Article 3, Paragraph 6. · Regulation (EU) 2019/1240

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6.Immigration liaison officers may render assistance, taking into account their expertise and training, in:

(a)establishing the identity and nationality of third-country nationals and facilitating their return in accordance with Directive 2008/115/EC, as well as assisting their reintegration, where relevant and possible;

(b)confirming the identity of persons in need of international protection for the purposes of facilitating their resettlement in the Union, including by providing them, where possible, with adequate pre-departure information and support;

(c)confirming identity and facilitating implementation of Union and national measures in respect of the admission of legal immigrants;

(d)sharing information obtained in the course of their duties within networks of immigration liaison officers and with competent authorities of the Member States, including law enforcement authorities, in order to prevent and detect illegal immigration as well as combat smuggling of migrants and trafficking in human beings.