Fiches Belges

Police records can be asked for by the police channels. Criminal Records contain information on a subject's convictions and pending criminal proceedings and must be requested through formal mutual legal assistance requests.

- The Schengen Implementation Convention; - The Convention of the European Union; - Regarding criminal records: the Netherlands have implemented the Framework Decision 2009/315 (ECRIS) of 26 February 2009; - Regarding police records: the Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the Member States of the European Union.

The competent authorities are the regional International Legal Assistance Centres (the IRCs) and the National Legal Assistance Centre (LIRC). The Central Authority for criminal records, based on the ECRIS: Judicial Information Service (JustID), PO Box 337, 7600 AH Almelo info@justid.nl or ecris@justid.nl / tel. +31-88-998 90 00

One of the official languages of the Council of Europe, English or German or preferably a translation in the Dutch language.

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