Regulation 2018/1725

EDPS comments on the EPPO’s draft decision on application of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725. 

The present comments from the EDPS refer to the draft revised rules on processing of personal data by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO).

Disclaimer: Please note that parts of this document were redacted to protect the internal decision making process of the EPPO. The full text of the final document referred to in this opinion, as adopted by the EPPO College, can be found at: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/cross-border-cases/judicial-cooperation/networks-and-bodies-supporting-judicial-cooperation/european-public-prosecutors-office_en#decisions-of-the-college-of-the-eppo.

These comments refer to the draft implementing rules on the Data Protection Officer (DPO) at Eurojust ('the draft rules'). Our comments refer to the document submitted on 24 July 2020.

EDPS comments to the EIB concerning the DPO implementing rules and the procedure for the exercise of data subjects' rights (Case 2020-0683).

A number of European institutions, agencies and bodies (EUIs) have implemented body temperature checks as part of the health and safety measures adopted in the context of their “return to the office” strategy as an appropriate complementary measure, among other necessary health and safety measures, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 contamination.

At the same time, systematic body temperature checks of staff and other visitors to filter access to EUIs premises may constitute an interference into individuals’ rights to private life and/or personal data protection. The EDPS observes that body temperature checks can be implemented through a variety of devices and processes that should be subject to careful assessment. The EDPS has decided to issue the present orientations to help EUIs and Data Protection Officers (DPOs) meet the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 (the Regulation), where applicable.