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Access to the VIS for consultation by designated authorities shall take place within the scope of their powers and if the following conditions are met: access for consultation must be necessary for the purpose of the prevention, detection or investigation of terrorist offences or other serious criminal offences; access for consultation must be necessary in a specific case; there are reasonable grounds to consider that consultation of VIS data will substantially contribute to the prevention, detection or investigation of any of the criminal offences in question.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.