Glossary
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Member State's competent authorities | Authorities designated by the Member States to control the crossing of external borders by the third-country nationals. |
| Member State's designated authorities | Authorities designated by the Member States to access the EES, in order to consult the data recorded in the EES Central System. |
| merge the identity groups | Some cases might lead to the merging of Identity Groups (IGs). The CIR offers to the integrated CBS the ability to move identities within (merging) or outside (splitting) of indicated groups. |
| Merging files | It might happen that, as EES was offline, the individual file has been duplicated while working on the EES in offline mode. Other situation is by mistake (e.g. human error). In both cases must be carried out the merging of the files. |
| merging red link | A red link in which the linked data belong to the same person in an unjustified manner. |
| MID | Multiple-identity detector (MID): The MID creates and stores links between data in the different EU information systems in order to detect multiple identities, with the dual purpose of facilitating identity checks for bona fide travellers and combating identity fraud. |
| MID links | Links created during the multiple-identity detection process. MID links are colour-coded: white, yellow, red or green. Each colour has a meaning and might require follow-up action. |
| MID Transitional Period (TP) | Transitional period for the multiple-identity detection process: for a period of up to one year, the ETIAS Central Unit and the SIRENE Bureaux will be responsible for manually verifying yellow links created between the EES, VIS, and SIS. |
| Minor | A third-country national or a stateless person below the age of 18 years. In the EES, children under the age of 12 shall be exempt from the requirement to give fingerprints. |
| MS | Member State |