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Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Objectives of ETIAS

    5. Article 5.General structure of ETIAS

    6. Article 6.Establishment and technical architecture of the ETIAS Information System

    7. Article 7.ETIAS Central Unit

    8. Article 8.ETIAS National Units

    9. Article 9.ETIAS Screening Board

    10. Article 10.ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board

    11. Article 11.Interoperability with other EU information systems

    12. Article 12.Querying the Interpol databases

    13. Article 13.Access to data stored in ETIAS

    14. Article 14.Non-discrimination and fundamental rights

  3. CHAPTER II APPLICATION

    1. Article 15.Practical arrangements for submitting an application

    2. Article 16.The public website and the app for mobile devices

    3. Article 17.Application form and personal data of the applicant

    4. Article 18.Travel authorisation fee

  4. CHAPTER III CREATION OF THE APPLICATION FILE AND EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICATION BY THE ETIAS CENTRAL SYSTEM

    1. Article 19.Admissibility and creation of the application file

    2. Article 20.Automated processing

    3. Article 21.Results of the automated processing

    4. Article 22.Verification by the ETIAS Central Unit

    5. Article 23.Support of the objectives of SIS

    6. Article 24.Specific rules for family members of Union citizens or of other third-country nationals enjoying the right of free movement under Union law

  5. CHAPTER IV EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICATION BY THE ETIAS NATIONAL UNITS

    1. Article 25.Member State responsible

    2. Article 26.Manual processing of applications by the ETIAS National Units

    3. Article 27.Request for additional information or documentation from the applicant

    4. Article 28.Consultation of other Member States

    5. Article 29.Consultation of Europol

    6. Article 30.Deadlines for notification to the applicant

    7. Article 31.Verification tool

    8. Article 32.Decision on the application

  6. CHAPTER V THE ETIAS SCREENING RULES AND THE ETIAS WATCHLIST

    1. Article 33.The ETIAS screening rules

    2. Article 34.The ETIAS watchlist

    3. Article 35.Responsibilities and tasks regarding the ETIAS watchlist

  7. CHAPTER VI ISSUE, REFUSAL, ANNULMENT OR REVOCATION OF A TRAVEL AUTHORISATION

    1. Article 36.Issue of a travel authorisation

    2. Article 37.Refusal of a travel authorisation

    3. Article 38.Notification on the issue or refusal of a travel authorisation

    4. Article 39.Data to be added to the application file following the decision to issue or to refuse a travel authorisation

    5. Article 40.Annulment of a travel authorisation

    6. Article 41.Revocation of a travel authorisation

    7. Article 42.Notification of the annulment or revocation of a travel authorisation

    8. Article 43.Data to be added to the application file following the decision to annul or to revoke a travel authorisation

    9. Article 44.Issue of a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity on humanitarian grounds, for reasons of national interest or because of international obligations

  8. CHAPTER VII USE OF ETIAS BY CARRIERS

    1. Article 45.Access to data for verification by carriers

    2. Article 46.Fall-back procedures in the case of a technical impossibility to access data by carriers

  9. CHAPTER VIII USE OF ETIAS BY BORDER AUTHORITIES AT THE EXTERNAL BORDERS

    1. Article 47.Access to data for verification at the external borders

    2. Article 48.Fall-back procedures in the case of a technical impossibility to access data at the external borders

  10. CHAPTER IX USE OF ETIAS BY IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES

    1. Article 49.Access to data by immigration authorities

  11. CHAPTER X PROCEDURE AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO THE ETIAS CENTRAL SYSTEM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES

    1. Article 50.Member States’ designated authorities

    2. Article 51.Procedure for access to the ETIAS Central System for law enforcement purposes

    3. Article 52.Conditions for access to data recorded in the ETIAS Central System by designated authorities of Member States

    4. Article 53.Procedure and conditions for access to data recorded in the ETIAS Central System by Europol

  12. CHAPTER XI RETENTION AND AMENDMENT OF DATA

    1. Article 54.Data retention

    2. Article 55.Amendment of data and advance data erasure

  13. CHAPTER XII DATA PROTECTION

    1. Article 56.Data protection

    2. Article 57.Data controller

    3. Article 58.Data processor

    4. Article 59.Security of processing

    5. Article 60.Security incidents

    6. Article 61.Self-monitoring

    7. Article 62.Penalties

    8. Article 63.Liability

    9. Article 64.Right of access to, of rectification, of completion, of erasure of personal data and of restriction of processing

    10. Article 65.Communication of personal data to third countries, international organisations and private parties

    11. Article 66.Supervision by the supervisory authority

    12. Article 67.Supervision by the European Data Protection Supervisor

    13. Article 68.Cooperation between supervisory authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor

    14. Article 69.Keeping of logs

    15. Article 70.Keeping of logs for requests for data consultation in order to prevent, detect and investigate terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences

  14. CHAPTER XIII PUBLIC AWARENESS

    1. Article 71.Information to the general public

    2. Article 72.Information campaign

  15. CHAPTER XIV RESPONSIBILITIES

    1. Article 73.Responsibilities of eu-LISA during the designing and development phase

    2. Article 74.Responsibilities of eu-LISA following the entry into operations of ETIAS

    3. Article 75.Responsibilities of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency

    4. Article 76.Responsibilities of Member States

    5. Article 77.Responsibilities of Europol

  16. CHAPTER XV AMENDMENTS TO OTHER UNION INSTRUMENTS

    1. Article 78.Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011

    2. Article 79.Amendment to Regulation (EU) No 515/2014

    3. Article 80.Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/399

    4. Article 81.Amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/1624

    5. Article 82.Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2017/2226

  17. CHAPTER XVI FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 83.Transitional period and transitional measures

    2. Article 84.Use of data for reporting and statistics

    3. Article 85.Costs

    4. Article 86.Revenues

    5. Article 87.Notifications

    6. Article 88.Start of operations

    7. Article 89.Exercise of the delegation

    8. Article 90.Committee procedure

    9. Article 91.Advisory group

    10. Article 92.Monitoring and evaluation

    11. Article 93.Practical handbook

    12. Article 94.Ceuta and Melilla

    13. Article 95.Financial contribution of the countries associated with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis

    14. Article 96.Entry into force and applicability

  18. Signature

    1. ANNEX

      List of criminal offences referred to in point (a) of Article 17(4)

      1. terrorist offences, participation in a criminal organisation, trafficking in human...

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