{"id":232009,"date":"2026-06-22T13:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232009"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:55:58","slug":"2023-6","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2023-6\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 6 (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccf-decision-meta\">\n<p><strong>Tags:<\/strong> Purpose of a Green Notice<br \/><strong>Decision:<\/strong> Compliant<br \/><strong>Data type:<\/strong> Green Notice<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"u-text-center\">Decision of the Commission<br \/>Requests Chamber<\/h1>\n<p class=\"u-text-center\">Request concerning Aaa BBB<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-text-center\">(Ref. CCF\/xxx)<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-text-center\">xxx session<br \/>[date]<\/p>\n<p>The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission), sitting as the Requests Chamber, composed of:<\/p>\n<p>xxx<br \/>Members,<\/p>\n<p>Having deliberated during its xxx session, on [date], delivered the following Decision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"betweendivs\"><a class=\"mybutton blue\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"openall();event.preventDefault();\">Expand all<\/a> <a class=\"mybutton blue\" href=\"#\" onclick=\"closeall();event.preventDefault();\">Collapse all<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim h-toaccordion includetocloseall\">\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall\" data-anchor=\"section-i\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h2>I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>1. On [date] 2022, Mr Aaa BBB (the Applicant) lodged a request for the deletion of the information concerning him registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files. Following the submission of all the required documents in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/operating-rules\/#rule-30\" title=\"Rule 30 of the Operating Rules of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files\">Rule 30 of the Operating Rules of the Commission<\/a>, the request was found admissible, and the Commission informed the Applicant thereof on [date].<\/p>\n<p>2. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the Commission consulted the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCBs) of CCC (country source) and DDD (country source), and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (IPSG) in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/statute\/#article-34\" title=\"Article 34 of the Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files\">Article 34(1) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, on the arguments set forth in the request.<\/p>\n<p>3. The Commission informed the Applicant on [date] that he is wanted through INTERPOL\u2019s channels by the NCB of the DDD, and that a Green Notice was published to warn INTERPOL member countries about a possible threat, as he was sentenced in DDD to [\u2026] imprisonment on a charge of [\u2026], in connection to the [crime] committed on [date], in DDD.<\/p>\n<p>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 session.<\/p>\n<p>5. Further to <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/statute\/#article-35\" title=\"Article 35 of the Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files\">Article 35(3) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, restrictions were applied to certain information in the Decision.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-ii\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h2>II. Data Recorded in INTERPOL\u2019s Files<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>6. The Applicant, a national of EEE, is the subject of a Green Notice issued on [date] at the request of the NCB of the DDD for the offence of [\u2026].<\/p>\n<p>7. The facts of the case state the following: \u2018[\u2026].\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-iii\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h2>III. The Applicant\u2019s Submissions<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>8. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning him, contending, in essence that he has served his sentence for these acts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-iv\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h2>IV. Applicable Legal Framework<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>9. The Commission considers the following applicable legal framework.<\/p>\n<div class=\"u-indent-1\">9.1. Field of competence of the Commission:<\/div>\n<ul class=\"u-list-indent\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/constitution\/#article-36\" title=\"Article 36 of the Constitution of the ICPO-INTERPOL\">Article 36 of INTERPOL\u2019s Constitution<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li>Articles <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/statute\/#article-3\" title=\"Article 3 of the Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files\">3(1)(a)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/statute\/#article-33\" title=\"Article 33 of the Statute of the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files\">33(3)<\/a> of the Statute of the Commission.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"u-indent-1\">9.2. Provisions specific to Green Notices:<\/div>\n<ul class=\"u-list-indent\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-89\" title=\"Article 89 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">Article 89 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data<\/a> (RPD).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"u-indent-1\">9.3. Purposes of international police cooperation:<\/div>\n<ul class=\"u-list-indent\">\n<li>Articles <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-10\" title=\"Article 10 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">10(1)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-12\" title=\"Article 12 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">12<\/a> of the RPD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-v\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h2>V. Analysis of the Case<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>10. The Commission assessed the Applicant\u2019s most relevant contention described in <a href=\"#section-iii\" title=\"Section III of INTERPOL\u2019s CCF Decision No. 6 (2023)\">Section III above<\/a> under <a href=\"#section-v-a\" title=\"Section V.A of INTERPOL\u2019s CCF Decision No. 6 (2023)\">point A below<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"su-spoiler-title ec-fake-spoiler-heading u-indent-1\" id=\"section-v-a\">A. Continued Purpose of the Green Notice<\/h3>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall u-indent-2 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-v-a-a\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h4>a) Submissions of the Applicant<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>11. According to the Applicant, the Green Notice should be deleted as he has served his sentence and the alleged acts date back 16 years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall u-indent-2 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-v-a-b\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h4>b) Submissions of the NCB of the DDD (NCB source of the Data)<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>12. The NCB reported the Green Notice was published against the Applicant based on a crime [\u2026] that occurred at [\u2026]. He is a member of [\u2026] and was convicted of two crimes. It confirmed that a verdict from a court has been issued and executed.<\/p>\n<p>13. It added that the Applicant is a dangerous suspect, and this Notice\u2019s purpose is to alert other INTERPOL member countries on the criminal activities he committed, as he is considered a threat to public safety.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall u-indent-2 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-v-a-c\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h4>c) Findings of the Commission<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>14. The Commission recalls that according to Articles <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-10\" title=\"Article 10 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">10(1)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-12\" title=\"Article 12 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">12(1)<\/a> of the RPD, the processing of data in INTERPOL\u2019s files may only be carried out for a given, explicit purpose, and must be relevant and not excessive in relation to their purpose. In the present case, the Applicant is the subject of a Green Notice to warn other countries of possible criminal actions.<\/p>\n<p>15. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/rules-processing-data\/#article-89\" title=\"Article 89 of INTERPOL\u2019s Rules on the Processing of Data\">Article 89 of the RPD<\/a>, Green Notices may be published to warn about a person\u2019s criminal activities and may be published if the person is a continued possible threat to public safety. This conclusion must have been drawn from an assessment by a national law enforcement authority or an international entity and based on the person\u2019s previous criminal conviction(s) or other reasonable grounds. Furthermore, sufficient data concerning the threat should be provided for the warning to be relevant.<\/p>\n<p>16. Here, the NCB of DDD gave explanations about the Applicant\u2019s membership in [\u2026] gang, and his previous conviction was related to [\u2026] (<a href=\"#section-v-a-b\" title=\"Section V.A.b of INTERPOL\u2019s CCF Decision No. 6 (2023)\">paragraph 12<\/a>). It added that he was considered to be threat to public safety and that other INTERPOL member countries should be warned as he is a dangerous suspect (paragraph 14). The NCB\u2019s statement provides sufficient elements and data to justify that the Applicant represents a threat to public safety and that the warning is relevant.<\/p>\n<p>17. Accordingly, the Commission finds that the information provided by the NCB is sufficient to establish that the Green Notice complies with Articles 10(1), 12(1) and 89 of the RPD.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-default su-spoiler-icon-plus h-toaccordion includetocloseall u-indent-1 su-spoiler-closed\" data-anchor=\"section-v-b\" data-scroll-offset=\"50\" data-anchor-in-url=\"yes\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span><h3>B. Remaining Contentions<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p>18. The Commission recalls that in studying a request, it reviews all of the Applicant\u2019s arguments except when irrelevant.<\/p>\n<p>19. In this case, when he applied to the Commission, the Applicant was also the subject of a Diffusion for his arrest in view of extradition, circulated by the NCB of CCC.<\/p>\n<p>20. The Applicant claimed that the charges against him were dropped in CCC, as they reached the statute of limitations, and the case against him was closed. To support his claim, he provided a copy of the decision [\u2026].<\/p>\n<p>21. The data were deleted by IPSG from INTERPOL\u2019s files on [date], at the request of the NCB of CCC, and after confirmation by their national authorities of the legitimacy of the Applicant\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>22. Therefore, the Applicant\u2019s claims and arguments in relation to the data from the NCB of CCC no longer apply to the request.<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-text-center\">For these reasons, the Commission<\/p>\n<p>Decides that the data challenged are compliant with INTERPOL\u2019s rules applicable to the processing of personal data.<\/p>\n<p>Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files<\/p>\n<p>Secretariat to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script id=\"ec-fake-spoiler-scroll-fix\">\n(function(){\n  if (window.ecFakeSpoilerScrollFixReady) { return; }\n  window.ecFakeSpoilerScrollFixReady = true;\n  function hasClass(node, cls) {\n    if (!node) { return false; }\n    if (!node.classList) { return false; }\n    return node.classList.contains(cls);\n  }\n  function nextSpoiler(fake) {\n    var node = fake.nextElementSibling;\n    while (node) {\n      if (hasClass(node, \"su-spoiler\")) { return node; }\n      node = node.nextElementSibling;\n    }\n    return null;\n  }\n  function spoilerAnchor(spoiler) {\n    if (!spoiler) { return \"\"; }\n    if (spoiler.hasAttribute(\"data-anchor\")) { return spoiler.getAttribute(\"data-anchor\") || \"\"; }\n    if (spoiler.hasAttribute(\"id\")) { return spoiler.getAttribute(\"id\") || \"\"; }\n    return \"\";\n  }\n  function titleFor(spoiler) {\n    if (!spoiler) { return null; }\n    return spoiler.querySelector(\".su-spoiler-title\");\n  }\n  function clickTitle(spoiler) {\n    var title = titleFor(spoiler);\n    if (!title) { return; }\n    title.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent(\"click\", { bubbles: true, cancelable: true, view: window }));\n  }\n  function ensureOpen(spoiler) {\n    if (!spoiler) { return; }\n    if (hasClass(spoiler, \"su-spoiler-closed\")) { clickTitle(spoiler); }\n  }\n  function offsetFor(spoiler) {\n    var value = \"\";\n    if (spoiler) {\n      if (spoiler.hasAttribute(\"data-scroll-offset\")) { value = spoiler.getAttribute(\"data-scroll-offset\") || \"\"; }\n    }\n    var parsed = parseInt(value, 10);\n    if (isNaN(parsed)) { return 50; }\n    return parsed;\n  }\n  function scrollToFake(fake, spoiler) {\n    var y = fake.getBoundingClientRect().top + window.pageYOffset - offsetFor(spoiler);\n    window.scrollTo(0, Math.max(0, y));\n  }\n  function handleHash() {\n    var raw = window.location.hash || \"\";\n    if (!raw) { return; }\n    var id = decodeURIComponent(raw.replace(\/^#\/, \"\"));\n    var fake = document.getElementById(id);\n    if (!hasClass(fake, \"ec-fake-spoiler-heading\")) { return; }\n    var spoiler = nextSpoiler(fake);\n    ensureOpen(spoiler);\n    setTimeout(function(){ scrollToFake(fake, spoiler); }, 0);\n  }\n  var headings = document.querySelectorAll(\".ec-fake-spoiler-heading\");\n  var spoilers = document.querySelectorAll(\".su-spoiler\");\n  for (var i = 0; i < headings.length; i += 1) {\n    var heading = headings.item(i);\n    var spoiler = nextSpoiler(heading);\n    spoilerAnchor(spoiler);\n    heading.setAttribute(\"tabindex\", \"0\");\n    heading.addEventListener(\"click\", function(event){\n      event.preventDefault();\n      clickTitle(nextSpoiler(this));\n    });\n    heading.addEventListener(\"keydown\", function(event){\n      if (event.key === \"Enter\") { event.preventDefault(); clickTitle(nextSpoiler(this)); }\n      if (event.key === \" \") { event.preventDefault(); clickTitle(nextSpoiler(this)); }\n    });\n  }\n  window.addEventListener(\"hashchange\", handleHash);\n  if (spoilers.length < 0) { return; }\n  if (document.readyState === \"loading\") {\n    document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", handleHash);\n  } else {\n    handleHash();\n  }\n})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tags: Purpose of a Green NoticeDecision: CompliantData type: Green Notice Decision of the CommissionRequests Chamber Request concerning Aaa BBB (Ref. 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