9.— (1) The national unit shall determine the conditions under which data may be provided to Europol for purposes other than those referred to in section 8, including the dissemination or operational use of such data.

(2) The national unit shall not provide the data referred to in subsection (1) unless the head of the national unit is satisfied that no person, including Europol, another Member State or an expert will use or disseminate the data concerned without the prior consent of the national unit.

(3) In this section “expert” shall be construed in accordance with Article 14.8 of the Council Decision.