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EU–New Zealand agreement on the exchange of personal data
EU–New Zealand agreement on the exchange of personal data
EU–New Zealand agreement on the exchange of personal data
The agreement sets out rules whereby personal data may be transferred between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and New Zealand law enforcement authorities (police, customs service and immigration service) aiming to:
The decisions mark the signing and the conclusion by the European Union (EU) of the agreement with New Zealand.
Personal data under this agreement must be used only to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute crimes or for carrying out penalties. The authorities must indicate the purposes for which data are transferred. Data must be:
The agreement terms include:
The EU bodies concerned are:
The agreement enters into force on the date of the receipt of the last written notification by which the contracting parties have informed each other through diplomatic channels that their respective approval procedures have been completed.
The agreement will apply from the first day after the date when the following conditions have been fulfilled:
the administrative arrangement foreseen therein becomes applicable, and
the contracting parties notify each other that the obligations foreseen therein have been implemented and such notifications are accepted.
For more information, see:
Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the authorities of New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism (OJ L 51, 20.2.2023, pp. 4–22).
Council Decision (EU) 2022/1090 of 27 June 2022 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the authorities of New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism (OJ L 176, 1.7.2022, pp. 3–4).
Council Decision (EU) 2023/368 of 14 February 2023 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union, of the one part, and New Zealand, of the other part, on the exchange of personal data between the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the authorities of New Zealand competent for fighting serious crime and terrorism (OJ L 51, 20.2.2023, pp. 1–3).
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council – Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalised World (COM(2017) 7 final, 10.1.2017).
last update 03.04.2023