42In accordance with Article 1 thereof, Directive 2008/115 lays down the common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. Recital 14 of that directive states that the latter confers a European dimension on the effects of national return measures by establishing an entry ban prohibiting entry into and stay on the territory of all the Member States.
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