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Council Decision (EU) 2025/2641 of 16 December 2025 authorising the opening of negotiations with the Republic of Korea for an agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from the European Union to the Republic of Korea for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

Decision (EU) 2025/2641 · Decision · 4 articles

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Article 1

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The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations for an Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on the transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data from the Union to the Republic of Korea for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime. The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the addendum to this Decision.

Article 2

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The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.

Article 3

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1. The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Working Party on JHA Information Exchange (IXIM), subject to any directives which the Council may subsequently issue to the Commission. 2. The Commission shall report to the Council on the conduct, the progress and the outcome of the negotiations on a regular basis and whenever requested by the Council, and shall forward the relevant documents to it as early as possible in order to allow the members of the Council reasonable time to prepare themselves properly for the forthcoming negotiations. 3. Where appropriate, or where requested by the Council, the Commission shall produce a written report.

Article 4

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This Decision is addressed to the Commission.

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