1. The Member State carrying out the transfer of an applicant or of another person as referred to in Article 36(1), point (b) or (c), shall communicate to the Member State responsible personal data concerning the person to be transferred that are adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the sole purposes of ensuring that the competent authorities, in accordance with national law of the Member State responsible, are in a position to provide that person with adequate assistance, including the provision of immediate health care required in order to protect his or her vital interests, to ensure continuity in the protection and rights afforded by this Regulation and by other applicable legal instruments in the field of asylum. Those data shall be communicated to the Member State responsible within a reasonable period of time before a transfer is carried out, in order to ensure that its competent authorities have sufficient time to take the necessary measures.
2. The transferring Member State shall transmit to the Member State responsible any information that is essential in order to safeguard the rights and any immediate special needs of the person to be transferred, and in particular:
(a) information on any immediate measures which the Member State responsible is required to take in order to ensure that the special needs of the person to be transferred are adequately addressed, including any immediate health care required and, where necessary, any arrangements needed to protect the best interests of the child;
(b) contact details of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the receiving Member State, where applicable;
(c) in the case of minors, information on the assessment of the best interests of the child and on their education;
(d) where applicable, an assessment of the age of an applicant;
(e) where applicable, the screening form pursuant to Article 17 of , including any evidence referred to on the form;
(f) any other relevant information.
3. The exchange of information under this Article shall only take place between the authorities notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 52 of this Regulation using the electronic communication network set up under Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003. The information exchanged shall be used only for the purposes set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall not be further processed.
4. With a view to facilitating the exchange of information between Member States, the Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, draw up a standard form for the transfer of the data required pursuant to this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure laid down in Article 77(2).
5. Article 51(8) and (9) shall apply to the exchange of information pursuant to this Article.
Correlation table
| Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 | This Regulation |
| Article 31 | Article 48 |