Activities of Philippe JUVIN related to 2011/2025(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
Amendments (16)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, though the core principles of the 1995/46/EC Directive remain valid, globalisation and rapid technological developments have brought new challenges in terms of personal data protection as a result of enhanced online activity, including e-commerce, e-health, e- government, the increasing use of social networks, the development of online behavioural advertising, or cloud computing,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the data protection dimension of the internal market to be clarified and enhanced through uniformfull harmonisation of Member States'’ legislation andccording to the highest data protection standards in order to increased legal certainty, with excessive restrictions and further organisational costs being avoided, and administrative burdens reduced, especially for SMEsreduce administrative burden and costs, avoid the risk of "forum shopping" between more or less stringent Member States' national legislation, and ensure a level playing field for all economic operators and data controllers ;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the need for a coherent application, comprehensive and effective enforcement of data protection rules, taking into account the impact of new technologies on individuals' rights, while ensuring free circulation of personal data to facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for awareness-raising and educational activities on data protection to ensure that the rules on consent are implemented in a uniform wacitizens are properly informed about their rights and obligations regarding the use of their personal data, the protection of their privacy, and the tools at their disposal to put an end to any situation undermining their privacy, especially in the online environmentsphere;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to clarify and harmonise rules on free and informed consent, especially in the online environment;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to clarify the rules related to applicable law in the field of personal data protection, as it has become increasingly difficult to determine interested parties' responsibilities given the globalisation of exchanges; underlines that it is necessary to ensure legal certainty for data controllers and avoid loopholes in the protection of personal data provided by Directive 95/46/EC;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a revision and simplification of the current personal data breach notification system with a view to making data processing by all data controllers less cumbersome and expensive, and to put an end to diverging national requirements in this field;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists on the need to promote the use of Privacy Enhancing Technologies and to implement the principle of Privacy by Design to ensure that privacy issues are included in future technological developments;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework for data protection issues related to cloud computing that would apply to all interested parties, including telecom operators and non telecom operators, while ensuring the development of cloud computing;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of self-regulatory initiatives as tools for better enforcement of data protection rules.onsiders that the development and promotion of self-regulatory initiatives can improve the current framework for data protection, though they cannot in any case take the place of legislative measures, especially in terms of enforcement; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage such initiatives;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Supports the creation of an EU certification scheme for websites that comply with EU data protection legislation, modelled on the European Privacy Seal or EuroPriSe (a voluntary trans-European label certifying the compliance of IT-based products or services with EU data protection legislation) that would be applicable throughout all the EU and replace the diversity of existing private certification schemes and labels that are often only locally recognized; considers that this should include a thorough impact assessment prior to its adoption;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Supports the setting-up of common and clear criteria at EU level to carry out audits in the field of privacy and data protection;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current exemptions and derogations provided by Article 9 of Directive 95/46/EC from certain data protection rules for journalistic purposes to safeguard free and independent media in the EU, and for the purpose of artistic or literary expression to support creativity;