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Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 · European Union

By recording and storing data in the EES and by providing Member States with access to such data, the objectives of the EES shall be to: enhance the efficiency of border checks by calculating and monitoring the duration of the authorised stay on the entry and exit of third-country nationals admitted for a short stay; assist in the identification of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry to, or for short stay on, the territory of the Member States; allow the identification and detection of overstayers and enable the competent national authorities of the Member States to take appropriate measures; allow refusals of entry in the EES to be checked electronically; enable automation of border checks on third-country nationals; enable visa authorities to have access to information on the lawful use of previous visas; inform third-country nationals of the duration of their authorised stay; gather statistics on the entries and exits, refusals of entry and overstays of third-country nationals in order to improve the assessment of the risk of overstays and support evidence-based Union migration policy making; combat identity fraud and the misuse of travel documents.

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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.