36 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.

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