1.Where the queries referred to in Article 27(2), (3) and (4) do not report any match, the procedures referred to in Article 27(1) shall continue in accordance with the legal instruments governing them.
2.Where the query laid down in Article 27(2), (3) and (4) reports one or several matches, the CIR and, where relevant, SIS shall create a link between the data used to launch the query and the data triggering the match.
Where several matches are reported, a link shall be created between all data triggering the match. Where the data were already linked, the existing link shall be extended to the data used to launch the query.
3.Where the query referred to in Article 27(2), (3) and (4) reports one or several matches and the identity data of the linked files are the same or similar, a white link shall be created in accordance with Article 33.
4.Where the query referred to in Article 27(2), (3) and (4) reports one or several match(es) and the identity data of the linked files cannot be considered to be similar, a yellow link shall be created in accordance with Article 30 and the procedure referred to in Article 29 shall apply.
5.The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 69 laying down the procedures to determine the cases in which identity data can be considered to be the same or similar.
6.The links shall be stored in the identity confirmation file referred to in Article 34.
7.The Commission shall, in cooperation with eu-LISA, lay down the technical rules for creating links between data from different EU information systems, by implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 70(2).