Commentaries: Art. 110

The shared Biometric Matching Service (sBMS) in accordance with Regulations (EU)¹and (EU) 2019/818²contains the biometric templates generated from the biometric data in the following Schengen/Dublin Information Systems:³
1. EES;
2. C-VIS;
3. Eurodac;
4. SIS.
It also contains a reference to the information system from which the data originate and a reference to the records in this system.
It allows cross-system queries of the Schengen/Dublin information systems in accordance with paragraph 1 using biometric data
If the comparison of the biometric data of the systems in accordance with paragraph 1 results in a match, the service responsible for processing biometric data at fedpol may check this manually to confirm its accuracy.⁴

Regulation (EU) 2019/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 n establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of borders and visa and amending Regulations (EC) No 767/2008, (EU) 2016/399, (EU) 2017/2226, (EU) 2018/1240, (EU) 2018/1726 and (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Decision 2004/512/EC and Council Decision 2008/633/JHA, OJ. L 135 of 22.5.2019, p. 27; last amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/1152, OJ. L 249 of 14.7.2021, p. 15. ↩
Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2019 n establishing a framework for interoperability between EU information systems in the field of police and judicial cooperation, asylum and migration and amending Regulations (EU) 2018/1726, (EU) 2018/1862 and (EU) 2019/816, OJ. L 135 of 22.5.2019, p. 85; last amended by Regulation (EU) 2021/1150, OJ. L 249 of 14.7.2021, p. 1. ↩
Amended by Annex No 1 of the FD of 16 Dec. 2022 on the Approval and Implementation of the Exchange of Notes between Switzerland and the EU on the Adoption of Regulations (EU) 2021/1150 and 2021/1152 as regards the establishment of the conditions for accessing other EU information systems for the purposes of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), in force since 15 June 2025 (AS 2025 349;BBl 2022 1449). ↩
Inserted by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2022 (Quality Control Measures for Biometric Identity Checks), in force since 15 June 2025 (AS 2025 341;BBl 2022 1449). ↩

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