We issue formal comments as part of our role as advisor on all matters relating to the procesing of personal data.
Similar to our Opinions, our Formal Comments are issued in response to a request from the European Commission under Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and address the data protection implications of a legislative proposal or a draft implementing or delegated act. Our Formal comments are usually shorter and more technical, or only address certain aspects of a proposal.
EDPS response to the Commission public consultation on extending the scope of the Visa Information System (VIS) to include data on long stay visas and residence documents
Formal comments of the EDPS on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Citizen’s Initiative
EDPS formal comments in response to the 'Cybersecurity Package' adopted by the Commission
EDPS formal comments in response to the Commission public consultation on lowering the fingerprinting age for children in the visa procedure from 12 to 6 years old
EDPS formal comments on the Draft Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and the Council with regard to “the provision of EU-wide multimodal travel information services”