Article 3, Paragraph 4. · Regulation (EU) 2019/1240

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4.Immigration liaison officers shall collect information, for use either at operational level, strategic level, or both. Information collected under this paragraph shall be collected in accordance with Article 1(2) and shall not contain personal data, without prejudice to Article 10(2). Such information shall cover the following issues in particular:

(a)European integrated border management at the external borders, with a view to managing migration effectively;

(b)migratory flows originating from or transiting through the third country, including where possible and relevant, the composition of migratory flows and migrants’ intended destination;

(c)routes used by migratory flows originating from or transiting through the third country in order to reach the territories of the Member States;

(d)the existence, activities and modi operandi of criminal organisations involved in smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings along the migratory routes;

(e)incidents and events that have the potential to be or to cause new developments with respect to migratory flows;

(f)methods used for counterfeiting or falsifying identity documents and travel documents;

(g)ways and means to assist the authorities in third countries in preventing illegal immigration flows originating from or transiting through their territories;

(h)pre-departure measures available to immigrants in the country of origin or in host third countries that support successful integration upon legal arrival in Member States;

(i)ways and means to facilitate return, readmission and reintegration;

(j)effective access to protection that the third country has put in place, including in favour of vulnerable persons;

(k)existing and possible future legal immigration strategies and channels between the Union and third countries, taking into account skills and labour market needs in Member States, as well as resettlement and other protection tools;

(l)capacity, capability, political strategies, legislation and legal practices of third countries and stakeholders, including, where possible and relevant, regarding reception and detention centres and the conditions therein, as relevant to the issues referred to in points (a) to (k).