Recital 12 Schengen Borders Code — Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of…

Recital 12

Schengen Borders Code

Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification) · European Union

(12) In order to prevent circumvention of border crossing points where the VIS may be used and to guarantee its full effectiveness, there is a particular need to use the VIS in a harmonised way when entry checks are carried out at the external borders.

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