Common European Asylum System in a Changing World

found illegally staying on its territory has applied for international protection in another Member State. 2) It is also essential in the fight against terrorismoffences and other serious criminal offences for law enforcement authorities to have the fullest and most up-to-date information. The information contained in Eurodac may be necessary for the purposes of the prevention, detection, or investigation of terrorism offences. Therefore, the data in Eurodac is available, subject to the conditions set out in this Regulation, for comparison by the designated authorities of Member States and the European Police Office (Europol).

W hich data are recorded in Eurodac?

? Check the regulation and find the respective article enumerating which data are recorded in Eurodac.

Solution (print bottom up): Article 11 Collection, transmission and comparison of fingerprints (Articles 9-17)

• Collection, transmission and comparison of fingerprints (Articles 9-17)

Member States have to promptly take and, no later than 72 hours after lodging of the application for international protection, transmit the fingerprint data of every applicant for international protection and of every third-country national or stateless person who is apprehended in connection with an irregular crossing of an external border of a Member State, if they are at least 14 years of age . The existence of a match or matches by comparison between fingerprint data of a person recorded in the computerised central database and those transmitted by a Member State is called ‘ hit ’. • Storage of data (article 16)

Period for the storage of fingerprint data is set for 10 years.

• Data protection (Chapter VII)

The Member State have to ensure that: (a) fingerprints are taken lawfully; (b) fingerprint data and other data are lawfully transmitted to the Central System; (c) data are accurate and up-to-date when they are transmitted to the Central System;

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