Study on harmonising reporting obligations of travel data on maritime transport

While there are harmonised EU rules on the processing of commercial air passenger data for law enforcement purposes, the processing of data on other modes of transport for such purposes is not regulated. This results in a very disparate set of practices among Member States, leading to legal and technical challenges that, ultimately, prevent law enforcement authorities from having effective and timely access to data on maritime and land travel for law enforcement purposes. These legal and operational loopholes are exploited by criminals and terr

Source: op.europa.eu