#32026D1064Technical rules for exchanging biometric data through the Prüm router
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This decision sets the technical rules for how EU countries and Europol will search and exchange biometric data through the Prüm router. It covers DNA profiles, fingerprints and other dactyloscopic data, and facial images used in cross-border police cooperation. The practical impact is mainly on law enforcement authorities, Europol, and eu-LISA, which must build and operate systems that use common formats, identifiers, routing methods, security protocols, quality standards, retry processes, and monitoring. The goal is to make biometric searches faster, more reliable, and more interoperable while protecting sensitive data from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access.
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Key Changes
- Sets technical standards for automated biometric data searches through the Prüm router
- Creates common formats, identifiers, message structures, payloads, and routing rules for DNA, fingerprint, and facial image exchanges
- Requires secure communication, high availability, retry mechanisms, monitoring, and minimum data quality standards
Obligations
What this law requires
Member States and Europol must carry out automated searches and exchanges of DNA profiles, dactyloscopic data and facial images through the Prüm router using the technical rules specified for that router.
Member States and Europol must use standardised formats, unique identifiers and harmonised protocols when exchanging biometric data through the Prüm router.
Member States and Europol must structure biometric exchange messages, data payloads and routing information in accordance with the technical rules to ensure consistent automated processing.
eu-LISA must define the design of the Prüm router and elaborate its technical specifications, testing arrangements and overall project management and coordination based on the technical standards, procedures and specifications laid down in the decision.
Entities exchanging biometric data through the Prüm router must protect that sensitive data against unauthorised access, tampering and loss.