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Germany: Announced Amendment to Federal Data Protection Act

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Announced Amendment to Federal Data Protection Act

On 9 August 2023, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community published a draft of the Amendment to the Federal Data Protection Act. The Amendment seeks to provide a legal basis and institutionalise the German Datenschutzkommission (DS…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2023-08-09
under deliberation

On 9 August 2023, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community published a draft of th…

2024-02-07
under deliberation

On 7 February 2024, the Federal Cabinet approved the draft law issued by the Federal Interior Minis…

2024-03-27
under deliberation

On 27 March 2024, the Bill (20/10859) to amend the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) was introduce…