# Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), Article 32: SIS II data and national files

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

1. Article 31(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national files SIS II data in connection with which action has been taken on its territory. Such data shall be kept in national files for a maximum period of three years, except if specific provisions of national law provide for a longer retention period.
2. Article 31(2) shall not prejudice the right of a Member State to keep in its national files data contained in a particular alert issued in SIS II by that Member State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1987/article/32 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1987/article-32
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