COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1213/2010
of 16 December 2010
establishing common rules concerning the interconnection of national electronic registers on road transport undertakings
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator and repealing Council Directive 96/26/EC (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
In order to facilitate the interconnection of the national electronic registers as required by Article 16(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009, the Commission should adopt common rules for the implementation of this interconnection in accordance with Article 16(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
(2)
The provisions on personal data protection, as laid down in particular by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2), apply to the processing of any personal data pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009. In particular, Member States should implement appropriate security measures to prevent misuse of personal data.
(3)
Where applicable, the provisions on personal data protection, as laid down by Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3) apply to the processing of any personal data pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009.
(4)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 18(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 (4),
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The common rules to enable the interconnection of the national electronic registers shall be as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 31 December 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 December 2010.