Division 4.8 Informing the Schengen Member States if an alert is matched

The Sirene bureaux of Member States that have issued alerts under Article 96 shall not necessarily be informed of any hits as a matter of course, but may be informed in exceptional circumstances.

However, Sirene bureaux should provide statistics on hits.

Every hit should be accurately registered, including those on alerts pursuant to Article 96. A distinction should be made between hits found on alerts issued by another Member State and hits found by a Member State on alerts issued by itself. Hits should be categorised per article.