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EU-USA: Formal Council adoption of PNR agreement notes that a number of countries must comply with the requirements of their constitutional procedure
01 July 2007
The formal Council adoption of the PNR agreement notes that Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland and Finland have to comply with the requirements of their constitutional procedure in accordance with Article 24 TEU. Article 24 says that the agreement is not binding on these states until this process is completed. The other EU member states can provisionally apply the agreement:
EU doc no: 11493/07 See for full historical background and documentation: Statewatch's
Observatory on EU-US PNR