Annexes to COM(2025)162 - State of play of preparations for full implementation of the Interoperability Regulations in accordance with Article 78(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Article 74(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818 - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2025)162 - State of play of preparations for full implementation of the Interoperability Regulations in accordance with Article 78(5) ... |
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| document | COM(2025)162  |
| date | April 10, 2025 |
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Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and amending Regulations (EU) No 1077/2011, (EU) No 515/2014, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2016/1624 and (EU) 2017/2226 (OJ L 236, 19.9.2018, p. 1 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1240/oj ).
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Regulation (EU) 2019/816 establishing a centralised system for the identification of Member States holding conviction information on third-country nationals and stateless persons (ECRIS-TCN) to supplement the European Criminal Records Information System and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 (OJ L 135, 22.5.2019, p. 1 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/816/oj ).
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Regulation 2018/1860 on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 1 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1860/oj ); Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 14 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1861/oj ); and Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending and repealing Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 210/261/EU (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 56 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1862/oj ).
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Regulation (EU) 2021/1134 amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EC) No 810/2009, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861, (EU) 2019/817 and (EU) 2019/1896 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA, for the purpose of reforming the Visa Information System (OJ L 248, 13.7.2021, p. 11 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1134/oj ).
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council. http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1358/oj
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Regulation (EU) 2019/817 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 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/817/oj ; and Regulation (EU) 2019/818 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 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/818/oj . Throughout the report these Regulations are referenced to as ‘the Regulations’.
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Regulation (EU) 2024/982 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024 on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation, and amending Council Decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA and Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) No 2019/817 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council (the Prüm II Regulation) http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/982/oj ;
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 on the establishment of ‘Eurodac’ for the comparison of biometric data in order to effectively apply Regulations (EU) 2024/1351 and (EU) 2024/1350 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 2001/55/EC and to identify illegally staying third-country nationals and stateless persons and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1358/oj .
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1352 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 amending Regulations (EU) 2019/816 and (EU) 2019/818 for the purpose of introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external borders http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1352/oj ;
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Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 introducing the screening of third-country nationals at the external borders and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240 and (EU) 2019/817 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1356/oj ;
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Regulation (EU) 2025/12 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for enhancing and facilitating external border checks, amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2019/817, and repealing Council Directive 2004/82/EC http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/12/oj ;
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Regulation (EU) 2025/13 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/13/oj ;
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The tool can be accessed via a website hosted by the Commission’s IT service (DIGIT). Access is restricted to users of the systems covered by the handbooks.
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A yellow link means that the Multi-Identity Detector concluded that there is both similarity as well as a significant discrepancy between two data sets, indicating a potential issue with the person’s identity. Each yellow link has to be manually verified by the responsible authority.
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Given the current state of play, the sBMS will most likely be launched as part of the VIS release necessary for the subsequent entry into operation of the Entry/Exit System.
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Article 69 of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Article 65 of Regulation (EU) 2019/818.
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The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training.
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Tenth progress report on the development of interoperability as per Article 78(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Article 74(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818 (2023-215).
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Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa and repealing Decision No 574/2007/EC http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/515/oj ;
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Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1148/oj ;