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(15) The ETIAS Central Unit should be part of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. The ETIAS Central Unit should be responsible for verifying, in cases where the automated application process has reported a hit, whether the applicant’s personal data correspond to the personal data of the person having triggered that hit. Where a hit is confirmed or where doubts remain, the ETIAS Central Unit should initiate the manual processing of the application. It should ensure that the data it enters in the applications files are up to date and define, establish, assess ex ante, implement, evaluate ex post, revise and delete the specific risk indicators, ensuring that the verifications that are performed and their results are recorded in the application files. It should also carry out regular audits of the processing of applications and of the implementation of the ETIAS screening rules, including by regularly assessing their impact on fundamental rights, in particular with regard to privacy and personal data protection. It should furthermore be responsible for fulfilling a number of support tasks such as ensuring the necessary notifications are sent and providing information and support. It should be operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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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.