17. Welcomes the fact that the fact-finding visit to Galicia, which took place in February 2013, was able to hold extensive discussions with petitioners and the regional authorities on issues related to the lack of proper waste-water treatment facilities in the region which has had an impact on the health of local people and on economic activity in certain areas which are contaminated by sludge and residues which contain substances which endanger public health, the environment and potentially the on-going production of sea-food in certain areas; expects the authorities to commit themselves definitively to act more diligently to resolve ...[+++]these issues, and an integrated plan for waste water treatment and the facilities required for that purpose to be effectively put into operation in all the rías concerned; regrets the lengthy and abnormal procedure in drafting the conclusions of the visit; deplores the fact that the minority report of two delegation members has not been annexed to the report itself;

17. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals for a data breach notification system in the e-privacy directive, which should furthermore be applied in a consistent manner in all areas where data protection is required; Calls for a revision and simplification of the current personal data processing notification system beyond the telecom sector to serious data breaches, with a view to ensure that data processing requirements do not place excessive burdens on data controllers and to put an end to diverging national requirements in this field; ...[+++] calls for an extension of the personal data breach notification system beyond the telecom sector to serious data breaches, emphasising the importance of an uniform system for notification of violations;

C. whereas the core principle of the 95/46/EC Data Protection Directive remain valid, but different approaches in Member States' implementation and enforcement thereof have been observed; whereas the EU must equip itself – after a thorough impact assessment – with a comprehensive, coherent, modern, high-level framework able to protect effectively individuals' fundamental rights, in particular privacy, with regard to any processing of personal data of individuals within and beyond the EU in all circumstances, in order to face the numerous challenges facing data protection, such as those caused by globalisation, technological development, enhanced online activity, uses related t ...[+++]o more and more activities, and security concerns (e.g. the fight against terrorism); whereas a data protection framework such as this can increase legal certainty, keep the administrative burden to a minimum, provide a level playing field for economic operators, boost the digital single market and trigger trust in the behaviour of data controllers and enforcement authorities,

Divergence of opinions on accounting treatments or audit procedures is not proper ground for dismissal.

The Evaluation pointed to difficulties possibly caused by complex and diverging institutional frameworks such as long communication lines causing delays in handling of requests.

The application of the Convention has been complicated by divergent interpretations of the nationality criterion, the situation of detainees suffering from mental disorders and the treatment of unpaid fines, failure to comply with time-limits for the treatment of transfer requests and differences between the criminal systems of the States concerned.