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Personal data in Shengen Information System (SIS) General information on the Schengen Information System The Schengen Information System (SIS) was put in place due to the elimination of internal borders between the Member States of the Schengen Agreement. SIS contains data on wanted or missing persons, persons being clandestinely followed, as well as, vehicles and other objects which were stolen or otherwise alienated (personal documents, weapons and monies). The communal system provides an exchange link for the Schengen Member States and allows access to data contained in the SIS to police and customs authorities, consulates and other authorities involved in the enforcement of the legislation on visa procedures and foreign nationals, as well as, access to authorities carrying out vehicle registration services. The SIS provides all of the stated authorities in their respective Schengen countries with identical data. The Schengen countries Great Britain and Ireland are members only to a limited extent. In the future, the Agreement shall also be adopted by Bulgaria, Romania and Cyprus. In addition to the Member States of the EU, the non-EU members of the Schengen Agreement are Norway and Iceland while Switzerland shall join the Agreement in the future. What personal data on an individual can be entered into the SIS? Only the following personal data may be entered into the SIS: - surname and forenames and any aliases; - any specific objective and physical characteristics not subject to change; - first letter of second forename; - date and place of birth; - sex; - nationality; - information on whether a person is armed; - information on whether a person is violent; - reason for issuing a measure; - proposed form of measure. No other data on an individual may be entered into the SIS. The individual’s rights Anyone has the right to request the review of relevant personal data entered in the SIS. Anyone has the right to request the correction of substantially incorrect data or the deletion of illegally obtained data entered into the SIS pertaining to him/her. The request for review may be refused if this should prove necessary due to the execution of a measure, protection of rights and liberties of third parties and always when a clandestine recording is in place. Verbal confirmation and information given in Latvia shall be free of charge, and any other services may only be charged according to an existing price list. The authority competent to receive your request The request to review personal data pertaining to you, and the request to correct or delete the incorrect illegal personal data pertaining to you, may be submitted by any individual at the competent body of any country within the SIS contracting parties’ area. The procedure to institute the request for review, correction or deletion shall be governed by the legislation of the country where the request was lodged. In Latvia, the request shall be lodged with: Riga, Kr.Barona 5-4, LV-1050, Latvia | Phone 7223131, fax 7223556, info@dvi.gov.lv, http://www.dvi.gov.lv/ as well as on all border crossing points, administrative units and Latvia’s diplomatic mission or consular posts abroad, which shall submit the form to the Police for further processing. Deadlines to submit the request The request for review, correction or deletion may be submitted without time limitation. The Police shall be obliged to allow for review or provide a response regarding the correction or deletion of incorrect illegal data in one month. Appeal The Latvian body competent to rule on the appeal submitted by an individual whose request to review personal data pertaining to him/her has either been refused or unanswered, shall be the Data State Inspectorate of Latvia, which shall also be competent to perform the supervision over implementation of the right to correct incorrect data or delete illegal personal data in Latvia. Information created in cooperation with Information Commissioner of Republic of Slovenia.