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Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes

TA-9-2024-0183 · P9_TA(2024)0183 · PE597.620

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Parliament's position at first reading on a proposed regulation to set up 'Eurodac' for comparing biometric data, replacing an earlier fingerprint system. The database would serve the application of Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 and Directive 2001/55/EC, and identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons. It would also allow member states' law enforcement authorities and Europol to request comparisons with Eurodac data for law enforcement purposes. The regulation would amend Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 and repeal Regulation (EU) No 603/2013. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Key points

  1. Parliament adopts its position at first reading on the proposed Eurodac regulation.
  2. The regulation establishes 'Eurodac' for the comparison of biometric data.
  3. Eurodac data would be used to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 and Council Directive 2001/55/EC.
  4. The system would help identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons.
  5. Member states' law enforcement authorities and Europol could request comparisons with Eurodac data for law enforcement purposes.
  6. The regulation amends Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818.
  7. The regulation repeals Regulation (EU) No 603/2013.
  8. Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.

Who is affected

  • Member states' law enforcement authorities, which could request Eurodac comparisons for law enforcement purposes.
  • Europol, which could request Eurodac comparisons for law enforcement purposes.
  • Illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons, who would be identified through Eurodac.
  • The Commission, which is asked to refer the matter to Parliament again if it changes its proposal.

Legal basis: Article 294(2), Article 78(2)(c), (d), (e) and (g), Article 79(2)(c), Article 87(2)(a), and Article 88(2)(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.