9 Amendments of Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL related to 2007/0237(CNS)
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is one of the objectives of the European Union to offer a high level of security and protection within an area of freedom, security and justice; this requires that the prevention of and fight against terrorist offences and organisedserious crime, be carried out in an adequate manner. The definitions of terrorist offences and organisedserious crime are taken from Articles 1 to 4 of the Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism and Article 2(2) of the Council Framework Decision (xx/xx) on the fight against organised crime2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States respectively.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To prevent and fight terrorist offences and organised crime, it is essential that all Member States introduce provisions laying down obligations on air carriers operating flights to or from the territory of one or more Member States of the European Union; intra-EU flights should not be covered by this Framework Decision, except thoseinternational flights, including segments connecting two EU- airports which are part of an international flight and, where appropriate, flights between airports in at least two Member States.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Framework Decision provides for the making available by air carriers of PNR data of passengers of international flights and, where appropriate, flights between airports in at least two Member States to the competent authorities of the Member States, for the purpose of preventing and combating terrorist offences and organised crime, as well as the collection and retention of those data by these authorities and the exchange of those data between them.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 − point i
Article 2 − point i
(i) "organisedserious crime" means the offences under national law, referred to in Article 2(2) of the Council Framework Decision (xx/xx) on the fight against organised crime2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 − paragraph 1
Article 5 − paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that air carriers make available the PNR data of the passengers of international flights and, where appropriate, flights between airports in at least two Member States to the national Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on whose territory the international flight referred to is entering, departing or transiting, and, where appropriate, the Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on whose territory flights between Member State airports are entering or departing, in accordance with the conditions specified in this Framework Decision.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 − paragraph 6
Article 5 − paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that air carriers inform passengers of international flights and, where appropriate, flights between airports in at least two Member States effectively and in advance about the provision of PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit and, where applicable, the intermediary, the purposes of their processing, the period of data retention and their possible use to prevent or combat terrorist offences and organised crime, and about the possibility of exchanging and sharing of such data.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 − paragraph 3
Article 6 − paragraph 3
3. Intermediaries designated by air carriers shall be responsible for collecting the PNR data from the air carriers. To the extent that the PNR of a passenger as collected, includes data additional to those referred to in the Annex or special categories of personal data revealing the racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership or data concerning health or sex life of the person concerned, the intermediary shall immediately delete such data. and shall report to the Passenger Information Unit of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 − paragraph 4
Article 6 − paragraph 4
4. Intermediaries shall further transmit the PNR data to the national Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on whose territory the international flight referred to is entering, departing or transiting, and, where appropriate, the Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on whose territory flights between Member State airports are entering or departing, by electronic means or, in case of failure, by any other appropriate means. The transmission of such data to the Passenger Information Unit shall be done by using the "push" method.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 − paragraph 1
Article 9 − paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the PNR data provided by the air carriers or the intermediaries to the Passenger Information Unit are kept in a database at the Passenger Information Unit for a period of five years after their transfer to the Passenger Information Unit of the first Member State on whose territory the international flight is entering, departing or transiting and, where appropriate, to the Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on whose territory flights between Member State airports are entering or departing.