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The Entry-Exit System: fundamental rights guidance for border guards

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  1.   Limit interferences with privacy when capturing biometric data, for example by applying protective screens or shielding third-country nationals requiring specific assistance, if appropriate.
  2.                        Be sensitive to the person’s age, sex and cultural background.
  3.                        Be vigilant when capturing biometric data from certain groups that may face data reliability challenges, for example children, people with darker skin tones, or people with facial injuries, treating them with dignity when ensuring biometric quality standards.
  4.                        Consider using mobile equipment to capture facial images or fingerprints, particularly for third-country nationals with reduced mobility, travelling by car.
  5.                        Quickly correct mistakes (e.g. wrong dates or spelling mistakes) once detected or reported, according to the established procedure.
  6.                        Swiftly refer requests for corrections requiring further verification, based on the established procedure, and inform the third-country national accordingly.

 

Legal sources: Charter, Articles 1, 8, 21(1), 22, 24; EES Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Articles 10, 38 and 57; Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/329 of 25 February 2019 laying down the specifications for the quality, resolution and use of fingerprints and facial image for biometric verification and identification in the Entry/Exit System (EES); General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Chapter 3; Law Enforcement Directive, (EU) 2016/680, Chapter 3; Interoperability Regulations 2019/817 and 2019/818, Articles 47-48.