Division 2.2.1 Communicating further information

The following procedure has been adopted:

1. (a)

   the Sirene bureaux may transmit further information on Article 95 to Article 100 alerts, and in doing so may act on behalf of judicial authorities if this information falls within the scope of mutual judicial assistance;

2. (b)

   as far as is possible, the Sirene bureaux shall communicate medical details on the individuals on whom an alert has been issued pursuant to Art. 97, if measures have to be taken for their protection. The information transmitted is kept only as long as is strictly necessary and is used exclusively for the purposes of medical treatment given to the person concerned.

3. (c)

   If after an alert is matched operations so require (e.g. if an offence is discovered or if there is a threat to law and order, if an object, vehicle or individual needs to be more clearly identified, etc.), the information transmitted as a complement to that stipulated under Title IV of the Schengen Convention, in particular regarding Articles 99 and 100, shall be transmitted by virtue of Articles 39 and 46 of the abovementioned Convention. Appropriate measures have to be taken by every Member State in order to guarantee an efficient and effective exchange of complementary information by virtue of Articles 39 and 46;

4. (d)

   the Sirene bureaux shall send ‘further information’ as quickly as possible in a P form, in response to a G form, when a hit is made on an alert issued on a vehicle pursuant to Article 100.