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Europol shall be responsible for all data processing operations carried out by it, with the exception of the bilateral exchange of data using Europol's infrastructure between Member States, Union bodies, third countries and international organisations to which Europol has no access. Such bilateral exchanges shall take place under the responsibility of the entities concerned and in accordance with their law. The security of such exchanges shall be ensured in accordance with Article 32.

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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.