Division 3.1 Entering an alert

Most of the alerts for arrest will be accompanied by a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). However, under an alert for arrest, a provisional arrest is also possible prior to obtaining an Extradition Request (ER).

The EAW/ER shall be issued by a judicial authority authorised to carry out this function in the issuing Member State.

When entering an alert for arrest for surrender purposes, a copy of the original EAW shall be entered as an attachment into the SIS II. A translated copy of the EAW in one or more of the official languages of the institutions of the EU may be entered.

In addition, photographs and fingerprints of the person shall be added to the alert when available.

The relevant information including EAW or ER, provided with regard to persons wanted for arrest for surrender or extradition purposes, shall be available to the SIRENE Bureau when the alert is entered. A check shall be made to ensure that the information is complete and correctly presented.

Member States shall be able to enter more than one EAW per alert for arrest. It is the responsibility of the Member States to delete an EAW that loses its validity and to check if there are any other European Arrest Warrants attached to the alert and extend the alert if needed.

Alerts for arrest may contain one binary file per EAW. Member States shall be able to attach translations of any European Arrest Warrants they attach to an alert for arrest and if necessary in separate binary files.

For scanned PDF documents that are to be attached to alerts, as far as possible, a minimum resolution of 150 DPI shall be used.