On Thursday 12 June, the European Commission proposed signing and concluding two bilateral agreements to transfer passenger name record (PNR) data with Norway and Iceland, it said in a press release.
“These agreements, once in force, will allow Norway and Iceland to receive passenger information from air carriers operating between these countries and the EU Member States. This will strengthen law enforcement cooperation between the EU, Norway and Iceland, and step up the joint fight against terrorism and serious and organised crime, including trafficking in drugs, firearms and human beings. At the same time, the proposed agreements set high standards for security, privacy and data protection”.
The proposals will be forwarded to the EU Council and the European Parliament. “Following the signature of the agreements, the European Parliament and the Council will need to give their consent, as well as Norway and Iceland through their national procedures”.
The European Union has already signed agreements allowing European carriers to transfer PNR data to the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada. The Commission generally recommends data retention periods of up to five years in these PNR agreements.
See the proposed ‘PNR’ agreement with Iceland: https://aeur.eu/f/has ; and the proposed ‘PNR’ agreement with Norway: https://aeur.eu/f/hat (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)