To provide Member States with the necessary time to adjust to the start of operations of the EES, during the first 60 days of the progressive start of operations of the EES, the use of biometric functionalities at border crossing points should not be mandatory. However, Member States are encouraged to make use of those functionalities during that period in order to support a smooth operational transition and to enable the timely detection and resolution of any implementation issues. By the 90th day from the first day of the progressive start of operations of the EES, Member States should operate the EES with biometric functionalities at at least half of their border crossing points. Providing biometric data should not be an entry condition for third-country nationals subject to registration in the EES at border crossing points where the EES is operated without biometric functionalities.
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