S.L. 217.29 Art. 2Interpretation.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"common identity repository" means the repository established by Regulation (EU) 2019/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of borders and visa and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/ 2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA, and by Regulation

(EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and

(EU) 2019/816;

"competent authorities" means the authorities mentioned in the Schedule;

"Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002" means Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals;

"EES Regulation" or "Regulation (EU) 2017/2226" means Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/ Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011;

"Entry Exit System" or "EES" means the system established by the EES Regulation;

"General Data Protection Regulation" means Regulation

(EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation);

"Interoperability Regulation" or "Regulation (EU) 2019/ 818" means Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726,

(EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816;

"Principal Immigration Officer" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Act;

"Regulation (EU) 2017/2225" means Regulation (EU) 2017/2225 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 as regards the use of the Entry Exit System;

"Regulation (EU) 2025/1534" means Regulation (EU) 2025/1534 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2025 on temporary derogations from certain provisions of Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 as regards the progressive start of operations of the Entry Exit System;

"Schengen Borders Code" means 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.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used in these regulations and which are not defined herein shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in Article 3 of the EES Regulation.