Where the requested person is in a known place on the territory of another Member State, the European arrest warrant may be sent directly to the executing judicial authority, by any means that leaves a written record, under conditions that enable that authority to verify its authenticity.
In other cases, a European arrest warrant may be transmitted either via the Schengen Information System or via the secure telecommunications system of the European Judicial Network or, if it is not possible to use the Schengen Information System, via the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) or by any other means which leaves a written record and under conditions which enable the executing judicial authority to verify its authenticity.
An alert in the Schengen Information System, together with the information provided for in Article 695-13, shall constitute a European arrest warrant.
As a transitional measure, until such time as the Schengen Information System is able to transmit all the information referred to in Article 695-13, the alert shall be equivalent to a European Arrest Warrant until the original is sent.