EU/Australia agreement: processing and transfer of passenger name record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service

The European Parliament adopted by 463 votes to 96, with 11 abstentions, a legislative resolution on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

The resolution states that procedure NLE/2009/0186 has lapsed as a result of the 2008 PNR Agreement between the European Union and Australia having been replaced by the new PNR Agreement.

At the same time, Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Agreement.

It should be noted that prior to the approval of the Agreement, the European Parliament rejected the motion for a resolution tabled on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice on the compatibility with the Treaties of the Agreement.