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EU Data Protection Law Reform: Most of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) text agreed in principle
Jan Philipp Albrecht, the European Parliament’s lead negotiator on November 30 stated that the European negotiators have agreed “in principle” on most of the text for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is aimed to be finalized by the end of 2015.
According to texts of the Luxembourg Presidency, which also include suggested compromise texts, important areas which still remain under discussion are the provisions on Data Breaches, the criteria for the appointment of a Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) and the amount of the Administrative Fines.Continue Reading Key EU Privacy & Cybersecurity Highlights, November 30 – December 6, 2015