Article 12 Consultation in the case of a hit concerning a third-country national holding a valid residence permit or long-stay visa

Where a Member State encounters a hit on an alert on return entered by a Member State concerning a third-country national who is the holder of a valid residence permit or long-stay visa granted by another Member State, the Member States involved shall consult each other through the exchange of supplementary information, in accordance with the following rules:

1. (a)

   the executing Member State shall inform the issuing Member State of the situation;

2. (b)

   the issuing Member State shall initiate the procedure laid down in Article 11;

3. (c)

   the issuing Member State shall notify the executing Member State of the outcome following the consultation.