Please note that this procedure only applies to individuals with the nationality of one of the EU Member States and those permanently residing in one of the countries of the European Union.
Procedure
In order to start your application for access, please ensure you send at least the following information in hard copy to your data protection authority (see Annex 1):
· Identification Verification Form (Form A) – fully completed and signed
· Article 15 Access Request Form (Form B) – fully completed and signed and/or
· Article 16 Rectification, Erasure or Blocking Request Form (Form C) – fully completed and signed
· Waiver form (Form D) – fully completed and signed
· Photocopy of an official means of identification bearing your signature (see Annex 2)
Further information regarding your request may be provided in a separate letter. Please ensure that you have clearly indicated whether you authorize the transfer of the additional information to the U.S. Treasury Department. Without explicit authorization to transfer the additional information to the U.S. Treasury Department, that information will only be retained by your national data protection authority and will not be used by the U.S. Treasury Department to help process the request.
Upon its receipt of your application, your national DPA will forward Form D and Form(s) B and/or C to the U.S. Treasury Department. Your national DPA will keep you informed about the procedure and after a response is provided to your national DPA by the U.S. Treasury Department, your national DPA will forward the information regarding your request to you without undue delay. However, please bear in mind that the response to your access request may be very limited, given the nature of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program.
Further information
For further information about the TFTP Agreement and requests pursuant to Article 15 and/or Article 16, please see www.treasury.gov/tftp.
