3 Amendments of Gunnar HÖKMARK related to 2012/0011(COD)
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
2a. The protection of individual privacy must be the point of departure for how to deal with personal data in public registers.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
3a. The principles of free access to information that characterise the Member States through their constitutional traditions should not be undermined, while freedom of expression and freedom of the press as expressed in Member State constitutions must be safeguarded.
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provisions of this Regulation shall not influence or restrict the freedom of the press and the freedom of expression that are enshrined in Member State constitutions and are derived from the tradition of freedom of expression and freedom of the press that characterises free and open societies. Nor should citizens' rights and access to information from the public authorities be affected or impaired. The Member States' right and responsibility to protect individual privacy with respect to dealing with public registers through special legislation shall also not be affected by this regulation.