Section 102 e. Access to VIS for police authorities responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist acts and other serious crime

Police authorities responsible for the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist acts and other serious criminal acts may be granted access to information about a person registered in VIS when such information is required in a specific case because there are reasonable grounds for assuming that the information will contribute substantially to the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist acts or other serious criminal acts.
Searches in VIS shall in such cases be limited to searches for one or more of the following information items:
  1. a.
    name, sex, place of birth and date of birth,
  2. b.
    nationality,
  3. c.
    travel document with dates of issue and expiry and issuing authority,
  4. d.
    main destination, duration and purpose of the trip,
  5. e.
    dates of arrival and departure,
  6. f.
    planned place of arrival or transit route,
  7. g.
    place of residence,
  8. h.
    fingerprints,
  9. i.
    visa type and number on the visa form, and
  10. j.
    identity of the person who has issued an invitation and/or is the guarantor in respect of the visa applicant’s stay.
If the search confirms that the person is registered in VIS, access may be granted to all of the information specified in the second paragraph, and to:
  1. a.
    the photograph and other information in the visa application, and
  2. b.
    comments recorded in connection with visas that have been granted, refused, annulled or revoked.