(a)paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:‘1.Where alphanumeric data together with either fingerprint data or the facial image of a person, or with both, are included in a data record created in ECRIS-TCN in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816, the alphanumeric data shall be linked to their corresponding fingerprint data and facial image.’;
(b)the following paragraph 4 is added:‘4.The facial images compression algorithm used shall follow the recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”).Facial images shall be compressed only once with the following compression conditions:
(a)compressed with JPG (ISO/IEC 10918) or JPEG 2000 (ISO/IEC 15444) image compression standard and coding system;
(b)a 20:1 maximum allowed image compression ratio.’