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COUNCIL OF
Brussels, 15 November 2011  
THE EUROPEAN UNION
 
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JAI 839 
USA 75 

 
 
DATAPROTECT 131 
RELEX 1194 

 
NOTE 
From: Commission 
To: JHA 
Counsellors/COREPER 
Subject: 
Draft declarations regarding the draft Agreement on the use and transfer of 
Passenger Name Records by air carriers to the United States Department of 
Homeland Security 
 
 
Delegations will find attached two draft declarations proposed by the Commission, regarding 
onward transfer (Annex I) and the composition of the PNR evaluation team (Annex II).  
 
Regarding onward transfer, the Commission also proposes to add the following additional recital: 
 
"Noting the interest of the parties, as well as EU Member States, in exchanging information 
regarding the transfer of PNR as set forth in the relevant article of this Agreement, and further 
noting the EU's interest in having this addressed in the context of the consultation and review 
mechanism set forth in this Agreement;" 
 
 
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ANNEX I 
 
Declaration by the EU on the Agreement on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Records 
by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (“the Agreement”), in 
respect of their obligations under Articles 17 and 23 of the Agreement. 
 
1.  In the context of the joint review and evaluation mechanism set out in Article 23 of the 
Agreement, and without prejudice to other matters that may be raised through this 
mechanism,  the European Union will seek information from the US on the exchange of 
information where appropriate, regarding the transfers of European Union citizens' and 
residents' PNR data to the authorities of third countries as laid down in Article 17 of the 
Agreement; 
 
2.  In the context of the consultation and review mechanism set out in Article 23 of the 
Agreement, the EU will request from the US all appropriate information on the 
implementation of the conditions governing those transfers in accordance with the 
provisions of Article 17; 
 
3.  The EU, in the context of the consultation and review mechanism set out in Article 23 of the 
Agreement, will pay particular attention to the respect of all the safeguards for the 
implementation of the provisions of Article 17(2), so as to be satisfied that third countries 
receiving such data have agreed to afford to the data the privacy protections comparable to 
those provided to PNR by DHS under the Agreement. 
 
 
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ANNEX I 
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ANNEX II 
 
Declaration by the European Commission on the Agreement on the use and transfer of 
Passenger Name Records by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland 
Security (“the Agreement”), in respect of its obligations under Article 23 of the Agreement 
 
 
The European Commission commits to inviting appropriate experts on data protection and law 
enforcement to participate in its joint review team for the purposes of Article 23(2) of the 
Agreement. 
 
 
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ANNEX II 
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