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Amendments (133)
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Ensuring a consistent and high level of protection of the personal data of individuals and facilitating the exchange of personal data between competent authorities of Members States is crucial in order to ensure effective judicial co- operation in criminal matters and police cooperation. To that aim, the level of protection of the rights and freedoms of individualminimum standards must be ensured in all Member States with regard to theany processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties must be equivalent in all Member States. Effective protection of personal data throughout the Union requires strengthening the rights of data subjects and the obligations of those who process personal data, but also equivalent powers for monitoring and ensuring compliance with the rules for the protection of personal data in the Member States.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure the samea minimum level of protection for individuals through legally enforceable rights throughout the Union and to prevent divergences hampering the exchange of personal data between competent authorities, the Directive should provide harmonised rules fora minimum level of harmonisation concerning the protection and the free movement of personal data in the areas of judicial co- operation in criminal matters and police co-operation.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The protection of individuals should be technological neutral and not depend on the techniques used; otherwise this would create a serious risk of circumvention. The protection of individuals should apply to processing of personal data by automated means, as well as to manual processing if the data are contained or are intended to be contained in a filing system. Files or sets of files as well as their cover pages, which are not structured according to specific criteria, should not fall within the scope of this Directive. This Directive should not apply to the processing of personal data in the course of an activity which falls outside the scope of Union law, in particular concerning national security, or to data processed by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, such as Europol or Eurojust.
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The principles of protection should apply to any information concerning an identified or identifiable natural person. To determine whether a natural person is identifiable, account should be taken of all the means likely reasonably to be used either by the controller or by any other person working together with the controller to identify the individual. The principles of data protection should not apply to data rendered anonymous in such a way that the data subject is no longer identifiable.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Consent should explicitly take the form of a freely given specific and informed clear statement by the data subject which ensures that he or she is aware that he or she is giving agreement to the processing of personal data. Silence or inactivity should therefore not constitute consent. Consent should cover all processing activities carried out for the same purpose or purposes.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Personal data which are, by their nature, particularly sensitive in relation to fundamental rights or privacy, including genetic data, deserve specific protection. Such data should not be processed, unless processing is specifically authorised by a law which provides for suitable measures to safeguard the data subject's legitimate interests; or processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another person; or the processing relates to data which are manifestly made public by the data subject.
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Member States should ensure that a transfer to a third country only takes place if it is necessary for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and the controller in the third country or international organisation is an authority competent within the meaning of this Directive. A transfer may take place in cases where the Commission has decided that the third country or international organisation in question ensures an adequate level or protection, or when appropriate safeguards have been adduced.
Amendment 241 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) While this Directive applies also to the activities of national courts, the competence of the supervisory authorities should not cover the processing of personal data when they are acting in their judicial capacity, in order to safeguard the independence of judges in the performance of their judicial tasks. However, this exemption should be limited to genuine judicial activities in court cases and not apply to other activities where judges might be involved in accordance with national law.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Each supervisory authority should hear complaints lodged by any data subject and should investigate the matter. The investigation following a complaint should be carried out, subject to judicial review, to the extent that is appropriate in the specific case. The supervisory authority should inform the data subject of the progress and the outcome of the complaint within a reasonable period. If the case requires further investigation or coordination with another supervisory authority, intermediate information should be given to the data subject.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
Recital 61
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 66
Recital 66
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
Recital 67
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of measures as regards documentation by controllers and processors, security of processing, notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority, and the adequate level of protection afforded by a third country or a territory or a processing sector within that third country or an international organisation, given that those acts are of general scope.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 70
Recital 70
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 72
Recital 72
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 73
Recital 73
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down the rules relating to the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of protection against and prevention of risks to public security, preparedness for subsequent prosecution, the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences orand the execution of criminal penalties.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In accordance with this Directive, Member States shall:The minimum requirements of this Directive shall be no impediment to Member States retaining or introducing provisions on the protection of personal data that ensure a higher level of protection.
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to the processing of personal data wholly or partly by automated means, and to the processing other than by automated means of personal data which form part of a filing system or are intended to form part of a filing system. The Directive shall not apply if the personal data are stored, or are intended to be stored, in paper files or sets of files.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'data subject' means an identified natural person or a natural person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, by means reasonably likely to be used by the controller or by any other natural or legal person working together with the controller, in particular by reference to an identification number, location data, online identifiers or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that person;
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) ‘criminal offence’ also means an offence which is punishable under the national law of Member States by virtue of being an infringement of the rules of law, where the decision may give rise to proceedings before a criminal court.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'restriction of process‘blocking'’ means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future;
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) ‘to make anonymous’ means to modify personal data in such a way that information can no longer or only with disproportionate investment of time, cost and labour be attributed to an identified or identifiable individual;
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 b (new)
(15b) ‘European Union information systems’ means only those information systems that have been established under Chapter 4 or 5 of Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union or under the Treaty establishing the European Community;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 c (new)
(15c) ‘the data subject’s consent’ means any freely given specific, informed, and explicit indication of his or her wishes by which the data subject, either by a statement or by a clear gesture in the affirmative, signifies his or her agreement to personal data relating to him or her being processed;
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 d (new)
(15d) ‘competent authorities’ means any authority responsible for the prevention of risks, for investigation, detection, or prosecution of criminal offences, or for the execution of criminal penalties, including institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies of the European Union.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) processed lawfully, fairly, and lawfullyin a transparent and verifiable manner;
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) adequate, relevant, and not exlimited to the minimum necessiveary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed; they shall be processed only where anonymous processing is not sufficient for the given purpose;
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects but for no longer than it is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed;
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) processed uander the responsibility and liability of the controller, who shall ensure compliance with used in the performance of their duties only by the approvisions adopted pursuant to this Directivepriate staff of competent authorities.
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 335 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – title
Article 6 – title
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member StatThe competent authorities shall ensure that, as far as possible, the different categories of personal data undergoing processing are distinguished in accordance with their degree of accuracy and reliabilitypersonal data are factually accurate, complete, and, if necessary, up to date.
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that, as far as possible, personal data based on facts are distinguished from personal data based on personal assessments. The competent authorities shall ensure that personal data which are inaccurate, incomplete, or no longer up to date are not transmitted or made available. To that end, the competent authorities shall, as far as practicable, verify the quality of personal data before they are transmitted or made available. As far as possible, in all transmissions of data, available information shall be added which enables the receiving Member State to assess the degree of accuracy, completeness, up-to- dateness, and reliability. If personal data were transmitted without request the receiving authority shall verify without delay whether those data are necessary for the purpose for which they were transmitted. If it emerges that incorrect data have been transmitted or data have been transmitted unlawfully, the recipient must be notified without delay. The recipient shall be obliged to rectify the data without delay in accordance with paragraph 1 and Article 15 or to erase them in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 348 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Lawfulness of processing: purpose limitation 1. The processing of personal data is lawful only if carried out in accordance with the following principles. 2. Personal data may be collected by the competent authorities as part of their work for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes. Legitimate purposes are served by data collection in particular if it is (a) for the performance of a task carried out by a competent authority, based on law for the purposes set out in Article 1(1); or (b) for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject; or (c) carried out with the data subject’s consent to the processing of personal data relating to him or her for one or more clearly defined purposes; or (d) intended to safeguard the data subject’s legitimate interests; or (e) intended to safeguard the legitimate interests of another person, unless it is clearly in the legitimate interest of the data subject that the data processing does not take place; or (f) for the prevention of a threat to public security. 3. The processing of personal data must fulfil the purpose for which they were collected. Further processing for another purpose shall be permitted in so far as it (a) serves lawful purposes (paragraph 2); (b) is necessary for that other purpose; and (c) is not incompatible with the purpose for which the data were collected. 4. Personal data may be further processed for historical, statistical, or scientific purposes, by way of derogation from paragraph 3, if Member States provide for appropriate safeguards, for instance by making data anonymous.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7 b (new)
Article 7b Special provisions for personal data from other Member States 1. In addition to the general principles of data processing, the arrangements below, as set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 of this Article, shall be applicable to personal data transmitted or made available by the competent authorities of another Member State. 2. Personal data may be forwarded to private parties only if (a) the competent authority of the Member State from which the data were obtained has consented to transmission in compliance with its national law; (b) no legitimate specific interests of the data subject prevent transmission; and (c) transfer is essential in particular cases for the competent authority transmitting the data to a private party for: (i) the performance of a task lawfully assigned to it; (ii) the prevention, investigation, detection, or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties; (iii) the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security; or (iv) the prevention of serious harm to the rights of individuals. The competent authority transmitting the data to a private party shall inform the latter of the purposes for which the data may exclusively be used. 3. Personal data may be further processed under the provisions of Article 7(3) only for the following purposes other than those for which they were transmitted or made available: (a) the prevention, investigation, detection, or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties other than those for which they were transmitted or made available; (b) other judicial and administrative proceedings directly related to the prevention, investigation, detection, or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties; (c) the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security; or (d) any other purpose only with the prior consent of the transmitting Member State or with the consent of the data subject, given in accordance with national law. This exemption shall be without prejudice to Article 7(4). 4. Where, under the law of the transmitting Member State, specific processing restrictions apply in specific circumstances to data exchanges between competent authorities within that Member State, the transmitting authority shall inform the recipient of such restrictions. The recipient shall ensure that these processing restrictions are observed.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 c (new)
Article 7 c (new)
Article 7c Establishment of time limits for erasure and review Appropriate time limits shall be established for the erasure of personal data or for a periodic review of the need for the storage of the data. Procedural measures shall ensure that these time limits are observed.
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prohibit tThe processing of personal data revealing raceial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religionus or philosophical beliefs, or trade-union membership, of genetic data or of data concerning health or sex life. shall be permitted only if
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the processing is absolutely necessary and authorised by a law providing appropriate safeguards; or
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another person; orrelates to data which are manifestly made public by the data subject.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that measures which produce an adverse legal effect for the data subject or significantly affect them and which are based solely on automated processing of personal data intended to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to the data subject shall be prohibiermitted uonlessy if authorised by a law which also lays down measures to safeguard the data subject’s legitimate interests.
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that the controller takes allppropriate and reasonable steps to have transparent and easily accessible policies with regard to the processing of personal data and for the exercise of the data subjects’ rights.
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide that any information and any communication relating to the processing of personal data are to be provided by the controller to the data subject in ans intelligible a form as possible, using clear and plain language.
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11a Information to the data subject 1. Member States shall ensure that the data subject is informed regarding the collection or processing of personal data by the controller, in accordance with national law. 2. Where personal data have been transmitted or made available between Member States, each Member State may, in accordance with its national law as referred to in paragraph 1, request the other Member State not to inform the data subject. In that event the latter Member State shall refrain from informing the data subject without the prior consent of the other Member State.
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States may adopt legislative measures restricting, wholly or partly, depending on the individual case, the data subject’s right of access to the extent that such partial or complete restriction constitutes a necessary and proportionate measure in a democratic society with due regard for the legitimate interests of the person concerned:
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to avoid prejudicing the prevention, of risks, the detection, investigation and prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties;
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to protect the data subject or the rights and freedoms of others.
Amendment 427 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 437 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for the right of the data subject to request, in particular in cases referred towithin the bounds of what is set out in Articles 12 and 13, that the supervisory authority checks the lawfulness of the processing.
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide that the controller informs the data subject, at the request of the latter, of the right to request the intervention of the supervisory authority pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 442 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for the right of the data subject to obtain from the controller the rectification of personal data relating to them which are inaccurate. The data subject shall have the right to obtain completion of incomplete personal data, in particular by way of a corrective statement.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide that the controller informslay down whether the data subject may assert this right directly against the controller or through the intermediary of the competent national supervisory authority. 3. If the data subject asserts their rights directly against the controller and the latter refuses the rectification or completion, the controller must inform the data subject in writing on anythe refusal of rectification, on the reasons for the refusal and on the possibilities of lodging a complaint to the supervisory authority and seeking a judicial remedy.
Amendment 451 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for the right of the data subject to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data relating to them where the processing does not comply with the provisions adopted pursuant to Articles 4 (a) to (e), 6, 7 and 8 of this Directive.
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The controller shall carry out the erasure without delaMember States shall lay down whether the data subject may assert this right directly against the controller or through the intermediary of the competent national supervisory authority. If the data subject asserts their rights directly against the controller and the latter refuses the rectification or completion, the controller must inform the data subject in writing on the refusal of rectification, on the reasons for the refusal and on the possibilities of lodging a complaint to the supervisory authority and seeking a judicial remedy.
Amendment 455 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Instead of erasure, the controller shall mark thf the provisions of this Directive state that personal data should be personal dataased, blocking shall be sufficient where:
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) erasure would affect the data subject’s legitimate interests or the data subject opposes their erasure and requests the restriction of their use instead.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) obligations to document or keep data laid down by law are a barrier to erasure; in this case the data shall be handled in accordance with the obligations to document or keep data laid down by law;
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) they are stored only for the purpose of data conservation or monitoring of data protection;
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) erasure is possible only by means of a disproportionate technical effort, for example as a result of a special storage method.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Blocked data may be used only for the purpose for which erasure was not carried out. They may also be used if they are essential to discharge the burden of proof.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 479 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Member States may provide that the rights of information, access, rectification, erasure and restriction of processing referred to in Articles 11 to 16 are carried out in accordance with national rules on judicial proceedingsblocking provided for in Articles 11 to 16 are in harmony with national procedural law where the personal data are contained in a judicial decision or record processed in the course of criminal investigations and proceedingswhich is bound to the taking of a court decision.
Amendment 482 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 491 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that where a processing operation is carried out on behalf of a controller, the controller must choose a processor providing sufficient guarantees (a) to implement appropriathe technical and organisational measures and procedures in such a wayset out in Article 27(1); (b) that the processing will also in other respects meet the requirements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject. ; and (c) that the data subject will follow the instructions of the controller.
Amendment 499 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide that tThe carrying out of processing by a processor must be governed by a legal act binding the processor to the controller and stipulating in particular that the processor shall act only on instructions from the controller, in particular, where the transfer of the personal data used is prohibitedor a written agreement stipulating that the processor shall act only on instructions from the controller.
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. If a processor processes personal data other than aswithout or in contravention of an instructed byion from the controller, the processor shall be considered to be a controller in respect of and in the absence of an appropriate legal obligation, the processor shall be liable for thate processing and shall be subject to the rules on joint controllers laid down in Article 20s if he or she were a controller.
Amendment 507 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide that the processor and any person acting under the authority of the controller or of the processor, who has access to personal data, may only process them on instructions from the controller or where required by Union or Member State lawthere is a legal obligation to do so.
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23a Documentation 1. All transmissions of personal data are to be logged or documented for the purposes of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security. 2. The logs and documents so produced must be made available to the supervisory authority upon request. The supervisory authority shall use this information only for the purpose of checking the lawfulness of the data processing and ensuring proper data integrity and security.
Amendment 521 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24
Article 24
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that tThe controller and the processor shall co- operatework, on request, with the supervisory authority in the performance of its duties, ion particular by providing all information necessary for the supervisory authority to perform its dutiesthe basis of Section 2 of Chapter VI of this Directive.
Amendment 532 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 545 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that the controller and the processor implements appropriate technical and organisationalimplements technical and organisational measures to prevent: (a) the unintentional or unlawful destruction, (b) accidental loss, (c) unauthorised alteration, (d) unauthorised disclosure or access, in particular where the processing involves transmission over a network or making available by granting direct automated access, and (e) all other unlawful forms of processing of personal data. These measures musto ensure a level of security appropriate to the risks represented by the processing and the nature of the data to be protected, having regard to the state of the art and the cost of their implementation.
Amendment 549 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In respect of automated data processing, each Member State shall provide that the controller or processor, following an evaluation of the risks, implements measures designedtake suitable measures to:
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) ensure that the functions of the system perform, that the appearance of faults in the functions is reported (reliability) and that stored personal data cannot be corruptfalsified by means of a malfunctioning of the system (integrity).
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The CommissionMember States may adopt, where necessary, implementing actprovisions for specifying the requirements laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 to various situations, notably encryption standards. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 57(2).
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Amendment 559 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Prior consultation Member States shall ensure that the competent national supervisory authorities are consulted prior to the processing of personal data which will form part of a new filing system to be created where: (a) special categories of data under Article 8 are to be processed, or (b) the type of processing, in particular using new technologies, mechanisms or procedures, holds otherwise specific risks for the fundamental rights and freedoms, and in particular the privacy, of the data subject.
Amendment 561 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29
Article 29
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The data protection officer shall not be penalised for performing his tasks. The data protection officer may not be dismissed while he is employed in that capacity or in the course of the next year thereafter unless facts emerge which provide sufficiently important grounds for the controller to dismiss him.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the transfer is necessary for the prevention, of risk, the investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties; and
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the conditions laid down in this Chapter are complied with by the controller and processor.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that a transfer of personal data to a third country or an international organisation may take place where the Commission has decided in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …./2012 or in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article that the third country or a territory or a processing sector within that third country, or the international organisation in question ensures an adequate level of protection. Such transfer shall not require any further authorisation. International treaties and agreements between the EU or one of its Member States and a third country or international organisation shall be deemed to be evidence for an appropriate level of protection within the meaning of this article.
Amendment 593 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where no decision adopted in accordance with Article 41 of Regulation (EU) …./2012 exists, the Commission shall assess the adequacy of the level of protection, giving consideration to all the circumstances generally surrounding data transfers or categories of data transfer which can be assessed without reference to specific transfer operations. The assessment shall give particular consideration to the following elements:
Amendment 595 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may decide, within the scope of this Directive, that ashall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 56 to supplement the list in Annex [x] of third country or aies, territoryies or a processing sectors within that third country or anies or international organisations which ensures an adequate level of protection within the meaning of paragraph 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance wiWhen determining the level of protection, the Commission must consider whether the relevant legislation, both general and sectoral, in force in the the examination procedure referred toird country or international organisation, guarantees effective and enforceable rights including effective administrative and judicial redress for data subjects, in Aparticle 57(2)ular for those data subjects whose personal data are being transferred.
Amendment 596 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 4
Article 34 – paragraph 4
4. The implementing act shall specify its geographical and sectoral application, and, where applicable, identify the supervisory authority mentioned in point (b) ofAccording to Article 340(2) TFEU and settled case-law of the Court of Justice, the Union shall, in accordance with the general principles common to the laws of the Member States, make good any damage caused by its institutions in the performance of their duties, including any damage due to wrongful use of personal data following an incorrect determination under paragraphs 2 and 3.
Amendment 597 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 5
Article 34 – paragraph 5
Amendment 598 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 6
Article 34 – paragraph 6
Amendment 599 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 8
Article 34 – paragraph 8
Amendment 600 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 611 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35 a (new)
Article 35a Transfers by way of appropriate safeguards 1. Where the Commission has taken no decision pursuant to Article 34, a transfer of personal data to a recipient in a third country or an international organisation may take place where: (a) appropriate safeguards with respect to the protection of personal data have been adduced in a legally binding instrument; (b) the controller or processor has assessed all the circumstances generally surrounding the transfer of personal data (Article 34(2)) and concludes that appropriate safeguards exist with respect to the protection of personal data, or (c) a specific transfer of personal data may take place (Article 36) despite the Commission having concluded that an adequate level of data protection does not exist.
Amendment 612 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 b (new)
Article 35 b (new)
Article 35b Transfer of personal data originating in other Member States 1. Member States shall provide that, further to the above conditions, any transfer by competent authorities of personal data transmitted or provided by the responsible authorities of another Member State, including further onward transfer to a third country or international organisation, may take place only if: (a) the recipient in the third country or the receiving international body is responsible for the prevention of risk or the investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties; (b) the Member State from which the data were transferred has given its consent to transfer in compliance with its national law, and (c) in cases covered by paragraph 3 of Article 34(a) and Article 35(b) and (c), the Member State from which the data were transferred also considers that, in compliance with its national law, appropriate safeguards exist in respect of the protection of the data transferred. 2. Onward transfer without prior consent in accordance with paragraph 1(b) shall be permitted only if transfer of the data is essential for the prevention of an immediate and serious threat to public security of a Member State or a third State or to essential interests of a Member State and the prior consent cannot be obtained in good time. The authority responsible for giving consent shall be informed without delay. 3. By way of derogation from point (c) of paragraph 1, onward transfer of personal data may take place if the national law of the Member State transferring the data so provides on the grounds of: (a) the compelling and legitimate interests of the data subject; or (b) compelling and legitimate interests, in particular important public interests. 4. Personal data may be forwarded to private parties only under the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of Article 7(a).
Amendment 613 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36 a (new)
Article 36a Derogations in the case of specific data transfers after weighing the competing interests involved 1. Where the Commission concludes pursuant to Article 34(5) that an adequate level of protection does not exist, personal data may not be transferred to the third country or a territory or a processing sector within that third country, or the international organisation in question, if, in the case in question, the legitimate interests of the data subject in preventing any such transfer outweigh the public interest in transferring such data . 2.The adequacy of the level of protection in place in the case in question shall be one of the factors taken into account when the merits of the competing interests involved are compared. The assessment of the adequacy of the level of protection in the case in question shall give particular consideration to the circumstances surrounding the proposed data transfer, including in particular: (a) the nature of the data that are to be transferred, (b) the purpose(s) served by transferring it, and (c) the duration of the proposed processing operation in the third country. 3. By way of derogation from Articles 1 and 35, Member States may provide that a transfer of personal data to a third country or an international organisation may take place only on condition that: (a) the transfer is necessary to safeguard the vital and legitimate interests of the data subject or of another person, particularly in terms of their physical safety and well-being; (b) the transfer is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests of the data subject where the law of the Member State transferring the personal data so provides; or (c) the transfer is necessary in individual cases for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties; or (d) the transfer is necessary in individual cases for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims relating to the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of a specific criminal offence or the execution of a specific criminal penalty. 4. In individual cases an adequate standard of protection may exist if the third country or a territory, a processing sector or an interstate or supranational body within that third country, or the international organisation, guarantees that the transferred data will receive an adequate level of protection.
Amendment 625 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide that the controller informs the recipient of the personal data of any processing restrictions and takes all reasonable steps to ensure that these restrictions are met. The first sentence shall also apply to any processing restrictions with which the controller must comply pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 7(a).
Amendment 627 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall, within the scope of this directive, take appropriate steps to advance the relationship with third countries or with international organisations, and in particular their supervisory authorities, where the Commission has decided that they ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 34(3). In so doing the Commission shall have due regard to the competences of the Member States and the legal or practical measures taken in connection with the exercise of those competences.
Amendment 632 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 41 – paragraph 5
Article 41 – paragraph 5
5. Where the term of office expires or the member resigns, the member shall, on request, continue to exercise their duties until a new member is appointed.
Amendment 633 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide that each supervisory authority exercises, on the territory of its own Member State, a least the powers conferred on it in accordance with this Directive.
Amendment 635 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) monitors and ensures the application of at least the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and its implementing measures;
Amendment 636 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) hears complaints lodged by any data subject, or by an association representing and duly mandated by that data subject in accordance with Article 50, investigates, to the extent appropriate, the matter and informs the data subject or the association of the progress and the outcome of the complaint within a reasonable period, in particular where further investigation or coordination with another supervisory authority is necessary;
Amendment 637 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) conducts investigations either on its own initiative or on the basis of a complaint, or on request of another supervisory authority, and informs the data subject concerned, if the data subject has addressed a complaint, of the outcome of the investigations within a reasonable period; the supervisory authority may also conduct such investigations on its own initiative, within the limits of national legislation;
Amendment 638 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ismay be consulted by Member State institutions and bodies on legislative and administrative measures relating to the protection of individuals' rights and freedoms with regard to the processing of personal data;
Amendment 639 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
2. Each supervisory authority shall promote within the limits of the tasks and powers conferred on it and the constraints of national law, the awareness of the public on risks, rules, safeguards and rights in relation to the processing of personal data. Activities addressed specifically to children shall receive specific attention. Activities addressed specifically to children shall receive specific attention.
Amendment 647 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the power to engage in legal proceedings where the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive have been infringed or to bring this infringement to the attention of the judicial authorities. Decisions by the supervisory authority which give rise to complaints may be appealed against through the courts.
Amendment 650 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide that each supervisory authority draws up an annual report on its activities. The report shall be made available to the Commission and the European Data Protection Bo at regular intervals of not more than three yeards.
Amendment 654 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Amendment 657 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to any available administrative remedy, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, Member States shall provide for the right of every natural person to a judicial remedy if they consider that that their rights laid down in provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive have been infringed as a result of the processing of their personal data in non-compliance with these provisions.
Amendment 658 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 1
Amendment 660 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Amendment 662 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a competent authority of a Member State has transmitted personal data, the recipient cannot, in the context of its liability vis-à-vis the injured party in accordance with national law, cite in its defence that the data transmitted were inaccurate. If the recipient pays compensation for damage caused by the use of incorrectly transmitted data, the transmitting competent authority shall refund to the recipient the amount paid in damages, taking into account any fault that may lie with the recipient.
Amendment 663 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties, applicable to infringements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 664 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 2
Article 56 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Article 28(534(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 665 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 3
Article 56 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 28(534(3) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 666 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 56 – paragraph 5
Article 56 – paragraph 5
5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 28(534(3) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 667 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 2
Amendment 668 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 60
Article 60
1. International agreements concluded by Member States prior to the entry force of this Directive shall be amended, where necessary, within five years afterbrought into line with this Directive, since, within ten years after the entry into force of this Directive, they are in any case subject to special controls. 2a. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the provisions of Article 36a shall apply by analogy, in the event of a negative adequacy decision, to international agreements concluded before the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 671 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Amendment 673 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 (new)
Annex 1 (new)
Annex 1 List of third countries, territories or processing sectors within third countries or international organisations which ensure an adequate level of protection within the meaning of Article 34(2)