European Union: European Commission closes consultation as part of impact assessment on retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings

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European Commission closes consultation as part of impact assessment on retention of data by service providers for criminal proceedings

On 18 June 2025, the European Commission closes its consultation opened to inform the impact assessment on data retention obligations for electronic communication service providers in the context of criminal proceedings. The initiative responds to c…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-05-21
in consultation

On 21 May 2025, the European Commission opened a consultation until 18 June 2025 to inform an impac…

2025-06-18
processing consultation

On 18 June 2025, the European Commission closes its consultation opened to inform the impact assess…