Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Greece

The European Parliament adopted by 546 votes to 33, with 9 abstentions, following the consultation procedure, a legislative resolution on the draft Council implementing decision on the introduction of automated vehicle registration data in Greece.

Parliament approved the Council draft, which aims to authorise Greece to receive and supply personal data for the purpose of automated consultation of vehicle registration data in accordance with decision 2008/615/JHA.

The supply of personal data provided for in Decision 2008/615/JHA 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.

Council Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that the verification to establish that the condition for the automated exchange of data has been met is to be carried out on the basis of an evaluation report based on (i) a questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Party on each of the automated data exchanges, (ii) an evaluation visit and (iii) a pilot test.

A general evaluation report was presented to the Council. Having taken note of the agreement of all Member States bound by Decision 2008/615/JHA, the Council concluded on 9 December 2021 that Greece had fully implemented the general data protection provisions of Decision 2008/615/JHA.