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EU: Privacy protection needed

01 January 1992

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On November 28-29, 199, the Data Protection Commissioners (the official watch-dogs on privacy legislation and practices, also known as "Data Protection Commissions") from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands met in The Hague to discuss the privacy implications of growing European police cooperation. They issued a joint statement declaring that adequate legislative privacy protection is a necessity for the coming into force of the additional Schengen Agreement. Several Schengen countries, such as Belgium, are still without such legislation. The statement also asked for safeguards during the actual development and implementation of the Schengen Information System. The Registration Chambers from the Schengen Countries decided to form a special working group to tackle these problems. The conclusions of the conference will be brought to the attention of the European Committee and the European Parliament.

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