Changes from report parliamentary committee draft to plenary report

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

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on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2009/917/JHA, as regards its alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data

(COM(2023)0244 – C90170/2023 – 2023/0143(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2023)0244),

– having regard to Article 294(2) and Article 16(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C90170/2023),

– having regard to Article 294(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,

Changed– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A90000/2023),(A9-0361/2023),

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1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

3. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

Recital 2: (2) Council Decision 2009/917/JHA10 on the use of information technology for customs purposes establishes the Customs Information System (CIS) to assist in preventing, investigating and prosecuting serious contraventions of national laws by making information available more rapidly and increase the effectiveness of the customs administrations. In order to ensure a consistent approach to the protection of personal data in the Union, that Decision should be amended to align it with Directive (EU) 2016/680. In particular, the personal data protection rules should respect the principle of purpose limitation, be limited to specified categories of data subjects and categories of personal data, respect data security requirements, include additional protection for special categories of personal data and respect the conditions for subsequent processing. Moreover, provision should be made for the coordinated supervision model as introduced by Article 62 of Regulation (EU) 2018/172511 .

Change 1

ChangedRecital 5: (5) To ensure the optimal preservation of the data while reducing the administrative burden for the competent authorities, the procedure governing the retention of personal data in the CIS should be simplified by removing the obligation to review data annually and by setting as a general rule a maximum retention period of three years which can be increased, subject to justification, by an additional period of two years. That retention period is necessary and proportionate in view of the typical length of criminal proceedings and the need for the data for the conduct of joint customs operations and of investigations.

Change 2

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Change 3

ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2, Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2: (2) Point 2 ofIn Article 2 point (2) is replaced by the following: / 2.‘2. “personal data” means personal data as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2016/680.2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a;’; / 1a Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 89).

Change 4

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3, Article 3 – paragraph 2: In relation to the processing of personal data in the Customs Information System, the Commission shall be considered the processor, within the meaning of point (12) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, acting, in accordance with Article 29 of that Regulation, on behalf of the national authorities designated by each Member State, which shall be considered the controllers of the personal data.

Change 5

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5, Article 5 – paragraph 2: 2. For the purpose of the actions referred to in paragraph 1, personal data in any of the categories referred to in Article 3(1) may be entered into the Customs Information System only if there are reasonable and objective grounds, in particular on the basis of prior illegal activities, to suggest that the person concerned has committed, is in the act of committing or will commit criminal offences under national laws.

Change 6

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Change 7

ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – introductory part,6, Article 7 – paragraph 3: (6) Paragraph 3 ofIn Article 7 paragraph 3 is deleted.deleted; / (deleted) / (deleted) / (deleted)

Change 8

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7, Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1: Member States, Europol and Eurojust may process personal data obtained from the Customs Information System only in order to achieve the aim stated in Article 1(2), in accordance with the applicable rules of Union law on the protection of personal data.

Change 9

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Change 10

ChangedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new), Article 8 – paragraph 2: (7a) Paragraph 2 ofIn Article 8 paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: / “2.‘2. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article, and Articles 11 and 12, data obtained from the Customs Information System shall only be used by national authorities in each Member State designated by the Member State in question, which are competent, in accordance with the laws, regulations and procedures of that Member State, to act in order to achieve the aim stated in Article 1(2).”1(2).’;

Change 11

RemovedRemoving a reference to Art 7(3) as a consequence of our deletion of that paragraph.

AddedDecision 2009/917/JHA

RemovedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a: (a) transmitted to, and further processed by, national authorities other than those designated under paragraph 2, in accordance with the applicable rules of Union law on the protection of personal data; or

Change 12

ChangedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8, Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b: (b) transferred to, and further processed by, the competent authorities of third countries and international or regional organisations, in accordance with Chapter V of Directive (EU) 2016/680 and, where relevant, with Chapters V and IX of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

Change 13

RemovedArt 94 in Chaper IX has specific rules for transfer of operational personal data to third countries and should be added as a reference here for completeness.

AddedDecision 2009/917/JHA

RemovedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 14: Personal data entered into the Customs Information System shall be kept only for the time necessary to achieve the aim stated in Article 1(2). The need for their retention shall, as a general rule, be reviewed at least once every three years. However, exceptionally, that data may be kept for an additional period of at most two years, where and insofar as strictly necessary in order to achieve that aim in an individual case.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9, Article 14: Article 14 / Personal data entered into the Customs Information System shall be kept only for the time necessary to achieve the aim stated in Article 1(2). The need for their retention shall be reviewed at least once every three years. However, exceptionally, that data may be kept for an additional period of at most two years, where and insofar as strictly necessary in order to achieve that aim in an individual case.

AddedDecision 2009/917/JHA

RemovedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 20: Directive (EU) 2016/680 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 shall apply to the processing of personal data under this Decision.

Change 14

RemovedAdding a reference to EUDPR for completeness, given that some processing operations are performed by EUI.

AddedDecision 2009/917/JHA

RemovedCouncil Decision 2009/917/JHA

AddedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 26: 1. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring the processing of personal data under this Regulation by the Commission and for ensuring that it is carried out in accordance with this Regulation. The tasks and powers referred to in Articles 57 and 58 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 shall apply accordingly. / 2. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall carry out an audit of the processing of personal data by the Commission under this Regulation in accordance with international auditing standards at least every three years. A report on that audit shall be sent to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the Commission and to the national supervisory authorities. / 3. The European Data Protection Supervisor and the national supervisory authorities, each acting within the scope of their respective competences, shall cooperate actively within the framework of their responsibilities to ensure coordinated supervision in accordance with Article 62 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

RemovedArticle 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 26: Article 26 / '1. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall be responsible for monitoring the processing of personal data under this Regulation by the Commission and for ensuring that it is carried out in accordance with this Regulation. The tasks and powers referred to in Articles 57 and 58 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 shall apply accordingly. / 2. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall carry out an audit of the processing of personal data by the Commission under this Regulation in accordance with international auditing standards at least every three years. A report on that audit shall be sent to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the Commission and to the national supervisory authorities. / 3. The national supervisory authorities of the Member States and the European Data Protection Supervisor, each acting within the scope of their respective competences, shall actively cooperate within the framework of their responsibilities and shall ensure coordinated supervision in accordance with Article 62 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.’