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Schengen Borders Code
Where border checks are relaxed in accordance with paragraph 1, border checks on entry movements shall in principle take priority over border checks on exit movements. The decision to relax checks shall be taken by the border guard in command at the border crossing point. Such relaxation of checks shall be temporary, adapted to the circumstances justifying it and introduced gradually.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.