alertmeans an alert as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
executing Member Statemeans an executing Member State as defined in point (12) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
external bordersmeans the external borders as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.
granting Member Statemeans a granting Member State as defined in point (11) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
hitmeans a hit as defined in point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
issuing Member Statemeans an issuing Member State as defined in point (10) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
long-stay visameans a long-stay visa as referred to in Article 18(1) of Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders;
personal datameans personal data as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
removalmeans removal as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;
residence permitmeans a residence permit as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399;
returnmeans return as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;
return decisionmeans an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the stay of a third-country national to be illegal and imposing or stating an obligation to return that respects Directive 2008/115/EC;
supplementary informationmeans supplementary information as defined in point (2) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1861;
third-country nationalmeans a third-country national as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;
threat to public healthmeans a threat to public health as defined in point (21) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399;
voluntary departuremeans a voluntary departure as defined in point (8) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;