In order to ensure the safe and optimal navigation of vessels on inland waterways, Member States should be aware of the location of all inland waterway vessels, including through the use of automatic identification systems (AIS) data. Member States should also exchange RIS-related information to increase the efficiency of RIS and reduce reporting requirements. Where the transmission and exchange of RIS-related information for those purposes entails the processing of personal data, such as the processing of names or the processing of location data when such processing enables the identification, directly or indirectly, of a person, Member States should ensure the lawfulness of the processing of those personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, where applicable.
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