45It follows from the wording of those provisions and from the use of the term ‘entry ban’ that such a ban is intended to supplement a return order by prohibiting the person concerned, for a specified period of time following his return — the term ‘return’ being understood, in accordance with the definition in Article 3(3) of Directive 2008/115, to mean after leaving the territory of the Member States — from again entering and staying in that territory. Accordingly, in order for an entry ban to come into effect, the person concerned must previously have left that territory.
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