2011/0023(COD)COM(2011)32

Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive

Proposal for a EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE on the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime

Stage: In force, reached 4 May 2016
In force: In force since 24 May 2016 · CELEX 32016L0681
Transposition deadline: 25 May 2018
Procedure: Directive · Ordinary legislative procedure
Lead DG: DG HOME
Last activity: 24 May 2016

10 entries · record as of 30 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 4 May 2016.

Show the earlier record: 1 date, 14 Feb 2011 to 14 Feb 2011

14 Feb 2011
- Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)

18 Nov 2015
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
15 Dec 2015
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
14 Apr 2016
- EP opinion on 1st reading
- EP position at first reading
15 Apr 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 Apr 2016
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
21 Apr 2016
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
27 Apr 2016
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
4 May 2016
- Publication in the Official Journal

2 acts

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 planned, 1 published.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Regulation on common protocols and supported data formats for PNR transfers	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q3 2026
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/759	Implementing · Decision	Published

Titles link to EUR-Lex where the act has been published.

19 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A7-0150/2013Parliament
Report · A8-0248/2015Parliament
Proposal · COM(2020)0305Commission
Text adopted · Directive 2016/0681Commission
OJ C 181 22.06.2011, p. 0024Commission
OJ C 392 25.11.2015, p. 0011Commission
Text adopted · OJ L 119 04.05.2016, p. 0132Commission
Committee opinion · PE467.175Parliament
Report · PE480.855Parliament
Amendments · PE486.017Parliament
Report · PE549.223Parliament
Committee opinion · PE549.344Parliament
Amendments · PE554.742Parliament
Amendments · PE554.743Parliament
Amendments · PE554.744Parliament
SEC(2011)0132Commission
SEC(2011)0133Commission
Text adopted · SP(2016)372Parliament
Text adopted · T8-0127/2016Parliament

Summary

Generated

The Passenger Name Record (PNR) Directive harmonizes EU rules requiring airlines to transfer PNR data for flights entering or departing the EU. Member States must establish national PNR units to process this data for preventing, detecting, investigating, and prosecuting terrorist offenses and serious crime.

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