6. Emphasizes the need to improve the functioning of the electoral register which is facing a series of problems affecting the credibility of the INEC: ineffective register clean-up, existence of duplicates in the final register, late publication of the final lists, list of persons omitted badly managed, a failure to display the lists in polling stations and the inappropriate use of the register of exemptions;

(16) The definition of durable medium should include in particular documents on paper, USB sticks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, memory cards and the hard drive of the computer on which the electronic mail or a pdf file is stored.

(16) The definition of durable medium should include in particular documents on paper, USB sticks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, memory cards and the hard drive of the computer on which the electronic mail or a pdf file is stored.

(16) The definition of durable medium should include in particular documents on paper, USB sticks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, memory cards and the hard drive of the computer on which the electronic mail or a pdf file is stored.

In general terms, several improvements are introduced relating to the exchange of information, namely: an improved definition of the cases in which Member States may carry out an administrative investigation, including measures to remedy the failure to carry out an investigation; an improved definition of the conditions for the automatic exchange of information, including the use of standard forms and files as well as the introduction of spontaneous exchange and the obligation to supply feedback, i.e. information on the use made of the information forwarded by another Member State.

The management board’s duties include helping to determine Europol’s priorities, unanimously determining the rights and obligations of liaison officers, laying down data-processing rules, preparing rules for work files and examining problems brought to its attention by the joint supervisory body.