Cap. 584 чл. 8Functions of Competent Authorities.

(1) The national competent authorities shall be entitled to request and/or receive PNR data or the result of processing that data from the NPIU, in order to analyse that information further or to take appropriate action for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime.

(2) The PNR data and the result of processing that data received by the NPIU may be further processed by the national competent authorities only for the specific purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting terrorist offences or serious crime.

(3) Sub-article (2) of this article shall be without prejudice to the powers of the national law enforcement or judicial authorities where other offences, or indications thereof, are detected in the course of enforcement action further to such processing.

(4) The national competent authorities shall not take any decision that produces an adverse legal effect on a person or significantly affects a person only by reason of the automated processing of PNR data. Such decisions shall not be taken on the basis of a person’s race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, health, sexual life or sexual orientation.