Division 7.5 Informing other Member States when issuing alerts requested by authorities responsible for national security (Article 36(3) of the Decision)

When entering an alert at the request of an authority responsible for national security, the SIRENE Bureau of the issuing Member State shall inform all the other SIRENE Bureaux about it by using an M form. The form shall contain the name of the authority requesting entry of the alert and its contact details.

The confidentiality of certain information shall be safeguarded in accordance with the national law, including keeping contact between the SIRENE Bureaux separate from any contact between the services responsible for national security.