Opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation.
Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles and of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union β Cases where the Commission raises no objections. Euro exchange rates. List of grants awarded under the financial year on budget line Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular its Article 16,. On 29 October , the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation 3.
The current opinion is therefore based on Article 41 2 of the same Regulation. The EDPS recommends that a reference to this opinion is included in the preamble of the proposal.
As a general comment, although the EDPS regrets that he has not been consulted in due course, he notes with satisfaction that data protection aspects are included in the proposal. The EDPS has nevertheless identified some shortcomings and unclarities as far as the protection of personal data is concerned. The purpose of the proposal is to update the existing regulation in the field of air accident investigation. Previous rules, adopted 15 years ago, would no longer be adapted to the new common aviation market, and to the expertise needed for more complex aircraft systems.
The growing divergences in the investigation capacities of Member States would also be a justification for a new framework supporting collaboration and coordination of national investigation authorities.
