Judgment_paragraph 52 · BZ v Westerwaldkreis (C-546/19)

52It follows from the wording of those provisions that an ‘entry 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 (judgments of 26 July 2017, Ouhrami, C‑225/16, EU:C:2017:590, paragraph 45, and of 17 September 2020, JZ (Custodial sentence in the case of an entry ban), C‑806/18, EU:C:2020:724, paragraph 32). Consequently, an entry ban produces its effects only from the point in time at which the person concerned actually leaves the territory of the Member States (see, to that effect, judgment of 17 September 2020, JZ (Custodial sentence in the case of an entry ban), C‑806/18, EU:C:2020:724, paragraph 33).