Print

Marché intérieur

 

Le marché intérieur permet aux personnes, aux produits, aux services et aux capitaux de circuler librement dans l’UE, offrant de nouvelles opportunités aux citoyens, aux travailleurs, aux entreprises et aux consommateurs, tout en créant les emplois et la croissance dont l’Europe a besoin. La mise en pratique de ces libertés fondamentales au moyen de règles, notamment, sur les services de paiement, les applications logicielles pour le partage des informations (telles que le système d’information du marché intérieur IMI) implique le traitement de données à caractère personnel.

Filters

17
Jun
2008

EDPS Opinion on the Commission IMI Decision - Follow-up

Answer to the letter of  the Commission proposing a way forward towards a more complete implementation of the necessary data protection safeguards for the Internal Market Information System ("IMI"), 14 July 2008

Langues disponibles: anglais
Commission letter of 17 June 2008
Langues disponibles: anglais
22
Feb
2008

Système d'information du marché intérieur (IMI)

Avis concernant la décision de la Commission du 12 décembre 2007 relative à la protection des données à caractère personnel dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du Système d'information du marché intérieur (IMI) (2008/49/CE), JO C 270, 25.10.2008, p. 1

This Opinion is part of the broader EDPS efforts to improve the data protection safeguards for this large-scale IT system operated by the European Commission to facilitate information exchanges between competent authorities in Member States in the area of internal market legislation.
 
The EDPS supports the establishment of this electronic system for the exchange of information. Nevertheless, establishment of a centralized electronic system also creates certain risks. These include, most importantly, that more data might be shared and more broadly than strictly necessary for the purposes of efficient cooperation, and that data, including potentially outdated and inaccurate data, might remain in the electronic system longer than is necessary. The security of a database accessible in 27 Member States is also a sensitive issue, as the system is only as safe as the weakest link in the network permits it to be.
 
In the Opinion, the EDPS questions the adequacy of the legal basis chosen for the adoption of the IMI Decision. The EDPS recommends that the Commission replaces the IMI Decision by a legal instrument that fulfils the requirement of legal certainty. As an ultimately most sound solution, the EDPS suggests adopting a separate legal instrument for the IMI-system, at the level of the Council and the European Parliament, similar to the Schengen Information System, Visa Information System and other large-scale IT databases.
 

Additionally, the Opinion provides for a number of suggestions on the provisions regulating the data protection aspects of IMI. These recommendations relate to transparency and proportionality, joint control and allocation of responsibilities, notice to data subjects, rights of access, objection, and rectification, data retention, security measures and joint supervision.

Langues disponibles: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, allemand, Estonian, Greek, anglais, Spanish, français, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
Décision de la Commission, publiée dans le JO L 13, 16.01.2008, p. 18
Langues disponibles: anglais, français
10
Apr
2007

Financement de la politique agricole commune

Avis sur la proposition de règlement du Conseil protant sur la modification du règlement (EC) No 1290/2005 relatif au financement de la politique agricole commune (COM(2007) 122 final), JO C 134, 16.06.2007, p. 1

The aim of the proposal is to fulfil the requirement on the publication of information on beneficiaries of Community funds, as inserted into the Financial Regulation by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1995/2006 of 13 December 2006. To that end, Member States should ensure annual ex-post publication of the beneficiaries and the amount received per beneficiary under European Funds, which form part of the budget of the European Communities.

In the opinion, the EDPS supports the inclusion of the transparency principle and underlines that a proactive approach to the rights of the data subjectsshould be respected. Moreover, the EDPS suggests introducing a specific provision, which would help to comply with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001, as regards the need to inform data subjects about the processing of their personal data by auditing and investigating institutions and bodies.

Langues disponibles: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, allemand, Estonian, Greek, anglais, Spanish, français, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
COM(2007) 122 final du 20.03.2007
Langues disponibles: anglais, français