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Transfers of data

The transfer of personal data outside of the EU is only allowed under certain conditions as set out in Directive 95/46/EC and also in the General Data Protection Regulation which will be fully applicable as of May 2018. If a country is deemed by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection, it will be subject to the same rules as an EU Member State, which means that the recipient of the data in that state will not be obliged to take specific measures to allow for the transfer. Transferring data to a country without an adequacy decision requires appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules. Derogations to this rule can be obtained in very specific cases. The European Data Protection Board, of which the EDPS is a member, will provide the Commission with Opinions on this subject.

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11
Apr
2008
Opinions

Computerised reservation systems

Opinion on the proposal for a Regulation on a code of conduct for computerised reservation systems, OJ C 233, 11.09.2008, p. 1

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COM(2007) 709 final of 15.11.2007
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International Agreements
PNR
Transfers of data
Consumers
Transport
Technologies
2
May
2007
Annual Reports

2006 Annual Report - Time for the EU administration to show data protection compliance

During his third year of activities, the EDPS continued to invest in the establishment of an advanced data protection culture within the EC institutions and bodies. Since 2004, almost 150 prior checks of risky processing systems and 25 opinions on proposals for new legislation have been issued. It is now time for the EDPS to broaden his supervisory activities and start to inspect and measure results.

Full text of the Annual Report:
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Summary:
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Press release:
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Topics
International Agreements
PNR
International Cooperation
Transfers of data
Supervision coordination
Judicial Cooperation
Police Cooperation
Electronic Communications, Information Society
Privacy in the EU Institutions
Transparency
Technologies
Biometrics
15
Jun
2005
Opinions

PNR Canada

Opinion on the Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on the processing of Advance Passenger Information (API) / Passenger Name Record (PNR) data, OJ C 218, 6.9.2005, p. 6

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Topics
International Agreements
PNR
Transfers of data
Adequacy Decision
Police Cooperation
26
Apr
2005
European Conferences

Krakow

Declaration of European Data Protection Conference on the need for an adequate data protection framework in the Third Pillar
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Position Paper of European Data Protection Conference on Law Enforcement & Information Exchange in the EU
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Transfers of data