It should also be noted that the EP is effectively asked to take its decision without all the appropriate information, because the Council consultation is lacking some essential elements: (a) the Commission Decision declaring that the data are adequately protected by the Canadian authorities and (b) the text of the Commitments taken by the Canadian Authorities, which is the specific legal framework on which the Commission Decision and the Agreement are founded.
It should also be noted that the EP is effectively asked to take its decision without all the appropriate information, because the Council consultation is lacking some essential elements: (a) the Commission Decision declaring that the data are adequately protected by the Canadian authorities and (b) the text of the Commitments taken by the Canadian Authorities, which is the specific legal framework on which the Commission Decision and the Agreement are founded.