# Council Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data, Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purpose of this Directive:
(a) ‘carrier’ means any natural or legal person whose occupation it is to provide passenger transport by air;
(b) ‘external borders’ means the external borders of the Member States with third countries;
(c) ‘border control’ means a check carried out at a border in response exclusively to an intention to cross that border, regardless of any other consideration;
(d) ‘border crossing point’ means any crossing point authorised by the competent authorities for crossing external borders;
(e) ‘personal data’, ‘processing of personal data’ and ‘personal data filing system’ have the meaning as stipulated under Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2004/82/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2004-82/article-2
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