasure (of a link): erasure means deletion of a link.
Error messages	Type of messages set up in the EES, not allowing the user to proceed with an action, to support processes such as the replacement/update of biometric data (e.g. resolution too low, image is unreadable, etc.).
ESP	The European Search Portal established by Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2019/818.