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1. Multiple-identity detection in the CIR and SIS shall be launched where:

(a) an alert on a person is created or updated in SIS in accordance with Chapters VI to IX of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862;

(b) a data record is created or modified in ECRIS-TCN in accordance with Article 5 or 9 of Regulation (EU) 2019/816.

2. Where the data contained within an EU information system referred to in paragraph 1 contains biometric data, the CIR and Central SIS shall use the shared BMS in order to perform multiple-identity detection. The shared BMS shall compare the biometric templates obtained from any new biometric data to the biometric templates already contained in the shared BMS in order to verify whether data belonging to the same person are already stored in the CIR or in Central-SIS.

3. In addition to the process referred to in paragraph 2, the CIR and Central SIS shall use the ESP to search the data stored in Central-SIS and the CIR respectively using the following data:

(a) surnames, forenames, names at birth, previously used names and aliases, place of birth, date of birth, gender and any nationalities held as referred to in Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1862;

(b) surname (family name), first names (given names), date of birth, place of birth (town and country), nationality or nationalities and gender as referred to in Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2019/816.

4. In addition to the process referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the CIR and Central SIS shall use the ESP to search the data stored in Central SIS and the CIR respectively using travel document data.

5. The multiple-identity detection shall only be launched in order to compare data available in one EU information system with data available in other EU information systems.