Lorena Jaume-Palasí

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Dear Commissioner McGrath, The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) closely follows all matters linked to the European Commission's adequacy finding for the EU-US Data Privacy Framework mechanism. It was in view of the Commission's assessment that the European Parliament adopted its resolution of 11 May 2023 on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (2023/2501(RSP)). Furthermore, during a LIBE Committee mission to Washington in May 2023, LIBE Members had an opportunity to discuss EU-US data transfers with Members of the US Congress, representatives of the US Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission. One of the issues considered in the above-mentioned resolution are the competences of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent body responsible for ensuring that privacy and civil liberties are safeguarded. The EU-US Data Privacy Framework established a new review mechanism, allowing individuals in the EU whose personal data are transferred to the US to lodge a complaint before the US authorities. The PCLOB oversees the functioning of this mechanism. Among others, the PCLOB assesses whether surveillance activities carried out under legal provisions such as Section 702 of FISA are necessary, proportionate, and consistent with US privacy principles. requirement of "essential equivalence" as established by the Court of Justice in case C-311/18 Schrems II. Yours sincerely, Javier ZARZALEJOS Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs B-1047 Brussels - Tel. +32 2 28 45634 F-67070 Strasbourg - Tel. +33 3 88 1 75634
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