1.The terms “Consultative Committee” in the recital of Article 19 of the Convention (new Article 23) shall be replaced by “Convention Committee”.
2.The term “proposals” in
littera a of Article 19 of the Convention (new Article 23) shall be replaced with the term “recommendations”.
3.References to “Article 21” in
littera b and “Article 21 paragraph 3” in
littera c of Article 19 of the Convention (new Article 23) shall be replaced respectively by references to “Article 25” and “Article 25, paragraph 3”.
4.Littera d of Article 19 of the Convention (new Article 23) shall be replaced by the following:
- “d)may express an opinion on any question concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention;”.
5.The following additional
litterae shall be added following
littera d of Article 19 of the Convention (new Article 23):
- “e)shall prepare, before any new accession to the Convention, an opinion for the Committee of Ministers relating to the level of personal data protection of the candidate for accession and, where necessary, recommend measures to take to reach compliance with the provisions of this Convention;
- f)may, at the request of a State or an international organisation, evaluate whether the level of personal data protection the former provides is in compliance with the provisions of this Convention and, where necessary, recommend measures to be taken in order to reach such compliance;
- g)may develop or approve models of standardised safeguards referred to in Article 14;
- h)shall review the implementation of this Convention by the Parties and recommend measures to be taken in the case where a Party is not in compliance with this Convention;
- i)shall facilitate, where necessary, the friendly settlement of all difficulties related to the application of this Convention.”
