# Regulation (EU) 2019/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 on establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of borders and visa and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decisions 2004/512/EC and 2008/633/JHA, Article 15: Data retention in the shared biometric matching service

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

The data referred to in Article 13(1) and (2) shall be stored in the shared BMS only for as long as the corresponding biometric data are stored in the CIR or SIS. The data shall be erased from the shared BMS in an automated manner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/817/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-817/article-15
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