Legal basis

ETIAS is established through EU legal acts adopted via the EU legislative process. Those legal acts define the scope, the roles of institutions, and the high-level rules for the system.

What the legal basis typically contains

• Definitions and terminology used across ETIAS documentation.
• Allocation of responsibilities between EU bodies and Member States.
• Rules for processing and retaining data in the system.
• References to other border and security information systems.

Where to read official texts

EU law is published through EUR-Lex. This site does not reproduce legal texts in full. It provides an educational summary and points to primary sources.