Article 38 — Responsibilities of Member States and Europol
Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226
What does ENTRY-EXIT-SYSTEM Article 38 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. Each Member State shall be responsible for: (a) the integration of the existing national border infrastructure and its connection to the NUI; (b) the organisation, management, operation and maintenance of its existing national border infrastructure and of its connection to the EES for the purpose of Article 6 with the …
Source: Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2017/2226 |
| CELEX | 32017R2226 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
Official text
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1. Each Member State shall be responsible for:
(a) the integration of the existing national border infrastructure and its connection to the NUI;
(b) the organisation, management, operation and maintenance of its existing national border infrastructure and of its connection to the EES for the purpose of Article 6 with the exception of Article 6(2);
(c) the organisation of central access points and their connection to the NUI for the purpose of law enforcement;
(d) the management of, and arrangements for, access by the duly authorised staff, and by the duly empowered staff, of the competent national authorities to the EES in accordance with this Regulation and the creation and regular update of a list of those staff and their profiles.
2. Each Member State shall designate a national authority, which shall provide the competent authorities referred to in Article 9(2) with access to the EES. Each Member State shall connect that national authority to the NUI. Each Member State shall connect their respective central access points referred to in Article 29 to the NUI.
3. Each Member State shall use automated procedures for processing EES data.
4. Member States shall ensure that the technical performance of the border control infrastructure, its availability, the duration of the border checks and the data quality are closely monitored in order to ensure that they meet the overall requirements for the proper functioning of the EES and an efficient border check procedure.
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