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Germany: Federal Council approved Consent Management Ordinance

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Federal Council approved Consent Management Ordinance

On 20 December 2024, the German Federal Council approved the Consent Management Ordinance (BGBl I Nr. 32), a regulation issued under the Telecommunications-Digital Services-Data Protection Act (TDDDG). The Ordinance establishes the legal basis for t…

Scope

Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Authorisation of goods or services
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-06-01
in consultation

On 1 June 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMVD) opened a consultation …

2023-07-11
adopted

On 11 July 2023, the Data Protection Conference (DSK) adopted its opinion on the Draft Ordinance on…

2023-07-14
processing consultation

On 14 July 2023, the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMVD) closed its consultati…

2024-09-04
under deliberation

On 4 September 2024, the Federal Government submitted a draft Ordinance pursuant to Section 26(2) o…

2024-12-20
adopted

On 20 December 2024, the German Federal Council approved the Consent Management Ordinance (BGBl I N…

2025-04-01
in force

On 1 April 2025, the Consent Management Ordinance under the Telecommunications-Digital Services-Dat…