Division 4.7.1 Exchange of information following a hit

If there is a hit on a third-country national who is a beneficiary of the right of free movement, the following procedure shall be followed:

1. (a)

   at the request of the competent authority, the SIRENE bureau of the executing Member State shall immediately contact the SIRENE bureau of the issuing Member State using a G form, in order to obtain the information necessary to decide without delay on the action to be taken;

2. (b)

   upon receipt of a request for information, the SIRENE bureau of the issuing Member State shall immediately start gathering the required information and send it as soon as possible to the SIRENE bureau of the executing Member State;

3. (c)

   the SIRENE bureau of the issuing Member State shall check with the competent authority, if this information is not yet available, whether the alert may be kept in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC. If the competent authority decides to keep the alert, the SIRENE Bureau of the Member State issuing the alert shall inform all the other SIRENE bureaux thereof, by means of an M form;

4. (d)

   the executing Member State shall inform via its SIRENE bureau the SIRENE bureau of the issuing Member State whether the requested action was carried out (confirming this by using an M form) or not (using an H form).