Article 2 Definitions

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

1. (1)

   ‘immigration liaison officer’ means a liaison officer designated and deployed abroad, by the competent authorities of a Member State, or by the Commission or by a Union agency, in accordance with the respective legal basis, to deal with immigration-related issues, also when that is only a part of their duties;

2. (2)

   ‘deployed abroad’ means deployed to a third country, for a reasonable time period to be determined by the responsible authority, to one of the following:

   1. (a)

      a diplomatic mission of a Member State;

   2. (b)

      the competent authorities of a third country;

   3. (c)

      an international organisation;

   4. (d)

      a diplomatic mission of the Union;

3. (3)

   ‘personal data’ means personal data as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679;

4. (4)

   ‘return’ means return as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC.