Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/254 of 12 February 2016 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data (VRD) in Latvia

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ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT : the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion. BACKGROUND: with regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, the supply of personal data provided for under that Decision may not take place until the general provisions on data protection set out in that Decision have been implemented in the national law of the territories of the Member States involved in such supply. Council Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that the verification that the condition has been met with respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Decision 2008/615/JHA is to be done on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire, an evaluation visit and a pilot run. Latvia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) exchange. It carried out a successful pilot run with the Netherlands. An evaluation visit has taken place in Latvia. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Latvia. The committee recommended that Parliament approved the Council draft . To recall, the draft Council Implementing decision aims to authorise Latvia to receive and supply personal data in accordance with to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA from the date of entry into force of the Decision with respect to automated data exchange regarding Vehicle Registration Data. The European Parliament adopted by 590 votes to 35, with 74 abstentions, in the framework of the consultation procedure, a legislative resolution on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to Vehicle Registration Data (VRD) in Latvia. NON-LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/254 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data (VRD) in Latvia. CONTENT: the Council implementing decision authorises Latvia to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Decision 2008/615/JHA from 24 February 2016 with respect to automated data exchange regarding Vehicle Registration Data. According to Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, the supply of personal data provided for under that Decision may not take place until the general provisions on data protection set out in that Decision have been implemented in the national law of the territories of the Member States involved in such supply. On the basis of: (i) an overall evaluation report , summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning VRD exchange; (ii) an evaluation that took place in Latvia and (iii) a successful pilot run carried out by Latvia with the Netherlands, the Council concluded that Latvia had fully implemented the general provisions on data protection set out in Chapter 6 of…

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