# Recital (35)

Each use of a ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification system in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law 
enforcement should be subject to an express and specific authorisation by a judicial authority or by an independent 
administrative authority of a Member State whose decision is binding. Such authorisation should, in principle, be 
obtained prior to the use of the AI system with a view to identifying a person or persons. Exceptions to that rule 
should be allowed in duly justified situations on grounds of urgency, namely in situations where the need to use the 
systems concerned is such as to make it effectively and objectively impossible to obtain an authorisation before 
commencing the use of the AI system. In such situations of urgency, the use of the AI system should be restricted to 
the absolute minimum necessary and should be subject to appropriate safeguards and conditions, as determined in 
national law and specified in the context of each individual urgent use case by the law enforcement authority itself. 
In addition, the law enforcement authority should in such situations request such authorisation while providing the 
reasons for not having been able to request it earlier, without undue delay and at the latest within 24 hours. If such 
an authorisation is rejected, the use of real-time biometric identification systems linked to that authorisation should 
cease with immediate effect and all the data related to such use should be discarded and deleted. Such data includes 
between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1).
and repealing Council Directive 2008/114/EC (OJ L 333, 27.12.2022, p. 164).

input data directly acquired by an AI system in the course of the use of such system as well as the results and outputs 
of the use linked to that authorisation. It should not include input that is legally acquired in accordance with another 
Union or national law. In any case, no decision producing an adverse legal effect on a person should be taken based 
solely on the output of the remote biometric identification system.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/35