Article 5 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1423

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Article 5Period for which information remains accessible in the Internal Market Information System#

1.Information exchanged via the Internal Market Information System in accordance with this Regulation shall remain accessible in the Internal Market Information System for 10 years from whichever of the following dates is the latest one, insofar as they are applicable to the refusal decision in question and taking account of any updates made pursuant to Article 4:

(a)the date recorded in the Internal Market Information System as the date on which the refusal decision was made;

(b)the date recorded in the Internal Market Information System as the date on which the entry was last updated to confirm that the refusal decision remains in force;

(c)the date recorded in the Internal Market Information System as the fixed end date of the refusal decision.

However, in the case of an entry in the Internal Market Information System subject to the obligation under Article 4(4), if the competent authority fails to comply with that obligation, the entry shall cease to be accessible in the Internal Market Information System on expiry of the deadline set by that Article for compliance with that obligation.

2.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, for any refusal decision for which a date is recorded in the Internal Market Information System as the date from which revocation of the decision takes effect, the entry shall cease to be accessible in the Internal Market Information System on expiry of the period of 10 years from the date so recorded in the Internal Market Information System as the revocation date.