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The new Entry/Exit System (EES) will see formalities applied in situations where you are crossing a border. 

In practice this means places where you would have your passport checked, either on French/Schengen Zone soil or in the UK entry points of the Port of Dover, Eurotunnel at Folkestone and the Eurostar London St Pancras terminal. 

Traditionally, people transiting through an airport for a connecting flight do not have their passport checked. 

This means they are not subject to EES, as they are not crossing a border. 

However this only applies if travelling through an airport with an international transit area (such as Paris Charles de Gaulle) where they do not need to enter ‘French’ (or Schengen) territory and do not have passports checked. 

If you need to exit this international transit area – or you are connecting at an airport that requires your passport to be checked and to ‘enter’ the country’s territory before catching your next flight – EES regulations will apply. 

Note this applies to travel between two non-Schengen countries – if you leave from a Schengen area country, or your final destination is in the Schengen Zone, you will be registered on the system at the start or end of the journey if the rules apply to you. 

Cruise rules 

For cruises, EES is not set to impact people on day trips as part of the cruise’s itinerary. 

They will not be required to register for the system if disembarking at a Schengen Zone location and then returning to the ship at the end of the day.

This is the case for cruises that start and end in a non-Schengen area country. 

However, if the cruise is set to end at a Schengen Zone port, passengers will then be required to register in the system, as they will be leaving the cruise within these borders.