Article 2
Preparation of requests for taking back Requests for taking back shall be made on a standard form in accordance with the model in Annex III, setting out the nature of the request, the reasons for it and the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 on which it is based. The request shall also include the positive result (hit) transmitted by the Eurodac Central Unit, in accordance with Article 4(5) of Regulation EC) No 2725/2000, after comparison of the applicant's fingerprints with fingerprint data previously taken and sent to the Central Unit in accordance with Article 4(1) and (2) of that Regulation and checked in accordance with Article 4(6) of that Regulation. For requests relating to applications dating from before Eurodac became operational, a copy of the fingerprints shall be attached to the form. CHAPTER II REACTION TO REQUESTS