L 13/18 Official Journal of the European Union 16.1.2008 II (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory) DECISIONS COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 2007 concerning the implementation of the Internal Market Information System (IMI) as regards the protection of personal data (notified under document number C(2007) 6306) (Text with EEA relevance) (2008/49/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Decision 2004/387/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the inter- operable delivery of pan-European eGovernment services to public administrations, businesses and citizens (IDABC) (), and in particular Article 4 thereof, Whereas: On 17 March 2006, Member State representatives in the Internal Market Advisory Committee () approved the Global Implementation Plan for the Internal Market Information System, hereinafter ‘IMI, and its devel- opment aimed at improving communication among Member State administrations. In its Decision COM/2006/3606 of 14 August 2006 on the third revision of the IDABC Work Programme 2005-2009 the Commission decided on the financing (") OJ L 144, 30.4.2004, as corrected by O] L 181, 18.5.2004, p. 25. (®) Set up by Commission Decision 93/72/EEC (O] L 26, 3.2.1993, p. 18). ) () and setting up of the Internal Market Information System as a project of common interest. Further financing was provided by Commission Decision COM/2007/3514 of 25 July 2007 on the fourth revision of the IDABC Work Programme. IMI is intended to support legislative acts in the field of the Internal Market that require the exchange of infor- mation between Member States administrations, including Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (}) and Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (*. Since the protection of personal data has to be ensured within IMI, it is necessary to complement the Decision setting up IMI in that regard. Since the various tasks and functions of the Commission and the Member States in relation to IMI will entail different responsibilities and obligations as regards data protection rules, it is necessary to define their respective functions, responsi- bilities and access rights. () O] L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36. ( O] L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 6.12.2007, p. 3). 1430/2007 (O] L 320,