65 Amendments of Auke ZIJLSTRA related to 2017/0144(COD)
Amendment 47 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set outRejects the Commission proposal;
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union has set itself the objective of offering itsthe citizens of Member States an area of freedom, security and justice without internal frontiers, in which the free movement of persons is ensured, in conjunction with appbut in practice has created disunity and dissatisfaction in many Member States and enabled free movement of illegal immigration with followed Islamic terropriate measures to prevent and combat crimest attacks trying to destruct our society, democracy and destroying our national cultural identities, establishing an EU that is more divided than ever.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) This objective requiresuggests that information on convictions of third country nationals and stateless persons handed down in the Member States be taken into account outside the convicting Member State, both in the course of new criminal proceedings, as laid down in Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA19, as well as in order to prevent new offences. _________________ 19 Council Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European Union in the course of new criminal proceedings (OJ L220, 15.8.2008, p. 32) as well as in order to prevent new offences.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This objective presupposesuggests the exchange of information extracted from criminal records between the competent authorities of the Member States. Such an exchange of information is organised and facilitated by the rules set out in Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA20 and by the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) which has been established by Council Decision 2009/316/JHA21. _________________ 20 Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between Member States (OJ L 93, 7.4.2009, p. 23). 21 Council Decision 2009/316/JHA of 6 April 2009 on the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA (OJ L 93, 7.4.2009, p. 33).
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The ECRIS legal framework, however, does not sufficiently cover the particularities of requests concerning third country nationals. Although it is now possible to exchange information on third country nationals through ECRIS, there is no procedure or mechanism in place to do so efficientlythat could take place that has proved to be efficient and cost-effective.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Such 'blanket requests' impose an administrative burden on all Member States, including those not holding information on that third country national. In practice, this burden detercauses Member States from requesting informatto contribute to an approximate waste of EUR 78 million onf third country nationals, and leads to Member States limiting the criminal record information to information stored in their national registeraxpayers' money and therefore deters Member States from requesting information on third country nationals in order to prevent further wastefulness.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA) established by Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 to identify the Member State(s) holding information on previous convictions of third country nationals (ʻECRIS-TCN system’) should not be entrusted with the task of developing and operating another new inefficient centralised ECRIS-TCN system, given its lack of experience with managing other large scale systems in the area of justice and home affairs. IMoreover, its mandate should be amended to reflect these new taskrejected as it is the exclusive right of any nation state to ensure, manage and control their own justice system and national security, including their national security systems. _________________ 22 Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (OJ L 286 1.11.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The ECRIS-TCN system shouldmay contain only the identity information of third country nationals convicted by any criminal court within the Unionand any other identity information that the Member State finds important to fill the system with by own initiative to track criminals or Islamic terrorists. Such identity information shouldmay include alphanumeric data, biometric data such as fingerprint data in accordance with Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA, and facial images in as far as they are recorded in the national criminal records databases of the Member States.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Member States shouldare free to decide whether they desire to create records or not in the ECRIS-TCN system regarding convicted third country nationals as soon as possible after their conviction was entered into the national criminal record.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Member States should alsare free to decide whether they desire to create records in the ECRIS-TCN system regarding third country nationals convicted prior to the entry into force of the Regulation in order to ensure the maximum effectiveness of the system. However, for this purpose Member States should not be obliged to collect information which was not already entered into their criminal records prior to the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Improving the circulation of information on convictions should assist Member States in their implementation of Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA, which obliges the Member States to take account of previous convictionmay assist Member States in the course of new criminal proceedings.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Member States should be obligedare free to decide if they want to make use of the ECRIS-TCN system in all cases where they receive a request for information on previous convictions of third country nationals in accordance with national law, and follow up on any hits with the Member States identified through the ECRIS system. This obligation should not be limited only to requests in connection with criminal investigations.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Notwithstanding the possibility of using the Union’s financial programmes in accordance with the applicable rules, each non-obligatory participating Member State should bear its own costs arising from the implementation, administration, use and maintenance of its criminal records database and national fingerprint databases, and from the implementation, administration, use and maintenance of the technical alterations necessary to be able to use the ECRIS- TCN system, including their connections to the national central access point and therefore should be well considered before deciding to partake in the cooperation with ECRIS-TCN.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Since tThe objective of this Regulation, namely to enable the rapid and efficient exchange of criminal record information on third country nationals, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, but can rather, by reason of the necessary synergy and interoperability, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objec by own initiative.
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Since the United Kingdom notified on 29 March 2017 its intention to leave the Union, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties will cease to apply to the United Kingdom from the date of the entry into force of the withdrawal agreement or, failing that, two years after the notification, unless the European Council, in agreement with the United Kingdom, decides to extend that period. As a consequence, and without prejudice to any provisions of the withdrawal agreement, this above- mentioned description of the participation of the UK in proposal only applies until the United Kingdom ceases to be a Member Stateshould therefore not be required unless the UK prefers to partake until it ceases to be part of the Union.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) establishes ano new system to identify the Member State(s) holding information on previous convictions of third country nationals (’ECRIS-TCN system’);
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) lays down the conditions under which the ECRIS-TCN system shallmay be used by competent authorities in order to obtain information on such previous convictions through the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) established by Decision 2009/316/JHA.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'central national authority' means the national authority(ies) designated in accordance with Article 3(1) of Framework Decision 2009/315/JHAby the Member States willing to participate;
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point p
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Interface Software shall be integrated with the ECRIS reference implementation. The Member States shallmay voluntarily use the ECRIS reference implementation to query the ECRIS-TCN system, as well as to send subsequent requests for criminal records information.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Chapter 2 – title
Entry and use of data by central national authorities
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The convicting Member State shallmay create the data record as soon as possible after the conviction was entered into the national criminal records register.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The convicting Member States shallmay create data records also for convictions handed down prior to [date of entry into force of this Regulation] to the extent that such data are stored in its national criminal records or national fingerprints database.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Facial images as referred to in Article 5(2) shallmay be used only to confirm the identity of a third country national who has been identified as a result of an alphanumeric search or a search using fingerprints.
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. As soon as this becomes technically possible, facial images may also be used to identify a third country national on the basis of this biometric identifier. Before this functionality is implemented in the ECRIS-TCN system, the Commission shall present a report on the availability and readiness of the required technology, on which the European Parliament shall be consulted.
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. When criminal records information on a third country national is requested in a Member State for the purposes of criminal proceedings against that third country national or for any purposes other than that of criminal proceedings in accordance with its national law, the central national authority of that Member State shallis free to decide if they use the ECRIS- TCN system to identify the Member State(s) holding criminal record information on that third county national in order to obtain information on previous convictions through ECRIS.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The competentNational authorities may query the ECRIS-TCN system using the data referred to in Article 5(1).
Amendment 177 #
4. The competentNational authorities may also query the ECRIS-TCN system using the facial images referred to in Article 5(2), provided that such functionality has been implemented in accordance with Article 6(2).
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Upon expiry of the retention period referred to in paragraph 1, the central national authority of the convicting Member State shallmay erase the individual data record without delay from the Central System, and in any event no later than one month after the expiry of that retention periodhen they find this necessary from the System.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Any subsequent amendment in the national criminal records of the information which led to the creation of a data record in accordance with Article 5 shallmay entail identical amendment of the information stored in that data record in the Central System by the convicting Member State.
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. If a Member State has reason to believe that the data it has recorded in the Central System are inaccurate or that data were processed in the Central System in contravention of this Regulation, it shallmay check the data concerned and, if necessary, amend them or delete them from the Central System without delay.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. If a Member State other than the Member State which entered the data has reason to believe that data recorded in the Central System are inaccurate or that data was processed in the Central System in contravention of this Regulation, it shallmay contact the central authority of the convicting Member State without delay. The convicting Member State shall check the accuracy of the data and the lawfulness of its processing within one month.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. eu-LISA shall bMember States have the fresponsible for thedom to decide on possible development and operational management of the ECRIS- TCN system. The development shall consist of the elaboration and implementation of the technical specifications, testing and overall project coordination.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. eu-LISA shall also bMember States have the freedom to decide on whether to take responsibleility for the further development and maintenance of the ECRIS reference implementation, to outsource or to not partake at all.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 223 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Amendment 234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 12
Article 11 – paragraph 12
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 15
Article 11 – paragraph 15
Amendment 266 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 292 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 294 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3