PURPOSE : to conclude the agreement between the European Community and the Canadian government on the processing of airline passenger data (API/PNR).
LEGISLATIVE ACT : Council Decision 2006/230/EC.
CONTENU : on 7 March 2005, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate on behalf of the Community an Agreement with Canada on the processing and transfer of Advance Passenger Information (API) and Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
The purpose of this Agreement is to ensure that API/PNR data of persons on eligible journeys is provided in full respect of fundamental rights and freedoms, in particular the right to privacy. An eligible journey is a passage by an air carrier from the territory of one Party to the territory of the requesting Party.