The FIS may arrange for alerts to be issued in the computerised police search system in accordance with Article 15 paragraph 1 of the Federal Act of 13 June 20081on the Federal Police Information Systems (FPISA) and in the national part of the Schengen Information System in accordance with Article 16 paragraph 2 FPISA in respect of persons and vehicles.
An alert in respect of a person or a vehicle is only permitted if there is reason to believe that:
the person concerned poses a specific threat to internal or external security in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a;
the vehicle is being used by a person defined in letter a;
the vehicle will be used for a different specific threat to internal or external security in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter a;
the whereabouts of a person or a vehicle must be established in order to safeguard other important national interests in accordance with Article 3.
The alert may not be issued in order to monitor the vehicle of a third party that belongs to any of the professions mentioned in Articles 171–173 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrimPC)2.