Progress

Current status
in force
07 Mar 2024 in force
04 Mar 2022 under appeal
02 Feb 2022 in force
13 Oct 2020 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Belgium
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

07 Mar 2024
in force

Issued Court of Justice ruling determining that TC String information classifies as personal data and IAB Europe represents a joint controller under GDPR (Case C-604/22)

On 7 March 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its ruling in the case C-604/22 concerning an appeal against the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD)'s administrative ruling regarding the alleged General Data Protection…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
04 Mar 2022
under appeal

IAB Europe files appeal against Belgian DPA ruling for alleged GDPR breach

On 4 March 2022, IAB Europe announced that it is filing an appeal against the Belgian Data Protection Authority's administrative ruling regarding the alleged GDPR violation of IAB Europe and the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF), imposing a fin…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type appeal
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
02 Feb 2022
in force

Issued ruling declaring IAB Transparency and Consent Framework in breach of GDPR

On 2 February 2022, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) issued its decision in the proceedings against Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) on the issue of the compliance of the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) with the GDPR. …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
13 Oct 2020
under deliberation

Announced investigation into IAB Transparency and Consent Framework

On 13 October 2020, the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) announced the beginning of proceedings against Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (IAB) on the issue of the compliance of the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) with the GDPR. …

Source
Event type investigation
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority