A third issue at stake is the fact that EU rules make it mandatory for Member States to establish national authorities for certain tasks, but leave them with a wide discretion in the conditions for their functioning. is hampers the exchange of information between the Member States and affects the legal certainty of the data subject whose data are transferred between the authorities of different Member States.
In 2007, tharla gníomhaíochtaí an MECS i gcomhthéacs forbairtí éagsúla a raibh sé i gcoiteann acu gur rannchuidigh siad uile le bláthú “Sochaí Faireachais”.