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Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the… Article 5

Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the… Article 5

Availability of automated data exchange

Article 5

Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that automated searching or comparison of DNA data, dactyloscopic data and vehicle registration data is possible 24 hours a day and seven days a week. In the event of a technical fault, the Member States' national contact points shall immediately inform each other and shall agree on temporary alternative information exchange arrangements in accordance with the legal provisions applicable. Automated data exchange shall be re-established as quickly as possible.

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