Take-Aways (AI)
  • SPK‑N pro­po­ses a moti­on to split the data pro­tec­tion revi­si­on in stages, decis­i­on by the Natio­nal Coun­cil will be made in the sum­mer session.
  • A mino­ri­ty calls for the enti­re bill to be refer­red back to the com­mit­tee for full consultation.
  • First part (Schen­gen amend­ments) adopted with 18:0 votes; SPK‑N plans hea­rings on the total revi­si­on of the Data Pro­tec­tion Act.

In Janu­ary 2018, the SPK‑N voted in favor of a moti­on of order for the atten­ti­on of the Natio­nal Coun­cil, which pro­vi­des for the divi­si­on of the data pro­tec­tion revi­si­on bill into two stages. The Natio­nal Coun­cil will dis­cuss the Sum­mer ses­si­on deal with the adap­t­ati­ons of the Schen­gen Direc­ti­ve and also deci­de whe­ther to give the Appro­ves the moti­on to imple­ment the pro­po­sed revi­si­on in stages.. A mino­ri­ty of the SPK‑N pro­po­ses that the Natio­nal Coun­cil refer the enti­re bill back to the com­mit­tee with the ins­truc­tion that the revi­si­on of data pro­tec­tion law be dis­cus­sed in its enti­re­ty. The sum­mer ses­si­on the­r­e­fo­re remains to be seen.

On 12/13 April 2018, the SPK‑N dis­cus­sed the first part, the neces­sa­ry adjust­ments to the requi­re­ments of the Schen­gen Direc­ti­ve (and adopted the adjust­ments by 18 votes to 0 with 4 abst­en­ti­ons). It would now like to tack­le the second stage of the bill, the total revi­si­on of the Data Pro­tec­tion Act, straight away. To this end, it will hold hea­rings at one of its next meetings.