# 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 42: Right of information

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

1. Third-country nationals who are the subject of an alert issued in accordance with this Regulation shall be informed in accordance with Articles 10 and 11 of Directive 95/46/EC. This information shall be provided in writing, together with a copy of or a reference to the national decision giving rise to the alert, as referred to in Article 24(1).
2. This information shall not be provided:
(a) where
(i) the personal data have not been obtained from the third-country national in question;
and
(ii) the provision of the information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort;
(b) where the third country national in question already has the information;
(c) where national law allows for the right of information to be restricted, in particular in order to safeguard national security, defence, public security and the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2006/1987/article/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2006-1987/article-42
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