Under behørig hensyntagen til medlemsstaternes forskellige juridiske traditioner tages der i dette direktiv højde for den omstændighed, at adgang til strafferegistre kun kan gives af de kompetente myndigheder eller den berørte person.
With due regard to the different legal traditions of the Member States, this Directive takes into account the fact that access to criminal records is allowed only either by the competent authorities or by the person concerned.