# Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (codification), Division 3.2.4: By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 8, persons on board a pleasure boat coming from or departing to a port situated in a Member State shall not be subject to border checks and may enter a port which is not a border crossing point.

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

However, according to the assessment of the risks of illegal immigration, and in particular where the coastline of a third country is located in the immediate vicinity of the territory of the Member State concerned, checks on those persons and/or a physical search of the pleasure boat shall be carried out.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/399/annex/VI/division/3/division/3.2/division/2/division/3.2.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-399/annex-VI/division-3/division-3.2/division-2/division-3.2.4
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