Projet de loi portant assentiment à l'Accord entre le Gouvernement du Royaume de Belgique et le Gouvernement de la République française concernant l'échange d'informations et de données à caractère personnel relatives aux titulaires du certificat d'immatriculation de véhicules contenues dans les fichiers nationaux d'immatriculation des véhicules dans le but de sanctionner les infractions aux règles de la circulation, signé à Paris le 13 octobre 2008.
General information ¶
- Submitted by
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The Senate
- Submission date
- Nov. 24, 2009
- Official page
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- Status
- Adopted
- Requirement
- Simple
- Subjects
- France protection of privacy international agreement offence penalty highway code traffic regulations
Voting ¶
- Voted to adopt
- Groen CD&V Vooruit Ecolo LE PS | SP Open Vld N-VA LDD MR FN VB
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Discussion ¶
Jan. 28, 2010 | Plenary session (Chamber of representatives)
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President Patrick Dewael ⚙
Our rapporteur, Mr De Croo, refers to his written report.
Roel Deseyn CD&V ⚙
The exchange of personal data for registration registers is very important for road safety in general and means a solution to some incidents in my region, the border region. This is a treaty with France, which aims to resolve some problems in southwest Flanders, namely in the area of Menen, Kortrijk, Ieper, Poperinge.
I do not need to argue about the importance of the theme of road safety. In 2008, there were 944 deaths on our roads. We need a credible traffic policy.
We must not only encourage people to follow the traffic rules, but we must also exercise adequate controls. However, these controls alone do not stop. In some cases, this should also lead to concrete punishment.
One of the concerns in this regard is the impunity of foreign drivers. We often read and hear stories that on Belgian territory on certain evenings road cowboys come to set up. There are street traces organized here, where one comes from heinde and far on.
When one can catch the drivers on the heter act, one can make a determination and prosecute. The driver can be immediately identified.
Our country has also ratified the Prüm Convention, in which the participating countries give each other access to the data of owners of vehicles who have committed an infringement. This is only about criminal offences. In addition, some countries have specifically excluded traffic violations. Therefore, the system is not waterproof.When a capture is made by an unmanned camera or when it comes to a parking violation, it is often difficult or impossible to find out the identity of the foreign owner or driver.
Therefore, the government has worked on the exchange of data between Belgium and France, so that foreign drivers, when they are caught, can not escape the dance. Otherwise, it would create a sense of impunity and that would ⁇ not benefit the credibility of the enforcement policy. Therefore, Belgium has concluded a treaty with France to ensure the exchange of data. This is a very positive thing.
We would better extend it to other countries. I also think of the Benelux, where an equivalent treaty would be coming. Our group is looking forward to this. We hope that similar bilateral agreements will be concluded with other countries in the future. Traffic rules apply to everyone, including foreign drivers. The policy should strengthen that in a correct enforcement policy on the ground.