The fact that the PNR data have been collected by private operators for commercial purposes and it is they who arrange for transfer of the data to a non-member State does not prevent that transfer from being regarded as data processing that is excluded from the directive’s scope.
Asjaolu, et eraõiguslikud ettevõtjad kogusid PNR-andmeid kommertseesmärgil ning et just nemad korraldavad nende edastamist kolmandasse riiki, ei välista, et tegemist on andmeedastusega, mis ei kuulu direktiivi kohaldamisalasse.