Communication of the tool with the Central System
Article 6
1. Following a provision of consent for the retention of an application file in accordance with Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240: (a) the consent tool shall inform the ETIAS Central System of such consent via the secure web service, referred to in point (l) of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240; (b) the ETIAS Central System shall retain the application file for a period of three years from the end of the validity period of the current travel authorisation. 2. Following a withdrawal of consent for the retention of an application file in accordance with Article 54 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240: (a) the consent tool shall inform the ETIAS Central System of such withdrawal; (b) the ETIAS Central System shall automatically erase the application file after the validity period of their current travel authorisation or during the additional retention period of three years, if the consent is withdrawn during that period. 3. Upon expiry of its retention period, the application file shall automatically be erased from the ETIAS Central System as referred to in Article 54(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240.