Premessa 116
Recital 116
(116) Meta d-data personali tiġi trasferita b’mod transkonfinali barra mill-Unjoni, hija tista’ tpoġġi f’riskju akbar il-ħila tal-persuni fiżiċi li jeżerċitaw id-drittijiet ta’ protezzjoni tad-data b’mod partikolari sabiex jipproteġu lilhom infushom mill-użu jew l-iżvelar illegali ta’ dik l-informazzjoni.
Fl-istess ħin, l-awtoritajiet superviżorji jistgħu jsibu li ma jistgħux isegwu l-ilmenti jew iwettqu investigazzjonijiet relatati mal-attivitajiet barra l-fruntieri tagħhom.
L-isforzi tagħhom sabiex jaħdmu flimkien fil-kuntest transkonfinali jistgħu jkunu mxekkla wkoll minn nuqqas ta’ setgħat preventivi jew ta’ rimedju, sistemi legali inkonsistenti, u ostakoli prattiċi bħal restrizzjonijiet ta’ riżorsi.
Għaldaqstant, jeħtieġ li tiġi promossa kooperazzjoni akbar mill-qrib fost l-awtoritajiet superviżorji għall-protezzjoni tad-data sabiex tgħinhom fl-iskambju ta’ informazzjoni u fit-twettiq ta’ investigazzjonijiet mal-kontropartijiet internazzjonali tagħhom.
Għall-għanijiet tal-iżvilupp ta’ mekkaniżmi ta’ kooperazzjoni internazzjonali biex tiġi ffaċilitata u pprovduta assistenza reċiproka internazzjonali għall-infurzar tal-leġiżlazzjoni għall-protezzjoni tad-data personali, il-Kummissjoni u l-awtoritajiet superviżorji għandhom jiskambjaw informazzjoni u jikkooperaw f’attivitajiet relatati mal-eżerċizzju tas-setgħat tagħhom mal-awtoritajiet kompetenti f’pajjiżi terzi, abbażi tar-reċiproċità u f’konformità ma’ dan ir-Regolament.
(116) When personal data moves across borders outside the Union it may put at increased risk the ability of natural persons to exercise data protection rights in particular to protect themselves from the unlawful use or disclosure of that information.
At the same time, supervisory authorities may find that they are unable to pursue complaints or conduct investigations relating to the activities outside their borders.
Their efforts to work together in the cross-border context may also be hampered by insufficient preventative or remedial powers, inconsistent legal regimes, and practical obstacles like resource constraints.
Therefore, there is a need to promote closer cooperation among data protection supervisory authorities to help them exchange information and carry out investigations with their international counterparts.
For the purposes of developing international cooperation mechanisms to facilitate and provide international mutual assistance for the enforcement of legislation for the protection of personal data, the Commission and the supervisory authorities should exchange information and cooperate in activities related to the exercise of their powers with competent authorities in third countries, based on reciprocity and in accordance with this Regulation.
The latest consolidated version of the Regulation with corrections by Corrigendum, OJ L 127, 23.5.2018, p. 2 ((EU) 2016/679). Source: EUR-lex.