Tag archives: Article 29 Working Party

Working party publishes draft of GDPR guidelines for Article 49 (export derogations)

By David Kessler (US) and Anna Rudawski (US) on March 5, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management

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On February 12, 2018, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) published guidance regarding Article 49 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for public comment. The deadline for submitting comments on the draft is March 26, 2018, and responses should be emailed to JUST-ARTICLE29WP-SEC@ec.europa.eu. Like the current EU Data Protection Directive, the GDPR prohibits the … Continue reading

UK Information Commissioner Publishes Draft GDPR Consent Guidance

By Marcus Evans (UK) on March 15, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On March 2, 2017, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published its draft General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) consent guidance, and called for comments on the guidance. The consultation is open until March 31, 2017. The ICO will issue final guidance in May 2017. The guidance is detailed, and references the various GDPR Articles and … Continue reading

Article 29 Working Party Releases GDPR Implementation Guidance

By Lara White (UK) and Marcus Evans (UK) on December 22, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

On 15 December 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) issued guidelines and FAQs on the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) relating to data portability (Guidelines / FAQs), data protection officers (Guidelines / FAQs), and the lead supervisory authority (Guidelines / FAQs). WP29 will accept comments on these guidelines until the … Continue reading

Privacy Shield Framework Sees Changes, EU Vote Expected in July 2016

By Marcus Evans (UK) on June 24, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

The United States and the European Union reportedly have agreed on changes to the EU-US Privacy Shield. A revised agreement has been sent to EU Member States, and a vote is expected to be held early next month, in early July 2016. If approved by the EU Member States, companies will be able to subscribe … Continue reading

European Union-United States Privacy Shield – A Comprehensive Overview: Webinar

By on April 7, 2016 Posted in Compliance and risk management, General

Data privacy partners at Norton Rose Fulbright invite you to join them on Thursday, April 21 for a discussion on the EU-US Privacy Shield and the impact of the Article 29 Working Party’s formal opinion on the adequacy of the Privacy Shield. The WP29’s formal opinion is expected on April 12th or April 13th. The discussion will be … Continue reading

Hamburg DPA leader: Model Clauses, BCRs and EU-US Privacy Shield are probably insufficient

By on March 2, 2016 Posted in Regulatory response

On February 26, 2016, Article 29 Working Party member and head of the Hamburg Data Protection Authority, Prof. Dr. Johannes Caspar, again spoke at an event about the consequences of the invalidation of the Safe Harbor, emphasizing his position on the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US.… Continue reading

EU-US Privacy Shield scrutinized in Article 29 Working Party initial response

By Marcus Evans (UK) and Jay Modrall (BE) on February 3, 2016 Posted in Regulatory response

On February 3, 2016, the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) released a statement on the consequences of the Schrems judgment, following an assessment of the legal framework and the practices of US intelligence services. The WP29 expressed continuing concerns about the US framework for processing personal data for intelligence purposes, in spite of recent reforms.… Continue reading