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The provision of information in response to a request under paragraph 1 shall be refused to the extent that such refusal is necessary to: enable Europol to fulfil its tasks properly; protect security and public order in the Member States or to prevent crime; guarantee that any national investigation will not be jeopardised; protect the rights and freedoms of third parties. When the applicability of an exemption is assessed, the interests of the person concerned shall be taken into account.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.