CHAPTER IVFinal provisions
Article 19Review
1
On the basis of information provided by the Member States, including the statistical information referred to in Article 20(2), the Commission shall by 25 May 2020 conduct a review of all the elements of this Directive and submit and present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
2
In conducting its review, the Commission shall pay special attention to:
a
compliance with the applicable standards of protection of personal data,
b
the necessity and proportionality of collecting and processing PNR data for each of the purposes set out in this Directive,
c
the length of the data retention period,
d
the effectiveness of exchange of information between the Member States, and
e
the quality of the assessments including with regard to the statistical information gathered pursuant to Article 20.
3
The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall also include a review of the necessity, proportionality, and effectiveness of including within the scope of this Directive the mandatory collection and transfer of PNR data relating to all or selected intra-EU flights. The Commission shall take into account the experience gained by Member States, especially those Member States that apply this Directive to intra-EU flights in accordance with Article 2. The report shall also consider the necessity of including non-carrier economic operators, such as travel agencies and tour operators which provide travel-related services, including the booking of flights, within the scope of this Directive.
4
If appropriate, in light of the review conducted pursuant to this Article, the Commission shall make a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council with a view to amending this Directive.