Given the improvements in the electronic means of data recording, and taking into account the fact that personal data is collected before the ship's departure, the 30 minutes delay currently provided for by Directive 98/41/EC should be reduced to 15 minutes.
I bhfianaise an dul chun cinn atá ar mhodhanna leictreonacha chun sonraí a thaifeadadh agus ag cur san áireamh gur cheart sonraí pearsanta a bhailiú sula n-imeoidh an long ach go háirithe, ba cheart an mhoill 30 nóiméad dá bhforáiltear i dTreoir 98/41/CE faoi láthair a laghdú chuig 15 nóiméad.