EU: European Criminal Record Information System: ECRIS latest draft proposal (EU doc no: 12858/08, pdf) ECRIS is intended to create: "efficient mechanism of exchange of information extracted from criminal records."

ECRIS latest draft proposal (EU doc no: 12858/08, pdf) This proposal replaces an earlier draft: EU doc no: 12007/08 (pdf) Background: European Data Protection Supervisor: European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) (Press release and Opinion, pdf). Commission proposal for ECRIS (pdf) and Outcome of first discussions in the Council’s Multidisciplinary Group on Organised Crime (pdf) – yet another instance where law enforcement agents and officials will be deciding on the transfer of personal data.