ttate definition
ttate means any State other than the Contracting Parties; alien: shall mean any person other than a national of a Member State of the European Communities; alien for whom an alert has been issued for the purposes of refusing entry: shall mean an alien for whom an alert has been introduced into the Schengen Information System in accordance with Article 96 with a view to that person being refused entry; border crossing point: shall mean any crossing point authorised by the competent authorities for crossing external borders; border check: shall mean a check carried out at a border in response exclusively to an intention to cross that border, regardless of any other consideration; carrier: shall mean any natural or legal person whose occupation it is to provide passenger transport by air, sea or land; residence permit: shall mean an authorisation of whatever type issued by a Contracting Party which grants right of residence within its territory. This definition shall not include temporary permission to reside in the territory of a Contracting Party for the purposes of processing an application for asylum or a residence permit;