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According to the European Court of Justice's Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi in an opinion published on 8 September 2016, the agreement on the transfer of passenger name record data, planned between the European Union and Canada, cannot be entered into force in its current form, as a number of provisions of the draft agreement are incompatible with EU fundamental rights.

The agreement was signed in 2014 and the Council of the European Union requested the European Parliament to approve it. The parliament then decided to refer the matter to the Court of Justice in order to ascertain whether the agreement envisaged was compatible with EU law guaranteeing the respect for private and family life and the protection of personal data.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 08.09.16: Court Advisor: EU-Canada air passenger deal illegal http://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/court-advisor-eu-canada-air-passenger-deal-illegal/

The Guardian, 08.09.16: EU-Canada deal to share air passenger data must be redrafted, adviser says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/08/european-union-canada-airline-passenger-data

The Wall Street Journal, 08.09.16: EU-Canada Passenger Data Sharing Could Violate European Law http://www.wsj.com/articles/eu-canada-passenger-data-sharing-could-violate-european-law-1473331665

Deutsche Welle, 08.09.16: Airline passenger data sharing deal between EU and Canada hits turbulence http://dw.com/p/1Jyjo

EUObserver, 08.09.16: PNR deal with Canada violates rights, says EU top lawyer https://euobserver.com/justice/134979

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