Working Paper 12 “Needs and objectives of the EC regarding TLE data in the light of data availability and the technical aspects of data collection and exchange” discusses the needs and objectives of EC regarding TLE data, taking into consideration the availability of TLE data and the technical aspects of data collection and exchange. The 12 EC Recommendations (2004/345/EC) are briefly discussed in the light of the information on the availability of enforcement data gathered in four Member States (Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Spain). It was found that TLE data are often considered sensitive, especially information about court procedures and court decisions. It should be stressed that these findings reflect the situation only in the four “test” countries (Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Spain), but not the common EU situation. The enforcement data collection is analysed from a technical point of view as well. Examples on automated speed enforcement systems are provided for four countries: Spain, France, the Netherlands and Norway. Gathering and exchange of TLE information within and between Member States must be improved. A panEuropean data collection system has to deal with a large diversity of data types, volumes and data processing systems. (Author/publisher) For the project website, and other reports, see http://www.vtt.fi/sites/pepper/
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