Definitions
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply: (1) ‘user’ means duly authorised staff of the visa authorities and the authorities competent to collect or decide on an application for a long-stay visa or residence permit; (2) ‘input data’ means data, subject to data quality checks for the purpose of being stored in the VIS Central System; (3) ‘blocking rules’ means rules or a set of rules that measure the degree to which input data is compliant with defined data requirements on their storage or use or both, including data quality rules that must be complied with before data can be entered in the VIS Central System. (4) ‘soft rules’ means rules or a set of rules that measure the degree to which the input data is compliant with the defined data requirements conditioning its relevance or optimal use or both, including data quality rules applicable before data can be entered in the VIS Central System.