# Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data, Article 1: Objective

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

This Directive aims at improving border controls and combating illegal immigration by the transmission of advance passenger data by carriers to the competent national authorities.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/82/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-82/article-1
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