Surveillance

Commentaires du CEPD sur la recommandation de la Commission et l’évaluation d’impact qui l’accompagne concernant la mise en œuvre du système d’appel d’urgence paneuropéen harmonisé embarqué à bord des véhicules (appels «eCall»)

The EDPS has provided comments in relation to the Commission's intention to establish a European regulatory framework on eCall. One of its major components will consist in putting forward a proposal for a Regulation providing for the mandatory introduction of the in-vehicle part of the eCall service in new type-approved vehicles in Europe.

The EDPS particularly welcomes a harmonised European approach to eCall, which should contribute to setting consistent data protection standards for its deployment and use. However the EDPS underlines that the choice of a mandatory introduction of eCall will have to be properly justified in terms of data protection. Furthermore, appropriate guarantees will need to be set forth in the Regulation which take into account data protection principles, including clarifying the responsibilities of the different operators and adopting rules for the processing of eCall data by all actors of the eCall chain. Given the data protection implications of the envisaged Regulation, the EDPS and the Article 29 Working Party should be duly consulted on the proposal from the Commission for a Regulation on eCall.

Avis sur le règlement d'exécution de la Commission  (UE) n° 404/2011 du 8 avril 2011 fixant les modalités d'application du règlement (CE) n° 1224/2009 du Conseil instituant un régime communautaire de contrôle afin d'assurer le respect des règles de la politique commune de la pêche, OJ C 37/01 , 10.02.2012, p.1

There are different reasons why data protection provisions in the context of this proposal are relevant. First, the proposal foresees the processing of various data, which in certain cases, can be considered as personal data. Moreover, the proposal also foresees transfers of these data and exchanges of information, both between Member States and with the Commission or the Community Fisheries Control Agency. The EDPS also notes that the proposal foresees the use of aggregated data in certain circumstances. All these aspects require respecting the data protection legal framework.

The EDPS welcomes that reference to privacy and data protection is made within the current proposal. However, some amendments are needed in order to provide clear requirements, both for the Member States and for the Commission to address the data protection aspects of the system.

Lettre du 25 octobre 2011 sur la notification d’un contrôle préalable sur le système de vidéosurveillance à l’Agence européenne des produits chimiques (ECHA) (Dossier 2011-0012)

Avis sur la proposition de règlement du Parlement européen et du Conseil modifiant le règlement (CEE) n ° 3821/85 concernant l'appareil de contrôle dans le domaine des transports par route et modifiant le règlement (CE) n ° 561/2006 du Parlement européen et le Conseil, OJ C 37/02  , 10.02.2012, p.6