Schengen Information System (SIS)

Schengen Information System (SIS) - The Schengen Information System (SIS) is a large-scale IT system linked to the abolition of internal border controls of the Schengen territory (most of the EU territory plus a few other countries).

The SIS will be replaced by SIS II in order to allow the connection of more countries and to provide new functionalities (see EDPS Opinion on the establishment of SIS II (pdf).

The SIS contains information on objects (stolen cars, identity documents, etc.), as well as on persons. Personal information may be recorded in the SIS on:

   third states nationals who are banned from entry to Schengen territory;
   people wanted in relation with criminal proceedings or people under police surveillance;
   missing people who should be placed under protection, in particular minors.

The data protection supervision of the system is ensured at national level by data protection authorities and, at European level, by the Schengen Joint Supervisory Authority or "JSA".

The EDPS will replace the JSA at European level when the SIS II comes into operation, probably in the course of 2009.

Should you wish to access or rectify your data in the SIS, it is advisable to contact a data protection authority in one of the Schengen countries. Details of the relevant data protection authorities - who can either give you access themselves or tell you where to apply - are available on the JSA website.

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European Data Protection Supervisor, 01 August 2011 09:58:55,  http://www.edps.europa.eu/EDPSWEB/edps/cache/off/EDPS/Dataprotection/Glossary