Chapter V, Article 24 · Regulation (EU) 2019/816

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Article 24Purpose of the processing of personal data#

1.The data entered into the central system and the CIR shall be processed only for the purposes of:

(a)the identification of the Member States holding the criminal records information of third-country nationals;

(b)supporting the VIS objective of assessing whether the applicant for a visa, a long-stay visa or a residence permit could pose a threat to public policy or internal security, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 767/2008; or

(c)supporting the ETIAS objective of contributing to a high level of security, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1240; or

(d)supporting the objective of assessing whether a third-country national subject to a security check might pose a threat to internal security, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1356.

The data entered into the CIR shall also be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/818 for facilitating and assisting in the correct identification of persons registered in ECRIS-TCN in accordance with this Regulation.

2.With the exception of duly authorised staff of Eurojust, Europol and the EPPO who have access to ECRIS-TCN for the purposes of this Regulation, access to ECRIS-TCN shall be reserved exclusively to duly authorised staff of the central authorities. Access shall be limited to the extent needed for the performance of the tasks in accordance with the purpose referred to in paragraph 1, and to what is necessary and proportionate to the objectives pursued.

3.Without prejudice to paragraph 2, access for the purposes of consulting the data stored in the CIR shall also be reserved for the duly authorised staff of the national authorities of each Member State and for the duly authorised staff of the Union agencies that are competent for the purposes laid down in Articles 20 and 21 of Regulation (EU) 2019/818. Such access shall be limited according to the extent that the data are required for the performance of their tasks for those purposes, and proportionate to the objectives pursued.