Chapter II, Article 7, Paragraph 7. · Regulation (EU) 2019/816

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7.In the event of a hit, the central system or the CIR shall automatically provide the competent authority with information on the Member States holding criminal record information on the third-country national, along with the associated reference numbers referred to in Article 5(1) and any corresponding identity information. Such identity information shall be used only for the purpose of verifying the identity of the third-country national concerned. The result of a search in the central system shall be used only for the purpose of:

(a)making a request pursuant to Article 6 of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA;

(b)making a request as referred to in Article 17(3) of this Regulation;

(c)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

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

(e)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.