MEPs have endorsed a draft agreement on transferring Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from the EU to Canada, and processing this data.
MEPs in the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs have endorsed an EU-Canada agreement on transferring and processing Passenger Name Record data. In Tuesday’s vote, 54 MEPs supported the conclusion of the agreement, while 10 opposed it, and 4 abstained.
PNR data may include, for example, travel dates and itineraries, contact details of passengers, seat numbers, and luggage information. The draft agreement sets out rules for transfers of PNR data to Canada and its processing, prohibits the processing of sensitive data, ensures that individuals can access their data and correct inaccuracies, and outlines data retention periods, among other provisions.
As part of the agreement, Canadian authorities also agree to share “relevant and appropriate analytical information containing PNR data” obtained under the agreement with their EU counterparts (Europol, Eurojust and national authorities).
