Glossary

Member States must apply relevant national rules of professional secrecy or other equivalent obligations of confidentiality. This obligation must continue to apply after staff members cease their employment.

The process of verification through the use of certificates, the authenticity and the integrity of the data on the electronic storage medium (chip) originated from the issuing authority, which has not been changed.

‘confirmed identity’ refers to an identity that has been confirmed on the basis of genuine identification documents, or as a result of biometric matching or by a statement from competent authorities.

Consent’ of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her.

The consultation procedure is aimed at avoiding a contradictory situation where an alert and permit exist at the same time. 

Access to the EES for consulting the data shall be reserved exclusively for the duly authorised staff of the national authorities of each Member State which are competent, for the purposes laid down in Articles 23 to 35 of the EES Regulation (EU) 2017/2226. That access shall be limited to the extent necessary for the performance of the tasks of those national authorities in accordance with those purposes and shall be proportionate to the objectives pursued.

The stay on the territory of a Contracting Party (i.e. an EU Member State) may be extended as per a bilateral agreement, upon request of the third-country national, and lodged with the competent authorities of that Contracting Party on entry or during the stay of the third-country national at the latest on the last working day of his/her 90-day stay in any 180-day period.

Any final decision of a criminal court against a natural person in respect of a criminal offence, to the extent that the decision is entered in the criminal records of the convicting Member State.

The competent authorities can refuse entry of the third-country national at the border if he/she has a counterfeit travel document or a counterfeit visa or residence permit.

Each State issuing an ePassport establishes a single Country Signing Certification Authority (CSCA) as its national trust point in the context of ePassports. CSCA certificates are generated and are generally used for periods of three to five years. CSCA certificates issue the Document Signer Certificates that are then used to create the digital signatures on ePassports. The Document Signer must be validated against the CSCA to validate the digital signature. For more information consult the following link: www.icao.int/Security/FAL/PKD/BVRT/Pages/CSCA.aspx