Formal comments on the draft Delegated Regulations C(2022) 4775 and C(2022) 4759 supplementing regulations as regards determining cases where identity data are considered as same or similar for the...

EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Delegated Regulations amending Commission Delegated Regulations C(2022) 4775 and C(2022) 4759 of 11.7.2022 supplementing Regulations (EU) 2019/817 and 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards determining cases where identity data are considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection THE EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION SUPERVISOR, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (‘EUDPR’)1, and in particular Article 42(1) thereof, HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING FORMAL COMMENTS: 1. Introduction and background 1. On 16 April 2025, the European Commission consulted the EDPS on two draft Commission Delegated Regulations that would amend Commission Delegated Regulations C(2022) 4775 and C(2022) 4759 of 11.7.2022 supplementing Regulations (EU) 2019/817 and 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards determining cases where identity data are considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection (‘the draft Delegated Regulations’)2. 2. Regulations (EU) 2019/8173 and 2019/8184, which establish a framework of interoperability between the EU...