Protection of personal data contained in the passenger name records (PNRs) transferred to the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

The European Parliament adopted the resolution, by 229 votes for, 202 against and 19 abstentions, drawn up by Johanna BOOGERD-QUAAK (ELDR, NL) on the draft Commission decision noting the adequate level of protection provided for personal data contained in the Passenger Name Records (PNR) transferred to the United States. (Please refer to the document dated 17/03/04). It should also be noted that the Parliament reserves the right to appeal to the Court of Justice should the draft decision be adopted by the Commission. It reminds the Commission of the requirement for cooperation between institutions which is laid down in Article 10 of the Treaty and calls upon it not to take, during the election period, any decision such as the one with which this resolution is concerned.�