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1. Notifications by Member States of the reintroduction or prolongation of border control at internal borders shall contain the following information:

(a) the reasons for the reintroduction or prolongation, including all relevant data detailing the events that constitute a serious threat to its public policy or internal security;

(b) the scope of the proposed reintroduction or prolongation, specifying at which part or parts of the internal borders border control is to be reintroduced or prolonged;

(c) the names of the authorised crossing-points;

(d) the date and duration of the planned reintroduction or prolongation;

(e) the assessment of the necessity and proportionality referred to in Article 26(1) and, in the case of a prolongation, in Article 26(2);

(f) where appropriate, the measures to be taken by other Member States. A notification may be submitted jointly by two or more Member States. Member States shall submit the notification using the template to be established by the Commission pursuant to paragraph 6.

2. Where border control has been in place for 6 months in accordance with Article 25a(5), any subsequent notification for the prolongation of such control shall include a risk assessment. The risk assessment shall present the scale and anticipated evolution of the serious threat, in particular how long the serious threat is expected to persist and which sections of the internal borders may be affected, as well as information regarding coordination measures with the other Member States impacted or likely to be impacted by the border control at internal borders.

3. Where Member States reintroduce or prolong border control because of a situation referred to in Article 25(1) point (c), the assessment required by paragraph 1, point (e), of this Article shall also include a risk assessment and information on the sudden large-scale unauthorised movements, including any information obtained from the relevant Union agencies in line with their respective mandates and data analysis from relevant information systems.

4. The Member State concerned shall upon request, provide the Commission any further information, including on the coordination measures with the Member States affected by the planned prolongation of border control at internal borders as well as further information needed to assess the possible use of measures referred to in Articles 23 and 23a.

5. Member States shall not be required to provide all the information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 of this Article in cases justified on public security grounds, taking into account the confidentiality of ongoing investigations. Member States submitting a notification under paragraph 1 or 2 may, where necessary and in accordance with national law, decide to classify all or parts of the notified information, in particular the risk assessments. Such classification shall not preclude access to information, through appropriate and secure channels, by the other Member States affected by the temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders. Such classification shall not preclude information from being made available by the Member States to the European Parliament. The transmission and handling of information and documents transmitted to the European Parliament under this Article shall not include the risk assessments referred to in paragraph 2 and shall comply with rules concerning the forwarding and handling of classified information.

6. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act to establish the template referred to in the third subparagraph of paragraph 1 of this Article and shall make the template available online. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 38(2).