Objectives of the EES
Article 6
1. By recording and storing data in the EES and by providing Member States with access to such data, the objectives of the EES shall be to: (a) enhance the efficiency of border checks by calculating and monitoring the duration of the authorised stay on the entry and exit of third-country nationals admitted for a short stay; (b) assist in the identification of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry to, or for short stay on, the territory of the Member States; (c) allow the identification and detection of overstayers and enable the competent national authorities of the Member States to take appropriate measures; (d) allow refusals of entry in the EES to be checked electronically; (e) enable automation of border checks on third-country nationals; (f) enable visa authorities to have access to information on the lawful use of previous visas; (g) inform third-country nationals of the duration of their authorised stay; (h) gather statistics on the entries and exits, refusals of entry and overstays of third-country nationals in order to improve the assessment of the risk of overstays and support evidence-based Union migration policy making; (i) combat identity fraud and the misuse of travel documents. 2. By granting access to designated authorities in accordance with the conditions set out in this Regulation, the objectives of the EES shall be to: (a) contribute to the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences or of other serious criminal offences; (b) enable the generation of information for investigations related to terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences, including the identification of perpetrators, suspects and victims of those offences who have crossed the external borders. 3. The EES shall, where relevant, support Member States in operating their national facilitation programmes established in accordance with Article 8d of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, in order to facilitate border crossing for third-country nationals, by: (a) enabling the national competent authorities referred to in Article 8d of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 to have access to information on previous short stays or refusals of entry for the purposes of the examination of applications for access to national facilitation programmes and the adoption of decisions referred to in Article 25 of this Regulation; (b) notifying the border authorities that access is granted to a national facilitation programme.