The author of the report, Baroness Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE, UK), says that the exchange of such information "may be necessary for the purposes of preventing and combating terrorism and serious crimes", but that any requests for access to the VIS must involve "a verification whether all conditions for access are fulfilled."
Sarah LUDFORD (ALDE, GB) Priekšlikums Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes regulai par Vīzu informācijas sistēmu (VIS) un datu apmaiņu starp dalībvalstīm saistībā ar īstermiņa vīzām A6–0194/2007 Procedūra: koplēmums, regulas pirmais lasījums Debates: 06.06.2007.