border crossing pointmeans any crossing point authorised by the competent authorities for the crossing of external borders as notified in accordance with Article 34(2) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006;
common Union standardsmeans the application of operational measures in a common and unfragmented manner to obtain a high and uniform level of security in the field of border control and visas in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, Regulation (EC) No 1931/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the Schengen catalogue for external border control, the Practical Handbook for border guards, the Handbook on visas, the Eurosur Handbook and any other Regulations and guidelines to be adopted at the Union level on border control and visas;
emergency situationmeans a situation resulting from an urgent and exceptional pressure where a large or disproportionate number of third-country nationals are crossing or are expected to cross the external border of one or more Member States or any other duly substantiated emergency situation requiring urgent action at the external borders;
external bordersmeans the land borders of the Member States, including river and lake borders, sea borders and their airports, river ports, sea ports and lake ports to which the provisions of Union law on the crossing of external borders apply, whether the borders are temporary or not;
external borders sectionmeans the whole or a part of the external land or sea border of a Member State as defined by national law or as determined by the national coordination centre or any other responsible national authority for the purpose of the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013.
external maritime bordersshall mean the outer limit of the territorial sea of the Member States as defined in accordance with Articles 4 to 16 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanismmeans the verification of the correct application of the Schengen acquis as laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013;