32000D0520R(01)

Corrigendum to Commission Decision 2000/520/EC of 26 July 2000 pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the adequacy of protection provided by the safe harbour privacy principles and related frequently asked questions issued by the US Department of Commerce

(Official Journal of the European Communities L 215 of 25 August 2000)

Recital 12 shall be added: "(12) Pursuant to Council Decision 1999/468/EC and in particular Article 8 thereof, on 5 July 2000 the European Parliament adopted Resolution A5-0177/2000 on the draft Commission decision on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the "Safe Harbor Privacy Principles" and related frequently asked questions issued by the United States Department of Commerce (5). The Commission re-examined the draft decision in the light of that resolution and concluded that although the European Parliament expressed the view that certain improvements needed to be made to the "Safe Harbor Principles" and related FAQs before it could be considered to provide "adequate protection", it did not establish that the Commission would exceed its powers in adopting the decision,".

A new footnote (5) is added: "(5) The resolution has not yet been published in the Official Journal."

A new footnote shall be inserted in thetitle of the FAQ 5 (Annex II to the Decision) : "The inclusion of this FAQ in the package depends on the agreement of the DPAs. They have discussed the present text in the Article 29 Working Party and a majority find it acceptable, but they are only prepared to take a definitive view in the context of the overall opinion which the Working Party will issue on the final package."