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Article 771-1 of the French Code of Criminal Procedure

In application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and of Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 as amended by Directive (EU) 2019/884 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019, the national criminal records department is competent to query, supply and update the centralised European data processing system known as “ECRIS-TCN”, which enables the central authority of a Member State of the European Union to identify the Member States that hold information on criminal convictions handed down against third-country nationals or stateless persons. It is the central authority within the meaning of Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/816. As such, it is responsible for the national processing of personal data necessary for the operation of ECRIS-TCN.

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Article 771-1

En application du règlement (UE) 2019/816 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 17 avril 2019 et de la décision-cadre 2009/315/ JAI du Conseil du 26 février 2009 modifiée par la directive (UE) 2019/884 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 17 avril 2019, le service du casier judiciaire national est compétent pour interroger, alimenter et actualiser le traitement de données européen centralisé dénommé “ ECRIS-TCN ” permettant à l’autorité centrale d’un Etat membre de l’Union européenne d’identifier les Etats membres qui détiennent des informations sur les condamnations pénales prononcées à l’encontre de ressortissants de pays tiers ou apatrides. Il est l’autorité centrale au sens du 5 de l’article 3 du règlement (UE) 2019/816. A ce titre, il est responsable du traitement national de données à caractère personnel nécessaire au fonctionnement de l’ECRIS-TCN.

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