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Summary Press Release State of the Union 2017: A framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the EU
On Tuesday 19 September the European Commission presented a press release, outlining the main regulatory goals of the proposal for a legal framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union. This is the beginning of a long legislative process that may have an impact on GÉANT and our community. This information has been circulated within GÉANT, and I have been advised to forward this to you all.
As the main elements of the proposal, the press release underlines:
- The establishment of the principle of free flow of non-personal data across borders
This means that Member States would no longer be able to oblige organisations to locate the storage or processing of data within their borders. Restrictions would only be justified for reasons of public security.
- The establishment of the principle of data availability for regulatory control
This principle would enable competent authorities to exercise their rights of access to data wherever it is stored or processed in the EU.
- EU codes of conduct
The proposal envisages the development of EU codes of conduct to remove obstacles in switching between service providers of cloud storage and to porting data back to users' own IT systems. The proposal for a Regulation on a framework for the free flow of data in the European Union was presented on 13 September 2017. It aims to establish the scheme of free, cross-border flow of data within the EU. The key elements of the proposal include the following:
- Subject matter and scope (Articles 1-2)
Article 1 clarifies that the future Regulation would aim to ensure the free movement of non-personal data within the EU and lay down rules relating to data localisation requirements, the availability of data to competent authorities and data porting for professional users. The Regulation would be applicable where the storage or other processing of non-personal data is provided as a service to users residing in the EU, or carried out by a natural or legal person residing or having an establishment in the EU.
- Principle of the free movement of data (Article 4)
This key article establishes the principle of free movement of non-personal data in the EU. It prohibits any data localisation requirement, unless it is justified on grounds of public security.
- Data availability for competent authorities (Article 5)
Article 5 aims to ensure data availability for regulatory control by competent authorities. Therefore, users would not be able to refuse to provide access to data, required by competent authorities on the basis that such data is stored or further processed in another Member State.
- Codes of conduct (Article 6)
Article 6 obliges the Commission to encourage service providers and professional users to develop and implement codes of conduct detailing the information on data porting.
- Single points of contact and Committee (Articles 7-8)
This institutional part of the proposal establishes bodies that would support the functioning of the free-flow of data. Article 7 obliges Member States to designate single points of contact, which would be required to cooperate with each other and with the Commission when it comes to the application of the future Regulation.
Next Steps
The European Parliament's Committee responsible for the proposal is expected to nominate a Rapporteur to prepare the Parliament's draft position in the coming months.
The Council will also work on the proposal in order to reach a Council's internal agreement.
Once the European Parliament and the Council reach their positions on the proposal, they will carry out 'trilogue' negotiations, assisted by the Commission, with a view to reaching an agreement on the proposal.
The Member States ministers are expected to discuss the topic of free flow of data at the EU Digital Summit, scheduled for 29 September 2017.
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