{"id":232013,"date":"2026-06-22T13:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232013"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:55:57","slug":"2023-8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2023-8\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 8 (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Validity of an SMV registration
Decision:<\/strong> Compliant
Data type:<\/strong> SMV<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

Request concerning Aaa BBB<\/p>\n

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

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

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

xxx
Members,<\/p>\n

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

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I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div>
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1. On [date], Mr Aaa BBB (the Applicant), lodged a request for access to the information concerning his vehicle registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files, and its subsequent deletion. Following the submission of all the required documents in accordance with 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

2. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the Commission consulted the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCB) of CCC (country source) and DDD (third country), and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (IPSG) in accordance with Article 34(1)(2) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, on the arguments set forth in the request.<\/p>\n

3. The Commission informed the Applicant on [date] that the NCB of CCC has restricted the communication of any information including the existence or the absence of data concerning the vehicle in the INTERPOL Information System.<\/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 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 is a national of DDD. He presented a request regarding a vehicle, make [\u2026] model [\u2026] with Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) [\u2026] (the Vehicle).<\/p>\n

7. The Vehicle was recorded in the INTERPOL Stolen Motor Vehicles (SMV) database by the NCB CCC [\u2026] since [date].<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Submissions<\/h2><\/div>
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8. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning the Vehicle, contending, in essence that it was legally purchased.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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

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