Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715Show full title

Article 9 Conditions for the granting of partial access to the IMSOC to third countries and international organisations

1. On receipt of a duly justified application, the Commission, in collaboration with the Member States, may grant the competent authority of a third country or an international organisation partial access to the functionalities of one or more components and to specific data, information and documents inserted or produced therein, provided the applicant demonstrates, in respect of the component(s) in question, that it meets the following requirements:

(a) it has the legal and operational capacity to provide, without undue delay, the assistance necessary to allow the good functioning of the component to which partial access is requested;

(b) it has designated a contact point for that purpose;

2. The partial access referred to in paragraph 1 shall not include access to personal data processed in the component(s) to which the partial access is granted.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, partial access may include access to personal data where the conditions for lawful transfers of personal data established by Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 are fulfilled by the applicant third country or international organisation.