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DRAFT OPINION (COM(2022)0731 – C90427/2022 – 2022/0425(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818

TRAN-PA-746973

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: JanChristoph Oetjen

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This draft opinion proposes amendments to the regulation on collecting and transferring advance passenger information (API) to fight terrorism and serious crime. It focuses on protecting travellers' experience, extending eu-LISA support, and requiring Commission evaluation of the regulation's impact on travel.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes amendments to the regulation, focusing on protecting travellers' experience, ensuring eu-LISA support, and requiring Commission evaluation of impact on travel.

Key points

  1. Calls for regular evaluations of the regulation, including an assessment of its impact on the travel experience of legitimate travellers.
  2. Requires that lists of selected intra-EU flights be submitted to eu-LISA only if selected under Directive (EU) 2016/681, and that API data for other intra-EU flights be immediately and permanently deleted.
  3. States that the Union budget should cover eu-LISA's support, such as training, to air carriers and PIUs for effective API data transfer through the router.
  4. Amends definitions of 'traveller' and 'the router' to align with Regulation (EU) [API border management].
  5. Requires air carriers to collect API data using automated means to read machine-readable travel document data, in line with adopted technical rules.
  6. Allows air carriers to keep logs longer if needed for ongoing monitoring or security procedures, but only after informing and justifying it to the Commission.
  7. Requires eu-LISA to provide support to border authorities, PIUs, and air carriers on connection and integration to the router, upon request.
  8. Adds an assessment of the regulation's impact on legitimate travellers' experience to the Commission's evaluation report.

Who is affected

  • Air carriers: must use automated means for API data collection and may keep logs longer only with Commission justification.
  • eu-LISA: must provide support and training to authorities and air carriers for router connection.
  • Member States: must submit selected intra-EU flight lists to eu-LISA; costs for router connection covered by Union budget except exceptions.
  • Legitimate travellers: their travel experience is to be protected and assessed.