# Commission Decision of 4 March 2008 adopting the SIRENE Manual and other implementing measures for the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (2008/334/JHA), Division 2.10: Entering proper names

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Within the constraints imposed by national systems for entry of data, proper names (forenames and surnames) shall be entered into SIS II in a format (script and spelling) as close as possible to the format used on official identity documents. Member States shall use, as a general rule, Latin characters for entering data into SIS II, without prejudice to transliteration and transcription rules laid down in Annex 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/334/annex/division/2/division/2.10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-334/annex/division-2/division-2.10
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