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1. By way of derogation from Article 49, the personal data relating to persons as referred to in Article 15(1), Article 18(2)(a), Article 20(1), Article 22(2), Article 23(1), Article 24(1) and Article 26(1) obtained by a Member State following a hit for the purposes laid down in Article 1(1), point (a), (b), (c) or (j), may be transferred or made available to a third country with the agreement of the Member State of origin.

2. Transfers of data to a third country pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, in particular provisions on data protection, including Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and, where applicable, readmission agreements, and the national law of the Member State transferring the data.

3. Transfers of data to a third country pursuant to paragraph 1 shall take place only where the following conditions have been met:

(a) the data are transferred or made available solely for the purpose of identifying, and issuing an identification or travel document to, an illegally staying third-country national for the purposes of return; and (b) the third-country national concerned has been informed that his or her personal data may be shared with the authorities of a third country.

4. The implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, including with regard to the transfer of personal data to third countries pursuant to this Article, and, in particular, the use, proportionality and necessity of transfers based on Article 49(1), point (d), of that Regulation, shall be subject to monitoring by the independent supervisory authority set up pursuant to Chapter VI of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

5. Transfers of personal data to third countries pursuant to this Article shall not prejudice the rights of persons as referred to in Article 15(1), Article 18(2)(a), Article 20(1), Article 22(2), Article 23(1), Article 24(1) and Article 26(1) of this Regulation, in particular as regards non-refoulement, or the prohibition to disclose or obtain information in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1348.

6. A third country shall not have direct access to Eurodac to compare or transmit biometric data or any other personal data of a third-country national or stateless person and shall not be granted access to Eurodac via a Member State’s National Access Point.