Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data (c. 82)

Article 2 Definitions

For the purpose of this Directive:

(a)

‘carrier’ means any natural or legal person whose occupation it is to provide passenger transport by air;

(b)

‘external borders’ means the external borders of the Member States with third countries;

(c)

‘border control’ means a check carried out at a border in response exclusively to an intention to cross that border, regardless of any other consideration;

(d)

‘border crossing point’ means any crossing point authorised by the competent authorities for crossing external borders;

(e)

‘personal data’, ‘processing of personal data’ and ‘personal data filing system’ have the meaning as stipulated under Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC.