app for mobile devices — a software application designed to run on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers (13)

applicant — any third-country national referred to in Article 2 who has submitted an application for a travel authorisation (9)

border authority — the border guard assigned in accordance with national law to carry out border checks as defined in point 11 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (4)

consulate — a Member State’s diplomatic mission or a Member State’s consular post as defined by the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 24 April 1963 (20)

designated authority — an authority designated by a Member State pursuant to Article 50 as responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or of other serious criminal offences (21)

determining authority — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own (b)

electronically signed — the confirmation of agreement through the ticking of an appropriate box in the application form or the request for consent (18)

Europol data — personal data processed by Europol for the purpose referred to in point (a) of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794 (17)

external borders — the external borders as defined in point 2 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (1)

high epidemic risk — any disease with epidemic potential as defined by the International Health Regulations of the World Health Organization (WHO) or the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and other infectious diseases or contagious parasitic diseases if they are the subject of protection provisions applying to nationals of the Member States (8)

hit — the existence of a correspondence established by comparing the personal data recorded in an application file of the ETIAS Central System with the specific risk indicators referred to in Article 33 or with the personal data present in a record, file or alert registered in the ETIAS Central System, in another EU information system or database listed in Article 20(2) (‘EU information systems’), in Europol data or in an Interpol database queried by the ETIAS Central System (14)

illegal immigration risk — the risk of a third-country national not fulfilling the conditions of entry and stay as set out in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (7)

immigration authority — the competent authority responsible, in accordance with national law, for one or more of the following: checking within the territory of the Member States whether the conditions for entry to, or stay on, the territory of the Member States are fulfilled; examining the conditions for, and taking decisions related to, the residence of third-country nationals on the territory of the Member States insofar as that authority does not constitute a ‘determining authority’ as defined in point (f) of Article 2 of Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 60). , and, where relevant, providing advice in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 Council Regulation (EC) No 377/2004 of 19 February 2004 on the creation of an immigration liaison officers network (OJ L 64, 2.3.2004, p. 1). ; the return of third-country nationals to a third country of origin or transit (22)

law enforcement — the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences (2)

minor — a third-country national or a stateless person below the age of 18 years (19)

overstayer — a third-country national who does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils the conditions relating to the duration of a short stay on the territory of the Member States (12)

second line check — a second line check as defined in point 13 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (3)

security risk — the risk of a threat to public policy, internal security or international relations for any of the Member States (6)

serious criminal offence — an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, if it is punishable under national law by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years (16)

short stay — stays in the territory of the Member States within the meaning of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 (11)

terrorist offence — an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Directive (EU) 2017/541 (15)

travel authorisation — a decision issued in accordance with this Regulation which is required for third-country nationals referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation to fulfil the entry condition laid down in point (b) of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 and which indicates: that no factual indications or reasonable grounds based on factual indications have been identified to consider that the presence of the person on the territory of the Member States poses or will pose a security, illegal immigration or high epidemic risk; that no factual indications or reasonable grounds based on factual indications have been identified to consider that the presence of the person on the territory of the Member States poses or will pose a security, illegal immigration or high epidemic risk, although doubt remains concerning the existence of sufficient reasons to refuse the travel authorisation, in accordance with Article 36(2); where factual indications have been identified to consider that the presence of the person on the territory of the Member States poses or will pose a security, illegal immigration or high epidemic risk, that the territorial validity of the authorisation has been limited in… (5)

travel document — a passport or other equivalent document entitling the holder to cross the external borders and to which a visa may be affixed (10)