{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-327/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-327/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2019/327",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/327 of 25 February 2019 laying down measures for accessing the data in the Entry/Exit System (EES)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2019-327",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Alphanumeric searches",
  "text": "1. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 23(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nBorder authorities shall have access to search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names);\n(b) date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(c) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents;\n(d) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents.\nAll data listed in the first subparagraph shall be used to initiate search. The data listed under point (a) may be searched in inexact mode while the other data shall be searched in exact mode.\nThe CS-EES shall ensure that if there is a match based on the data listed under the points (a) and (b) of the first paragraph, the corresponding file shall be returned by the system even if there is no match based on the data listed under points (c) and (d) of the first subparagraph.\n2. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nVisa authorities of a Member State which does not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the EES shall have access to the search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents, the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents;\n(c) the short-stay visa sticker number, including the three-letter code of the issuing Member State.\nAny combination of the data listed in the first subparagraph may be used as long as:\nthe date of birth and the sex is used in combination with other data;\nthe date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents is used together with the number of the travel document.\nThe data listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph may be searched in inexact mode.\n3. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nCompetent authorities shall have access to search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents;\n(c) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents.\nAny combination of the data listed in the first subparagraph may be used as long as:\nthe date of birth and the sex is used in combination with other data;\nthe date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents is used together with the number of the travel document.\nThe data listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph may be searched in inexact mode.\n4. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nImmigration authorities shall have access to search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents;\n(c) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents.\nAll data listed in the first subparagraph shall be used when performing this search.\nThe data listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph may be searched in inexact mode.\n5. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 23(2) and the third subparagraph of Article 27(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nBorder and/or immigration authorities will have access to search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents;\n(c) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents.\nThe data listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph may be searched in inexact mode.\n6. Alphanumeric searches referred to in Article 32(5) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226\nDesignated authorities shall have access to search with the following data:\n(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;\n(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three-letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents, the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents;\n(c) visa sticker number and the date of expiry of the validity of the visa;\n(d) date and time of entry, authority that authorised the entry and entry border crossing point;\n(e) date and time of exit and exit border crossing point.\nAny combination of the data listed in the first subparagraph may be used.\nThe data listed in points (a), (b) and (c) of the first subparagraph may be searched in inexact mode.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2019/327/article/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}