Corrigendum to 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 (OJ L, 2024/1356, 22.5.2024)
Date: 2025-11-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: EU migration policy, Schengen Agreement, asylum seeker, border control, external border of the EU, foreign national, illegal migration, international protection, search and rescue, third country




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/90927


25.11.2025






Corrigendum to 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
(
Official Journal of the European Union L, 2024/1356, 22 May 2024
)







1.


On page 13, Article 5(3), third subparagraph:











for:




‘The screening may be discontinued where the third-country nationals concerned leaves the territory of the Member States, for their country of origin or country of residence or for another third country to which the third-country nationals concerned voluntarily decide to return and where the return of those third-country nationals is accepted.’
,










read:




‘The screening may be discontinued where the third-country nationals concerned leave the territory of the Member States, for their country of origin or country of residence or for another third country to which the third-country nationals concerned voluntarily decide to return and where the return of those third-country nationals is accepted.’.











2.


On page 14, Article 8(3), second sentence:











for:




‘With regard to persons referred to in Article 5(1), point (a), of this Regulation to whom Article 23(1) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 applies, where those persons remain physically at the external border for more than 72 hours, the screening of them shall be carried out thereafter and the period for the screening shall be reduced to four days.’
,










read:




‘With regard to persons referred to in Article 5(1), point (a), of this Regulation to whom Article 22(1) and (4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 applies, where those persons remain physically at the external border for more than 72 hours, the screening of them shall be carried out thereafter and the period for the screening shall be reduced to four days.’.











3.


On page 14, Article 8(5), point (d):











for:









‘(d)


the registration of biometric data in accordance with Articles 15, 22 and 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, to the extent that it has not yet occurred;’,















read:









‘(d)


the registration of biometric data in accordance with Articles 15, 22, 23 and 24 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358, to the extent that it has not yet occurred;’.














4.


On page 19, Article 14(3):











for:





‘3.   The query of the CIR provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be launched using the ESP in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2019/818. Where it is technically impossible to use the ESP to query one or more EU information systems or the CIR, the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply and the screening authorities shall access the EU information systems or the CIR directly. This paragraph is without prejudice to access by screening authorities to SIS, for which the use of the ESP shall remain optional.’

,










read:





‘3.   The query of the CIR provided for in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be launched using the ESP in accordance with Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Chapter II of Regulation (EU) 2019/818.
Where it is technically impossible to use the ESP to query one or more EU information systems or the CIR, the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall not apply and the screening authorities shall access the EU information systems or the CIR directly.
This paragraph is without prejudice to access by screening authorities to SIS, for which the use of the ESP shall remain optional.’.












5.


On page 22, Article 18(2):











for:





‘2.   Third-country nationals referred to in Articles 5 and 7 who have made an application for international protection shall be referred to the authorities competent for registering the application for international protection.’

,










read:





‘2.   Third-country nationals referred to in Articles 5 and 7 who have made an application for international protection shall be referred to the authorities competent for registering the application for international protection.
The form referred to in Article 17 shall be transmitted to the relevant authorities to whom the third-country national is being referred.’.












6.


On page 22, Article 18(4):











for:





‘4.   The third-country nationals referred to in Article 7 of this Regulation who have not made an application for international protection shall continue to be subject to return procedures respecting Directive 2008/115/EC.’

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read:





‘4.   The third-country nationals referred to in Article 7 of this Regulation who have not made an application for international protection shall continue to be subject to return procedures respecting Directive 2008/115/EC.
The form referred to in Article 17 shall be transmitted to the relevant authorities to whom the third-country national is being referred.’.












7.


On page 23, Article 20, point (2):











for:









‘(2)


the following paragraph is inserted:

“2a.   The screening authorities as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 shall also have access to VIS for consulting the data in order to perform a security check in accordance with Article 15(2) of that Regulation. […]”.’





,











read:









‘(2)


the following paragraph is inserted:

“2-a.   The screening authorities as defined in Article 2, point (10), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1356 shall also have access to VIS for consulting the data in order to perform a security check in accordance with Article 15(2) of that Regulation. […]”.’.











ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1356/corrigendum/2025-11-25/oj
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