MINDFUL of Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union on respect for fundamental rights, the right to privacy with regard to the processing of personal data as stipulated in Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the principles of proportionality and necessity concerning the right to private and family life, the respect for privacy, and the protection of personal data under Article 8 of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Council of Europe Convention No 108 for the Protection of Individuals with regard ...[+++] to Automatic Processing of Personal Data and its additional Protocol 181, Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights on the right to privacy;

The French Republic puts forward three grounds of appeal, alleging that the General Court committed errors of law in its assessment of the principles relating to the rights of defence, of Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931 and of the principles relating to the right to effective judicial protection, respectively.

MINDFUL of Article 6(2) of the Treaty on European Union on respect for fundamental rights, the right to privacy with regard to the processing of personal data as stipulated in Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the principles of proportionality and necessity concerning the right to private and family life, the respect for privacy, and the protection of personal data under Article 8(2) of the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, Council of Europe Convention No 108 for the Protection of Individuals with ...[+++]regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, and Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

In this perspective, the EDPS recommends the legislator to consider whether to explicitly clarify in the proposal the exemptions to data protection principles that may be necessary, such as for example the need to postpone the information notice pursuant to Article 12 until the provisional decision has been taken.

Whereas, since adopting Directive 90/425/EEC, the Council has fixed the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on live animals and animal products entering the Community from third countries; whereas, in this respect, account should be taken of Council Directive 70/675/EEC of 10 December 1990, laying down the principles govering the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (4) and Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Dir ...[+++]ectives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (5);

Whereas, since adoption of Directive 89/662/EEC, the Council has set principles for the organization of veterinary checks on products from third countries brought into the Community; whereas in this connection account must be taken of the provisions of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (4) and of Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries amending Directives 89/66 ...[+++]2/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (5);