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Scope This Regulation applies to: third-country nationals admitted for a short stay to the territory of the Member States who are subject to border checks in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/399 when crossing the borders at which the EES is operated; and third-country nationals, on entry to and exit from the territory of the Member States, who: are members of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies or of a national of a third country enjoying the right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and a third country, on the other; and do not hold a residence card pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC or a residence permit pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 (). This Regulation does not apply to: third–country nationals who are members of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies and who hold a residence card pursuant to that Directive, whether or not they accompany or join that Union citizen;

third-country nationals who are members of the family of a national of a third country, whether or not they accompany or join that national of a third country, where: that national of a third country enjoys the right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and a third country, on the other; and those third-country nationals hold a residence card pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC or a residence permit pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002; holders of residence permits referred to in point 16 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 other than those covered by points (a) and (b) of this paragraph; third-country nationals exercising their right to mobility in accordance with Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council () or Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council (); holders of long-stay visas; nationals of Andorra, Monaco and San Marino and holders of a passport issued by the Vatican City State or the Holy See; ◄

persons or categories of persons exempt from border checks or benefiting from specific rules in relation to border checks as referred to in point (g) of Article 6a(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399; persons or categories of persons referred to in points (h), (i), (j) and (k) of Article 6a(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399. The provisions of this Regulation regarding the calculation of the duration of the authorised stay and the generation of alerts to Member States when the authorised stay has expired do not apply to third-country nationals who: are members of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies or of a national of a third country enjoying the right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and a third country, on the other; and do not hold a residence card pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC or a residence permit pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002.