Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 13531 | 23 June 2014

The large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores

Signatories: Ms Luise AMTSBERG, Germany, SOC ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Mr Andrej HUNKO, Germany, UEL ; Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL ; Ms Tineke STRIK, Netherlands, SOC

Origin - 2014 - Third part-session

In the draft resolution, delete paragraph 9.2.

Explanatory note

Identifying migrants and asylum seekers through the use of DNA records in addition to fingerprints would be disproportionate and discriminatory. DNA records are particularly sensitive data which may only be used to identify individuals for the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal offences.