European Dactyloscopy system
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The European Dactyloscopy system (Eurodac) is an EU-wide fingerprint database used primarily to identify and track asylum seekers and certain irregular migrants across member states.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| European Dactyloscopy | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EU information system
ⓘ
biometric identification system ⓘ fingerprint database ⓘ |
| accessRights |
designated authorities of Member States
ⓘ
eu-LISA technical staff ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | EU-wide fingerprint database for asylum seekers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralUnitLocation | Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparisonMode | one-to-many fingerprint matching ⓘ |
| dataRetentionPeriod |
10 years for asylum applicants
ⓘ
18 months for irregular border crossers ⓘ immediate erasure when person acquires citizenship of a Member State ⓘ |
| dataType |
Member State of origin
ⓘ
date of application or apprehension ⓘ fingerprint data ⓘ place of application or apprehension ⓘ reference number ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| established | 2003 ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
European Union Member States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
associated Dublin States ⓘ |
| hasAcronym | Eurodac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Common European Asylum System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin Regulation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | eu-LISA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeForFingerprinting | 14 years ⓘ |
| operatedBy | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorRegulation | Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
comparison of fingerprints of asylum applicants
ⓘ
comparison of fingerprints of irregular migrants ⓘ determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application ⓘ |
| relatedPolicyArea |
internal security
ⓘ
migration and asylum ⓘ |
| relatedSystem |
Schengen Information System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visa Information System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stores | digitised fingerprint templates ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
EU data protection law
ⓘ
oversight by European Data Protection Supervisor ⓘ oversight by national data protection authorities ⓘ |
| supports |
asylum procedures coordination
ⓘ
identification of Member State responsible under Dublin rules ⓘ prevention of multiple asylum applications in different Member States ⓘ |
| targetGroup |
asylum applicants
ⓘ
certain irregularly staying third-country nationals ⓘ persons apprehended in connection with irregular border crossing ⓘ |
| technology | automated fingerprint identification system ⓘ |
| upgradedBy | Eurodac recast Regulation 603/2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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European Dactyloscopy