1. The Member States may modify or erase the data which they have entered into ECRIS-TCN.
2. Any modification of the information in the criminal records which led to the creation of a data record in accordance with Article 5 shall include identical modification of the information stored in that data record in the central system by the convicting Member State without undue delay.
3. If a convicting Member State has reason to believe that the data it has recorded in the central system are inaccurate or that data were processed in the central system in contravention of this Regulation, it shall:
(a)
immediately launch a procedure for checking the accuracy of the data concerned or the lawfulness of its processing, as appropriate;
(b)
if necessary, rectify the data or erase them from the central system without undue delay.
4. If a Member State other than the convicting Member State which entered the data has reason to believe that data recorded in the central system are inaccurate or that data were processed in the central system in contravention of this Regulation, it shall contact the central authority of the convicting Member State without undue delay.
The convicting Member State shall:
(a)
immediately launch a procedure for checking the accuracy of the data concerned or the lawfulness of its processing, as appropriate;
(b)
if necessary, rectify the data or erase them from the central system without undue delay;
(c)
inform the other Member State that the data have been rectified or erased, or of the reasons why the data have not been rectified or erased, without undue delay.