The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) took direct effect in Luxembourg on 25 May 2018, but since it allows EU Member States latitude in specific areas,
On 25 May 2018, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (GDPR) entered into force.
If the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) harmonizes the data protection rules across Europe, it also leaves room for EU Member States to provide for more specific provisions in certain sensitive area.
The Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (“GDPR”) which entered into force in May 2018
On 10 July 2018, the EU Court of Justice rendered a judgement in a case relating to the data processing activities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses Community. The Court of Justice was asked by the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland whether a religious community such as Jehovah’s Witnesses could be regarded
This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR"), which was published on 4 May 2016 and entered into effect on 25 May 2018.
Le nouveau règlement général 2016/679 relatif à la protection des données à caractère personnel (« RGPD ») est officiellement applicable dès aujourd’hui.
The GDPR will replace much of the existing privacy legislation across the EU (including in the UK, the Data Protection Act 1998). As an EU Regulation it will apply across the EU.
On 20 May 2015, the European Parliament adopted the Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (the “AMLD 4”), providing EU members states (the “Members States”) with improved rules on money laundering to fight against tax evasions and terrorism financing.
On 10 January 2018, the Act creating the Data Protection Authority (the “Act”) was published in the Belgian State Gazette. This newsletter provides information about proceedings before the Inspectorate, the investigative branch of the Data Protection Authority (the "Authority") which has a wide range of powers to investigate complaints.
