27 4) Europol Information System means the information system referred to in Article 7 of the Europol Convention; 5) Schengen Convention means the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (Finnish Treaty Series 23/2001); 6) Schengen States means the signatories to the Schengen Convention and Iceland and Norway; 7) competent Schengen authorities means the Finnish authorities mentioned in the list of competent authorities supplied by Finland to the Executive Committee referred to in Article 101(4) of the Schengen Convention which have the right, under Article 101(1-2) of the Schengen Convention, to search data entered in the Schengen Information System with the aid of a technical interface; 8) Schengen Information System means the information system that consists of a national section in each of the Schengen States and a technical support function; the technical support function maintains a data file which will ensure that the data files of the national sections contain identical information. Section 30 Europol Data System (1) The Europol Data System is a permanent, computerized personal data file intended for nationwide use by the police. (2) The Europol Data System may include information as referred to in sections 2-4 that needs to be processed for the purpose of preventing or investigating crimine falling within the jurisdiction of the European Police Office.