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05 February 2010

EC consultations on future EU-US data protection and information-sharing agreement


The EP’s rejection of the SWIFT agreement - being a polemic issue - has led the EC to consult on all types of data-sharing including EU-US financial transactions. The transfer of personal data is an essential element of transatlantic law enforcement cooperation.

The EC has launched a public consultation on a future EU-US data protection and information-sharing agreement. The consultation aims at gathering the views of stakeholders and the public at large on the basis of a discussion paper, as part of the preparatory work for the recommendation to authorise the negotiation of a future EU-US agreement.

All stakeholders and organisations involved in the protection of personal data and/or processing, transfer or sharing of information for law enforcement purposes in the transatlantic context as well as the general public are invited to respond to the public consultation. The closing date of the consultation is 12 March 2010.  
The European Council of 10-11 December 2009 adopted the Stockholm Programme which defines the framework for EU policy in the area of justice, freedom and security for the period 2010–2014. The Stockholm Programme invites the EC to propose a recommendation for the negotiation of a data protection and, where necessary, data sharing agreement for law enforcement purposes with the US.
 
Deadline for comments is 12 March 2010.  
 
Background:
Law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Atlantic collect and process personal data in order to prevent, detect and prosecute crime and terrorism. The transfer of personal data is an essential element of transatlantic law enforcement cooperation in order to fight serious transnational crime and terrorism effectively. Consequently the protection of personal data in the context of the processing and transfer of data for law enforcement purposes has been the subject of discussions and negotiations of international agreements between the EU and the US over recent years
 


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