Council Decision 2007/551/CFSP/JHA of 23 July 2007 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement)
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The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the United States of America on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (2007 PNR Agreement), is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement. The text of the Agreement, the accompanying letter from the DHS and the letter of the EU in reply are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Union, subject to its conclusion.
In accordance with Article 9 of the Agreement, the provisions of the Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis in conformity with existing domestic law as of the date of its signature, pending its entry into force. The annexed Declaration on provisional application is to be made at the time of signature.
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