The Justice and Home Affairs Council reached a partial general
approach with regards to a general EU framework for data
protection. Specific issues mentioned in the draft regulation were
addressed adopting the understanding that nothing is agreed
until everything is agreed. This applies to important
transnational cases, where the partial general approach includes
the chapters and recitals related to the setting up of a "one
stop shop" mechanism (chapters VI and VII) in support of the
underlying principles for protecting personal data (chapter
II).
The Council had already expressed its support for such a
mechanism back in October and December of 2013, when it stated that
a one stop shop mechanism established for high priority
transnational cases would facilitate the arrival to a single and
final supervisory decision. It would render the process more
efficient, ensure consistent application, secure legal certainty as
well as minimise administrative burden. The last
