Functions, tasks, goals
The use of the information system strengthens the public order and the security in the territory of the Member States of the European Union by ensuring the availability of reports (a set of data to be included in the information system on persons, objects or documents) to the competent institutions and authorities of the Member States.
Legal basis
Convention of 19 June 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (Schengen Convention)
Law on the Operation of the Schengen Information System (adopted on 14.06.2007, entered into force on 01.09.2007, as amended on 20.12.2012, amendments have entered into force on 23.01.2013)
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia of 18.09.2007 No. 639 “Procedures for the Entering, Correction and Deletion of Alerts in the Schengen Information System, as well as Ensuring Accessibility of Supplementary Information between the SIRENE Latvia Bureau and Procedures for the Exchange of Supplementary Information of Institutions and Authorities”
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia of 11.09.2007 No. 622 “Procedures for the Request and Issue of Information Regarding a Data Subject that is Kept in the Schengen Information System and the SIRENE Information System”
Accrued information:
- reports on persons wanted for arrest for extradition purposes (Article 26 of the SIS II Decision);
- reports on third-country nationals refused entry and residence in the Schengen Area (Article 24 of the SIS II Regulation);
- reports on all categories of missing persons (Article 32 of the SIS II Decision);
- reports on the participants in the proceedings who need to ascertain their actual place of residence (Article 34 of the SIS II Decision);
- reports on persons and objects for the purpose of discreetly collecting information or carrying out specific checks (Article 36 of the SIS II Decision);
- reports on objects, property and documents declared in search (Article 38 of the SIS II Decision).
Who provides information for inclusion in the information system?
- Financial Police of the State Revenue Service;
- Customs Criminal Board of the State Revenue Service;
- Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau;
- Military Police;
- courts;
- Prison Administration;
- Constitution Protection Bureau.
How is the information provided for inclusion in the information system?
In automated data transmission mode (if it is not possible to create an alert in automated data transmission mode, the message will be created in online data transmission mode and included in the Schengen Information System).
Who can receive messages from the information system?
- Valsts policija;
- Valsts drošības dienests;
- Valsts robežsardze;
- pašvaldības policija;
- Militārā policija;
- Valsts ieņēmumu dienesta Finanšu policija;
- Pilsonības un migrācijas lietu pārvalde;
- Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija;
- Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs;
- Ārlietu ministrijas Konsulārajam departaments;
- Latvijas Republikas diplomātiskajās un konsulārajās pārstāvniecības;
- Valsts ieņēmumu dienesta Muitas kriminālpārvalde;
- Ieslodzījuma vietu pārvalde;
- prokuratūras iestādes;
- tiesas;
- Satversmes aizsardzības birojs;
- municipal police;
- Road Safety Directorate;
- Competent authorities and institutions of the Member States of the Schengen Convention or of the countries applying the provisions of the Schengen acquis the data subject (or a person authorized by him / her) may receive information about himself / herself (the data subject may request information about himself / herself stored in the Schengen Information System and the SIRENE Information System).
How is the information system training organised?
If the user needs training in working with the information system, contact the department staff. Training is mandatory when granting a user data entry / correction rights.