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Transfers of data

The transfer of personal data outside of the EU is only allowed under certain conditions as set out in Directive 95/46/EC and also in the General Data Protection Regulation which will be fully applicable as of May 2018. If a country is deemed by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection, it will be subject to the same rules as an EU Member State, which means that the recipient of the data in that state will not be obliged to take specific measures to allow for the transfer. Transferring data to a country without an adequacy decision requires appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules. Derogations to this rule can be obtained in very specific cases. The European Data Protection Board, of which the EDPS is a member, will provide the Commission with Opinions on this subject.

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9
Dec
2011
Opinions

Use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

Opinion of 9 December 2011 on the Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security, OJ C 35/03, 09.02.2012, p.16

See also the text of the "Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security".

 

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International Agreements
PNR
Transfers of data
9
Dec
2011
Opinions

Use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security

Opinion on the Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security, OJ C 35/03, 09.02.2012, p.16

See also the text of the "Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States Department of Homeland Security".

 

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International Agreements
PNR
Transfers of data
28
Oct
2011
Opinions

Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy

Opinion on the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, OJ C 37/01 , 10.02.2012, p.1

 

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Transfers of data
Surveillance
Tracking
25
Oct
2011
Formal Comments

Terrorist Finance Tracking System (TFTS)

Letter to Ms Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Home Affairs

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Comments on the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 13 July 2011: “A European terrorist finance tracking system: Available options”
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International Agreements
Transfers of data
Finance & Economy
Money laundering
Security
Counter-terrorism
12
Oct
2011
Opinions

Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights

Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights, OJ C 363/01, 13.12.2011, p1

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Transfers of data
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