For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)
‘third-country national’ means a third-country national as defined in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;
(2)
‘return’ means return as defined in point 3 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;
(3)
‘return decision’ means return decision as defined in point 4 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC.
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CitationArticle 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1953 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)