PURPOSE: to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, an agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data.
PROPOSED ACT: Council Decision.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: Council may adopt the act only if Parliament has given its consent to the act.
BACKGROUND: the Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data signed, subject to its conclusion at a later date, must now be approved.
CONTENT: the draft Council Decision concerns the approval, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between Canada and the European Union on the transfer and processing of Passenger Name Record data.
The Agreement provides for the transfer of passenger name record data to Canada for the purposes of preventing, detecting, investigating and prosecuting serious crime and terrorism.
The Agreement ensures full respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, in particular the right to respect for private and family life , the right to the protection of personal data and the right to an effective remedy and to a fair trial as recognised in Articles 7, 8 and 47, respectively, thereof. In particular, the Agreement includes adequate safeguards for the
protection of personal data transferred under it.
Ireland expressed its wish to take part in the adoption and application of this Decision. Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and is not bound by it or subject to its application.