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Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the establishment, operation and use of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Establishment and general purpose of SIS II

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Technical architecture and ways of operating SIS II

    5. Article 5.Costs

  3. CHAPTER II RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MEMBER STATES

    1. Article 6. National Systems

    2. Article 7.N.SIS II Office and SIRENE Bureau

    3. Article 8.Exchange of supplementary information

    4. Article 9.Technical compliance

    5. Article 10.Security – Member States

    6. Article 11. Confidentiality – Member States

    7. Article 12.Keeping of records at national level

    8. Article 13.Self-monitoring

    9. Article 14.Staff training

  4. CHAPTER III RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

    1. Article 15.Operational management

    2. Article 16.Security

    3. Article 17.Confidentiality – Management Authority

    4. Article 18.Keeping of records at central level

    5. Article 19.Information campaign

  5. CHAPTER IV ALERTS ISSUED IN RESPECT OF THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUSING ENTRY AND STAY

    1. Article 20.Categories of data

    2. Article 21.Proportionality

    3. Article 22. Specific rules for entering, verification or search with photographs and fingerprints

    4. Article 23.Requirement for an alert to be entered

    5. Article 24.Conditions for issuing alerts on refusal of entry or stay

    6. Article 25.Conditions for entering alerts on third-country nationals who are beneficiaries of the right of free movement within the Community

    7. Article 26. Conditions for entering alerts on third-country nationals subject to restrictive measures

    8. Article 27.Authorities having a right to access alerts

    9. Article 27a. Access to data in SIS II by Europol

    10. Article 27b. Access to data in SIS II by the European Border and Coast Guard teams, teams of staff involved in return-related tasks, and members of the migration management support teams

    11. Article 28.Scope of access

    12. Article 29.Retention period of alerts

    13. Article 30.Acquisition of citizenship and alerts

  6. CHAPTER V GENERAL DATA-PROCESSING RULES

    1. Article 31.Processing of SIS II data

    2. Article 32.SIS II data and national files

    3. Article 33.Information in the event of non-execution of an alert

    4. Article 34.Quality of the data processed in SIS II

    5. Article 35.Distinguishing between persons with similar characteristics

    6. Article 36.Additional data for the purpose of dealing with misused identity

    7. Article 37.Links between alerts

    8. Article 38.Purpose and retention period of supplementary information

    9. Article 39.Transfer of personal data to third parties

  7. CHAPTER VI DATA PROTECTION

    1. Article 40.Processing of sensitive categories of data

    2. Article 41.Right of access, correction of inaccurate data and deletion of unlawfully stored data

    3. Article 42.Right of information

    4. Article 43.Remedies

    5. Article 44.Supervision of N.SIS II

    6. Article 45.Supervision of the Management Authority

    7. Article 46.Cooperation between National Supervisory Authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor

    8. Article 47.Data protection during the transitional period

  8. CHAPTER VII LIABILITY AND PENALTIES

    1. Article 48.Liability

    2. Article 49.Penalties

  9. CHAPTER VIII FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 50.Monitoring and statistics

    2. Article 51.Committee

    3. Article 52.Amendment of the provisions of the Schengen Acquis

    4. Article 53.Repeal

    5. Article 54.Transitional period and budget

    6. Article 55.Entry into force, applicability and migration

  10. Signature

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