CHAPTER VI Measures supporting interoperability

Article 37 Data quality
1 Without prejudice to Member States' responsibilities with regard to the quality of data entered into the systems, eu-LISA shall establish automated data quality control mechanisms and procedures on the data stored in the SIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TCN, the shared BMS and the CIR.
2 eu-LISA shall implement mechanisms for evaluating the accuracy of the shared BMS, common data quality indicators and the minimum quality standards for storage of data in the SIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TCN, the shared BMS and the CIR.
Only data fulfilling the minimum quality standards may be entered in the SIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TCN, the shared BMS, the CIR and the MID.
3 eu-LISA shall provide regular reports on the automated data quality control mechanisms and procedures and the common data quality indicators to the Member States. eu-LISA shall also provide a regular report to the Commission covering the issues encountered and the Member States concerned. eu-LISA shall also provide that report to the European Parliament and to the Council upon request. No reports provided under this paragraph shall contain any personal data.
4 The details of the automated data quality control mechanisms and procedures, the common data quality indicators and the minimum quality standards for storage of data in the SIS, Eurodac, ECRIS-TCN, the shared BMS and the CIR, in particular regarding biometric data, shall be laid down in implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 70(2).
5 One year after the establishment of the automated data quality control mechanisms and procedures, common data quality indicators and the minimum data quality standards, and every year thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate Member States' implementation of data quality and make any necessary recommendations. The Member States shall provide the Commission with an action plan to remedy any deficiencies identified in the evaluation report and, in particular, data quality issues deriving from erroneous data in EU information systems. The Member States shall regularly report to the Commission on any progress against this action plan until it is fully implemented.
The Commission shall transmit the evaluation report to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Data Protection Supervisor, to the European Data Protection Board and to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights established by Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007.
Council Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 establishing a European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (OJ L 53, 22.2.2007, p. 1).

Article 38 Universal message format
1 The universal message format (UMF) standard is hereby established. The UMF defines standards for certain content elements of cross-border information exchange between information systems, authorities or organisations in the field of Justice and Home Affairs.
2 The UMF standard shall be used in the development of Eurodac, ECRIS-TCN, the ESP, the CIR, the MID and, if appropriate, in the development by eu-LISA or by any other Union agency of new information exchange models and information systems in the area of Justice and Home Affairs.
3 The Commission shall adopt an implementing act to lay down and develop the UMF standard referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 70(2).

Article 39 Central repository for reporting and statistics
1 A central repository for reporting and statistics (CRRS) is established for the purposes of supporting the objectives of the SIS, Eurodac and ECRIS-TCN, in accordance with the respective legal instruments governing those systems, and to provide cross-system statistical data and analytical reporting for policy, operational and data quality purposes.
2 eu-LISA shall establish, implement and host in its technical sites the CRRS containing the data and statistics referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 logically separated by EU information system. Access to the CRRS shall be granted by means of controlled, secured access and specific user profiles, solely for the purpose of reporting and statistics, to the authorities referred to in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 and Article 32 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816.
3 eu-LISA shall render the data anonymous and shall record such anonymised data in the CRRS. The process for rendering the data anonymous shall be automated.
The data contained in CRRS shall not allow for the identification of individuals.
4 The CRRS shall be composed of:
(a) the tools necessary for anonymising data;
(b) a central infrastructure, consisting of a data repository of anonymous data;
(c) a secure communication infrastructure to connect the CRRS to the SIS, Eurodac and ECRIS-TCN, as well as the central infrastructures of the shared BMS, the CIR and the MID.
5 The Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 69 laying down detailed rules on the operation of the CRRS, including specific safeguards for the processing of personal data under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article and security rules applicable to the repository.