Tag archives: General Data Protection Regulation

EU Data Protection Reform: EU Council of Ministers Publishes Updated Version of the GDPR, Formally Adopts Its Position at First Reading, Announces Crucial Second Reading to Take Place on 14 April

Photo of Marcus Evans (UK)By Marcus Evans (UK) on Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightOn 8 April 2016 (see here), the Council of the European Union announced that it has formally adopted its position at the first reading on the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a key step in the data protection reform process. The Council’s position will now be sent to the European Parliament who will vote on … Continue reading

European Council approves EU General Data Protection Regulation draft;  final approval may come by end of 2015

Photo of Marcus Evans (UK)By Marcus Evans (UK) on Posted in Regulatory response
Data Protection Report - Norton Rose FulbrightToday the European Council approved its version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The next stage is for the European Commission, European Parliament and European Council (each has its own preferred version of the regulation) to jointly agree on the final text of the regulation. These discussions will commence officially on June 24, 2015, and … Continue reading
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