2 Amendments of Louis GRECH related to 2011/0226(COD)
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In adopting this new Regulation, whilst building on the achievements and successes of the Commission Decision 2008/49/EC of 12 December 2007 concerning the implementation of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) as regards the protection of personal data1 and Commission Recommendation of 26 March 2009 on data protection guidelines for Internal Market Information System (IMI)2 on which the IMI system currently operates, administrative cooperation between Member States should be further defined and clarified with the scope of improving the exchange of information within the internal market . The workings of the IMI system should be analysed in light of recent salient issues which have arisen at Union as well as at global level, namely those linked to data protection law, internet privacy and security and the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals. _____________ 1 OJ L 13, 16.1.2008, p. 18. 2 OJ L 100, 18.4.2009, p. 12.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the use of an Internal Market Information System, hereinafter ‘IMI’, for administrative cooperation, including processing of personal data, among competent authorities in the Member States and the Commission. It should be ensured that all personal data and information circulated among the different competent authorities should be collected, processed and used for strictly legitimate purposes which are in line with data protection rules. Furthermore, all relevant safeguards against abuse of the system should be firmly put in place.