Summary
The European Parliament has approved a draft decision to automate the exchange of vehicle registration data among nine EU member states to improve cross-border crime prevention. 10 02.06.2017
Other
transport
criminal law
public safety
european union
information technology and data processing
Key points
- The proposal establishes an automated system for exchanging vehicle registration data between specific EU member states.
- The new decision replaces several older legislative decisions to create a more unified and modern framework.
- The participating countries include Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Hungary.
- A primary goal of this data exchange is to strengthen cross-border cooperation in fighting terrorism and crime.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary and replacing Decisions 2010/559/EU, 2011/387/EU, 2011/547/EU, 2012/236/EU, 2012/664/EU, 2012/713/EU, 2013/230/EU, 2013/692/EU and 2014/264/EU
Automatic exchange of data concerning vehicles registered in Finland, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Sweden, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Hungary *
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