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
In force: In force since 24 May 2016 · CELEX 32016L0681
Transposition deadline: 25 May 2018
Procedure: Directive
Last activity: 27 Apr 2016

1 act

Delegated and implementing acts beneath it

By status: 1 planned.

Act	Kind	Status	Adoption
Regulation on common protocols and supported data formats for PNR transfers	Implementing · Regulation	Planned	Q3 2026

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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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