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Borders management

The Schengen Area calls for the definition and the establishment of a common policy on external border management. The European Union has therefore set out to establish common standards with regard to controls at its external borders. It has also gradually put in place an integrated system for the management of those borders.

In this framework, the European Union has adopted a set of legislative and operational tools on a:

Schengen Borders Code
European Border and Coast Guard
Schengen Evaluation Mechanism
EUROSUR System
Local border traffic regime
Simplified regime for the control at external borders

Borders management
- Schengen Borders Code
  - Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and the Council on the Schengen Borders Code (codification)
  - > Old texts
- European Border and Coast Guard/Frontex
  - Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 on the European Border and Coast Guard
  - Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by FRONTEX
  - > Former texts related to Frontex
- Schengen Evaluation
  - Regulation (EU) 2022/922 Schengen Evaluation Mechanism
  - Council Regulation (EU) N° 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism of the Schengen acquis
- Entry/Exit system
- Local border traffic at the external land borders
  - Regulation (EC) n° 1931/2006 rules on local border traffic
  - Regulation (EU) n° 1342/2011 amending regulation n° 1931/2006 and including Kaliningrad in the eligible border area
- Simplified regime for the control at external borders
  - Decision n° 895/2006/EC documents equivalent to visas for the purposes of transit
  - Decision n° 896/2006/EC recognition of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- EUROSUR system
  - Regulation (EU) N° 1052/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 establishing the European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur)
  - Commission Implementing Regulation of 9 April 2021 on the situational pictures of EUROSUR

Short term visas
- List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of short term visas
  - Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 list of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas or exemped from visas requirement
  - Old texts
- Visa Code
- Visa information system
- Agreements on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
- European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
  - Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 establishing a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)

Admission and stay
- Students and pupils
  - Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 december 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service
- Researchers
  - Council Recommendation of 12 October 2005 to facilitate the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community (2005/762/EC)
  - Council Directive 2005/71/EC specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research
- Research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange
  - Directive (EU) 2016/801 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast)
- Highly skilled workers/EU Blue Card
  - Council Directive 2009/50/EC "Blue Card"
  - Directive (EU) 2021/1883 of 20 October 2021 EU Blue Card
- Single permit
  - Directive 2011/98/EU "Single Permit" and common set of rights for workers
- Seasonal Workers
  - DIRECTIVE 2014/36/EU seasonal workers
- Intra Corporate Transfert
  - Directive 2014/66/EU intra-corporate transfer
- Family reunification
  - Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification
- Long term residents

Irregular migration
- Carriers sanctions
  - Directive 2001/51/EC Carriers sanctions
  - Directive 2004/82/EC of 29 April 2004 on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data
- Unauthorised entry, transit and residence
  - Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
  - 2002/946/JHA strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence
- Victims of trafficking in human beings
  - Directive 2004/81/EC residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings
  - Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings
- Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals
  - Directive 2009/52/EC minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals

Return of third country nationals in an irregular situation
- European travel document for the return
  - Regulation 2016/1953 on the European travel document for the return
- Return Directive
  - Directive 2008/115/EC on common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying third-country nationals
- Mutual recognition of expulsion decisions
  - Council Directive 2001/40/EC Mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals
  - Council Decision (2004/191/EC) setting out the criteria and practical arrangements for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC
- Assistance in cases of transit
  - Council Directive 2003/110/EC Assistance in cases of transit
- Joint flights for removal
  - Council Decision 2004/573/CE on the organisation of joint flights for removals
- Readmission agreements with third countries

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