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Europe: EDPB Guidelines on calculation of fines under GDPR – a case of evolution, not revolution?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

A draft set of EDPB guidelines on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR is likely to lead to some further consistency among supervisory authorities on how fines are calculated – however, if adopted, the guidance leaves clear room for the current divergent approaches to continue.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

Countries and organizations within the European Union (EU), must comply with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 1. Many countries outside of the EU have created and implemented their own data protection laws that are similar to the GDPR 2. 2016/679 (EU, April 27). 2016/679, Art. 2 DLA Piper.

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GDPR Italian Implementing Decree Has Been Published

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

101 of 10 August 2018 (the “Decree”) for the national implementation of General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the “GDPR”) has been published in the Official Journal. Below, a brief summary of the most relevant provisions: PROVISIONS WHICH INTEGRATE THE GDPR.

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European Commission Publishes Draft UK Adequacy Decisions

Data Matters

What transfers are restricted under the GDPR? The EU GDPR prohibits the transfer of personal data to a country outside the European Economic Area ( EEA ) (otherwise known as a third country ) that is not considered to provide an ‘adequate level’ of data protection by the EC unless ‘appropriate safeguards’ are implemented (e.g.,

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EU Council Agrees on Proposed ePrivacy Regulation

Data Matters

On February 10, 2021, the Council of the European Union (which includes representatives of the European Union (EU) member states, hereinafter Council) reached an agreement on the ePrivacy Regulation proposal that governs the protection of privacy and confidentiality of electronic communications services (ePrivacy Regulation).

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Entry into Force of the French Digital Republic Bill

Hunton Privacy

On October 7, 2016, the French Digital Republic Bill (the “Bill”) was enacted after a final vote from the Senate. The Bill aligns the French legal data protection framework with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) requirements before the GDPR becomes applicable in May 2018. Increased Fines.

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FRANCE: ONE MORE STEP TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY OF THE NEW FRENCH DATA PROTECTION LAW

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

On 12 December 2018, the French Government issued an ordinance [1] finalizing, at the legislative level [2] , the alignment of the French Data Protection Law (“FDPL”) with the General Data Protection Regulation [3] (“GDPR”) and the Directive 2016/680 [4]. Following-up the adoption of the GDPR, the French Law No.

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