Activity Tracker
The DPA Activity Tracker provides our latest information on developments in legislatures, judiciaries and the executive branches of G20, EU member states and Switzerland.
56 events advancing 52 policy or regulatory changes:
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European Commission inquiry on internet governance
Closed consultation on European Commission inquiry on internet governance
On 31 December 2024, the European Commission closed its public consultation on Internet Governance as part of its preparations for the 2025 United Nations Summit, aiming to review and potentially reshape the architecture for Internet governance. The…
EBA extension of Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors to crypto-asset service providers
Implemented extension of EBA Guidelines on money laundering and terrorist financing risk factors to crypto-asset service providers
On 30 December 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) implemented the extended Guidelines on money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) risk factors (EBA/GL/2024/01) to include crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), amending the revised…
Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
Implemented Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
On 30 December 2024, the Regulation on information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets was implemented. The Regulation is part of the EU anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing package (AML/CFT), presented by t…
Registration requirement in EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets
Implemented Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including authorisation requirements
On 30 December 2024, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force. The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers. In particular, the issuers of crypto-assets will have to register with design…
Transparency requirements in EU Regulation on Markets in Crypto Assets
Implemented Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) including transparency requirement
On 30 December 2024, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) comes into force. The Regulation will apply to crypto-asset issuers and crypto-asset service providers and includes transparency rules, requiring crypto-asset issuers and providers …
Directive 2022/2380 including harmonisation of chargers for electronic devices to USB-C
Implemented Radio Equipment Directive including harmonisation of electronic devices chargers to USB-C
On 28 December 2024, Directive 2022/2380 on harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to the making available on the market of radio equipment is implemented. The Directive harmonises chargers for most electronic devices to the USB-C s…
European Commission investigation into the proposed acquisition of Run:ai Labs by NVIDIA under the EU Merger Regulation
Announced European Commission approval of acquisition of Run:ai Labs by NVIDIA under the EU Merger Regulation
On 20 December 2024, the European Commission (EC) unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition of Run:ai Labs (Run:ai) by NVIDIA. The Commission investigated the transaction's impact on the markets for discrete GPUs for data centres and GPU orc…
Data Protection Authority investigation into OpenAI ChatGPT's data processing practices compliance with GDPR
Announced ruling in Italian Data Protection Authority investigation into OpenAI for data protection violations including EUR 15 million fine
On 20 December 2024, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) published its ruling specifying that OpenAI, which operates the ChatGPT service, violated several provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The violations included f…
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
Published second draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
On 19 December 2024, the European AI Office published the second draft of the General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence (AI) Code of Practice, a development which is provided for in Article 56 of the European Union AI Act. The Code of Practice is a re…
Competition Authority guidelines for calculating fines
Closed consultation on Competition Authority’s guidelines for calculating fines
On 18 December 2024, the Italian Competition Authority closes its public consultation on proposed updates to the guidelines for calculating fines for infringements of competition rules under Article 15(1) of Law No. 287/1990, as well as Articles 101…