Refworld | Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (recast)

Title	Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (recast)
Publisher	European Union: Council of the European Union
Publication Date	29 June 2013
Topics	Asylum-seekers \| Refugee identity documents \| Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures \| Refugees \| Statelessness
Citation / Document Symbol	OJ L. 180/1-180/30; 29.6.2013, (EU)2003/86
Related Document	Règlement (UE) no 603/2013 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 26 juin 2013 relatif à la création d'Eurodac pour la comparaison des empreintes digitales aux fins de l'application efficace du règlement (UE) no 604/2013 établissant les critères et mécanismes de détermination de l'État membre responsable de l'examen d'une demande de protection internationale introduite dans l'un des États membres par un ressortissant de pays tiers ou un apatride et relatif aux demandes de comparaison avec les données d'Eurodac présentées par les autorités répressives des États membres et Europol à des fins répressives, et modifiant le règlement (UE) no 1077/2011 portant création d'une agence européenne pour la gestion opérationnelle des systèmes d'information à grande échelle au sein de l'espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice
Cite as	European Union: Council of the European Union, Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (recast), 29 June 2013, OJ L. 180/1-180/30; 29.6.2013, (EU)2003/86, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/51d296724.html [accessed 24 December 2015]
Comments	Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council. This Regulation was jointly adopted by the European Parliament and the European Council. It enters into force 20 July 2013 and shall apply by 21 July 2015.
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