To ensure effective management of the external borders during the progressive start of operations of the EES, the following rules should apply. At the border crossing points at which the EES is not operated, border checks should be carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/399, as applicable on the day before the date from which the EES is to start operations as decided by the Commission in accordance with Article 66(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226. At the border crossing points at which the EES is operated, border checks should be carried out in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2017/2226 and (EU) 2016/399 as well as the specific derogations from those Regulations provided for in this Regulation with regard to the verification at the border crossing points at which the EES is operated without biometric functionalities to enable the progressive start of operations of the EES. Those border checks should be carried out without prejudice to verifications of visa holders by using fingerprints, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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