EU ministers agree rules on sharing vehicle data
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THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has agreed in principle technical and administrative rules governing how national vehicle registration information is shared among law enforcement authorities in all 27 member states. Ministers agreed a `common approach' to European Commission proposals which state that such information only be exchanged in encrypted form.
Theproposalsalsosay automated searches of EU vehicle registration data should be carried out using -a version of the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System (EUCARIS) software application". The technical rules allowEU law enforcement authorities to swap vehicle, DNA and fin gerprintdatatocombatcross-border crime and terrorism. Such information has to be available 24/7 and if there is a technical fault, national contact points must immediately agree alternative information exchange arrangements.