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Section 46
Applying the right of access to data in the Europol Information System
(1)
The European Police Office provides the data to be accessed from the
Europol Information System. A request to this effect shall be presented
to the District Police, which forward the matter without delay for
processing by the European Police Office. The District Police shall
notify the person submitting the request that the European Police Office
will reply to him or her directly.
(2)
Everyone has the right to ask the Data Protection Ombudsman to verify
the lawfulness of any information on themselves that the National
Bureau of Investigation has recorded in the Europol Information
System and transmitted to the European Police Office, and the
utilization of that information.
(3)
Everyone also has the right to ask the Europol Joint Supervisory Body
to verify that the collection, recording, processing and utilization by the
European Police Office of personal data on themselves occur in a
lawful and correct manner. A request to this effect shall be presented to
the Data Protection Ombudsman or the District Police, which shall
forward the matter without delay for processing by the Europol Joint
Supervisory Body.
(4)
The request referred to in subsection 1 concerning access to data and
the request to be presented to the District Police referred to in
subsection 3 concerning verification of data shall be presented to the
District Police in person, and at the same time the person presenting
the request shall prove his or her identity.
(5)
The Data Protection Ombudsman has the right to have access to the
Europol Information System for monitoring that the recording and
utilization of personal data necessary for preventing and investigating
crime falling within the jurisdiction of the European Police Office in the
information system and its transmission to the European Police Office
occur in a lawful manner and without violating the rights of the
individual.