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1. Without prejudice to the right to information referred to in Articles 15 and 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 13 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, applicants and the persons referred to in point (4)(f) of Article 9 of this Regulation shall be informed of the following by the Member State responsible:

(a) the identity of the controller referred to in Article 29(4), including the controller’s contact details;

(b) the purposes for which the data will be processed within the VIS;

(c) the categories of recipients of the data, including the authorities referred to in Article 22l and Europol;

(ca) the fact that the VIS may be accessed by the Member States and Europol for law enforcement purposes;

(d) the data retention period;

(e) that the collection of the data is mandatory for the examination of the application;

(ea) the fact that personal data stored in the VIS may be transferred to a third country or an international organisation in accordance with Article 31 of this Regulation and to Member States in accordance with Council Decision (EU) 2017/1908 ();

(f) the existence of the right to request access to data relating to them, the right to request that inaccurate data relating to them be rectified, that incomplete personal data relating to them be completed, that unlawfully processed personal data concerning them be erased or that the processing thereof be restricted, as well as the right to receive information on the procedures for exercising those rights, including the contact details of the supervisory authorities, or of the European Data Protection Supervisor if applicable, which shall hear complaints concerning the protection of personal data.

2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be provided in a concise, transparent, intelligible and easily accessible form, using clear and plain language in writing to the applicant when the data, the facial image and the fingerprint data as referred to in Article 9 and Article 22a are collected. Children shall be informed in an age-appropriate manner, including by using visual tools to explain the fingerprinting procedure.

3. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided to the persons referred to in point (4)(f) of Article 9 on the forms to be signed by those persons providing proof of invitation, sponsorship and accommodation. In the absence of such a form signed by those persons this information shall be provided in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.