Glossary

Under international human rights law, the principle of non-refoulement guarantees that no one should be returned to a country where they would face torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and other irreparable harm. This principle applies to all migrants at all times, irrespective of the migration status.

The Member States which do not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full.

To be used:

1) when exchanging information about objects (alert extension) connected to alerts on persons only; or

2) when sending a G or H form to indicate that the person sought was found thanks to the object.

Data on objects entered in SIS in order to locate a person sought, for example the vehicle used by the person sought. Object extensions can only be added to alerts on persons under Art. 26, 32 and 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862.

When the systems are offline (i.e. EES Central System (EES-CS), National Uniform Interface (NUI) and national border infrastructures / local equipment), shall be applied fall-back procedures.

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Member States and associated countries which apply the Schengen acquis in full and Member States which do not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but all operate the EES (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland; and Bulgaria and Romania, respectively).

Means the Entry/Exit System (‘EES’), established by Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, the Visa Information System (‘VIS’), established by Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Schengen Information System (‘SIS’), established by Regulations (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861 and (EU) 2018/1862 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Eurodac, established by Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council and the European Criminal Record Information System - Third-Country Nationals (‘ECRIS-TCN’), established by Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

A third-country national who does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the conditions relating to the duration of his or her authorised short stay on the territory of the Member States.

The MID creates a link between two identity groups. The identities stored within those linked identity groups are called participants (because they participate in the link).