art_18__para_2

2. The management and operational use of the EWRS shall involve the exchange of personal data in specific cases where the relevant legal instruments so provide. Such management and use shall include: the processing of personal data of authorised users of the system; and the processing of health data and other personal data when strictly necessary for the purpose for which those data were transmitted, through the EWRS selective messaging functionality, in accordance with Article 28. Taking into account Member States’ opinions, the ECDC shall continuously update the EWRS, allowing for the use of modern technologies such as digital mobile applications, artificial intelligence models, space-enabled applications, or other technologies for automated contact tracing, building upon the contact-tracing technologies developed by the Member States or by the Union and used for the purpose of combatting serious cross-border threats to health. The ECDC, in close cooperation with Member States, shall facilitate interoperability with national systems for the purposes of the EWRS. The ECDC shall also provide technical assistance to the competent authorities responsible at national level, including training following updates to the EWRS.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.