Recital (24)

To enable the effective adjustment of technical and organisational arrangements during the progressive start of operations of the EES in each Member State and to address cases of failure of the EES Central System, of national systems or of communication infrastructure that significantly disrupt the operation of the EES, or to address exceptional circumstances that lead to traffic of such intensity that the waiting time at a border crossing point becomes excessive, all Member States, regardless of whether they start using the EES fully or progressively, should have the possibility to suspend the operations of the EES at certain border crossing points, fully or partially, during the progressive start of operations of the EES. Member States should use that possibility only when such suspension is strictly necessary and for the shortest period possible. In the case of partial suspension, the registration of biometric data in the EES should be suspended. In the case of full suspension, no data should be recorded in the EES. Such suspension should not affect obligations as regards the timeline for the progressive start of operations of the EES, but it could temporarily affect the registration thresholds.