# 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 8: Offshore workers

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

By way of derogation from Articles 5 and 8, offshore workers who regularly return by sea or air to the territory of the Member States without having stayed on the territory of a third country shall not be systematically checked.
Nevertheless, an assessment of the risks of illegal immigration, in particular where the coastline of a third country is located in the immediate vicinity of an offshore site, shall be taken into account in order to determine the frequency of the checks to be carried out.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/399/annex/VII/division/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-399/annex-VII/division-8
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