Preparation and submission of take charge requests
Article 7
1. Take charge requests shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model in Annex II. In cases referred to in Article 84(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, the take charge request shall be made using a standard form in accordance with the model set out in Annex XII. The request shall include full and detailed reasons, based on all circumstances of the case and include the following: (a) a copy of all the proof and circumstantial evidence showing that the requested Member State is responsible for examining the application for international protection, accompanied, where appropriate, by comments on the circumstances in which it was obtained and the evidentiary value attributed to the circumstantial evidence by the requesting Member State, with reference to the list of proof and circumstantial evidence referred to in Article 40(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, which are set out in Annex I to this Regulation; (b) where necessary, a copy of any written declarations made by or statements taken from the applicant, and any other documentation or information relevant for justifying the request, such as a copy of the template referred to in Article 22(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, photographs and biometric data taken in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1358. When take charge requests concerning the members of the same family are made simultaneously, they shall be made using the same standard form. 2. Where the request is based on a hit transmitted by Eurodac in accordance with Article 27(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 following a comparison of the applicant's biometric data with biometric data previously taken in accordance with Article 13 of that Regulation and checked, where applicable, in accordance with Article 38(4) of that Regulation, it shall include the hit result, as well as all data transmitted together with the hit with the exception of biometric data. 3. Where the request is based on a hit transmitted by the Visa Information System (‘VIS’) in accordance with Article 21 or 22j of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 8 ) following a comparison of the fingerprints of the applicant for international protection with fingerprint data previously taken and sent to the VIS in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation and checked in accordance with Article 21 of that Regulation, it shall also include the data supplied by the VIS. 4. Where the request is based on Article 25 to 28 or 34 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1351, any formal proof, such as original documentary evidence and DNA testing, shall not be required where the circumstantial evidence is coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailed to establish responsibility.