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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.