Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/968 of 6 June 2019 on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in the United Kingdom

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launch of the automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in United Kingdom. ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the Council adopts the act after consulting the European Parliament but without being obliged to follow its opinion. BACKGROUND: Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, confers implementing powers upon the Council with a view to adopting measures necessary to implement that Decision, in particular as regards the receiving and supply of personal data provided for under that Decision. 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. Pursuant to Decision 2008/616/JHA , the United Kingdom replied to a questionnaire on data protection and a questionnaire on DNA data exchange. It conducted a successful pilot test with Austria and Germany. An evaluation visit took place in the United Kingdom and the Austrian, German and French evaluation teams prepared a report on the visit. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted, following a special legislative procedure (consultation of Parliament), the report by Branislav ŠKRIPEK (ECR, SK) on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regards to DNA data in the United Kingdom. The committee recommended that the European Parliament approve the Council's proposal to entitle the United Kingdom, for the purposes of automated searching and comparison of DNA data, to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Decision 2008/615/JHA. The European Parliament adopted by 594 votes to 75, with 2 abstentions, following a special legislative procedure, a legislative resolution on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regards to DNA data in the United Kingdom. The European Parliament approved the Council's proposal to entitle the United Kingdom, for the purposes of automated searching and comparison of DNA data, to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Decision 2008/615/JHA.

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