Considering that the data recorded in the EES during the progressive start of operations of the EES might be incomplete, the travel documents of third-country nationals should be stamped systematically on entry and exit during that period. National authorities should take into account the possible incompleteness of entry/exit records or of refusal of entry records. In the event that there are no relevant EES data, national authorities should consider stamps to prevail. In the event that a stamp is missing, national authorities should consider the data recorded in the EES to prevail. In the event of a discrepancy between the individual file containing biometric data and the stamp, national authorities should consider the EES data to prevail. In the event of a discrepancy between the individual file without biometric data and the stamp or in the cases referred to in Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, national authorities should decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether the stamp or the EES data prevail.
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