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04THEHAGUE448
2004-02-20 15:43:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
ENCOURAGING EU STATES TO SUPPORT AN ADEQUACY
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UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000448
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR PTER NL
SUBJECT: ENCOURAGING EU STATES TO SUPPORT AN ADEQUACY
FINDING FOR PNR - DUTCH IN FAVOR
REF: SECSTATE 35770
ECOUNS delivered reftel demarche February 20 to Hanneke
Boerma of the Dutch MFA's European Integration unit. Boerma
said that the Dutch would support the adequacy finding in the
Article 31 committee vote on Monday, despite some misgivings
on the substance of the agreement from data privacy experts.
She commented that the Dutch recognized that attempting to
reopen the agreement at this point would be impractical.
Boerma reported that the key concern now on the Dutch side
would be the enforceability of the agreement; she welcomed
the additional commitments provided by DHS as helping to
assuage Dutch concerns in this regard.
RUSSEL
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAIR PTER NL
SUBJECT: ENCOURAGING EU STATES TO SUPPORT AN ADEQUACY
FINDING FOR PNR - DUTCH IN FAVOR
REF: SECSTATE 35770
ECOUNS delivered reftel demarche February 20 to Hanneke
Boerma of the Dutch MFA's European Integration unit. Boerma
said that the Dutch would support the adequacy finding in the
Article 31 committee vote on Monday, despite some misgivings
on the substance of the agreement from data privacy experts.
She commented that the Dutch recognized that attempting to
reopen the agreement at this point would be impractical.
Boerma reported that the key concern now on the Dutch side
would be the enforceability of the agreement; she welcomed
the additional commitments provided by DHS as helping to
assuage Dutch concerns in this regard.
RUSSEL