{"id":231989,"date":"2026-06-22T13:47:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:47:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=231989"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:55:57","slug":"2024-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2024-1\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 1 (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Purpose of the notice or data; Family matter; International interest and seriousness; Due process
Decision:<\/strong> Compliant
Data type:<\/strong> Blue Notice; Yellow Notice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decision of the Commission
Requests Chamber<\/h1>\n

Request concerning [the Applicant] & [the Child]<\/p>\n

(Ref. CCF\/[xxx]\/[XXX])<\/p>\n

[xxx]th session
[date]<\/p>\n

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission), sitting as the Requests Chamber, composed of:<\/p>\n

Members,<\/p>\n

Having deliberated during its [xxx]th session, on [date], delivered the following Decision.<\/p>\n

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I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div>
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1. On [date], [the Applicant] presented a request for access to the information concerning her registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files. On [date], the Commission found the request admissible as per Rule 30 of its Operating Rules<\/a> and informed the Applicant thereof. After being authorized by the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) source of data, the Commission informed the Applicant on [date] that she is subject to data registered in INTERPOL\u2019s channels by the [Country 1] and provided the information described in paragraph 06<\/a> below.<\/p>\n

2. On [date], the Applicant lodged a request for the deletion of the information concerning her and her son, [the Child] registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files. On [date], the Commission informed the Applicant of the admissibility of the new requests.<\/p>\n

3. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the Commission consulted the NCB of the [Country 1] and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (IPSG) in accordance with Article 34(1) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, on the arguments set forth in the request.<\/p>\n

4. Both the Applicant and the NCB source of the challenged data were informed of the fact that the Commission would study the case during its [xxx]th session.<\/p>\n

5. Further to Article 35(3) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, restrictions were applied to certain information in the Decision.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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II. Data Recorded in INTERPOL\u2019s Files<\/h2><\/div>
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6. The Applicant, a national of [Country 2], is the subject of a Blue Notice issued on [date], at the request of the NCB of the [Country 1] with the status of [\u2026] for \u2018crime against family\/abduction.\u2019<\/p>\n

7. The facts of the case state the following: \u2018[the Applicant] is wanted for taking [the Child] (\u2026)\u2019<\/p>\n

8. The Child, a national of the [Country 1], is the subject of a Yellow Notice issued on [date], at the request of the NCB of the [Country 1] with the status of \u2018missing.\u2019<\/p>\n

9. The facts of the case state the following: \u2018[the Applicant] is wanted for taking [the Child] (\u2026).\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Submissions<\/h2><\/div>
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10. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning her and the Child, contending, in essence, that:<\/p>\n

a) the data currently do not have a purpose;<\/p>\n

b) the case is of a family nature;<\/p>\n

c) the requirement of interest and seriousness of the data for international police cooperation is not met; and<\/p>\n

d) the proceedings do not respect the principles of due process.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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IV. Applicable Legal Framework<\/h2><\/div>
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11. The Commission considers the following applicable legal framework.<\/p>\n

11.1. Field of competence of the Commission:<\/div>\n