Description

Adopted Council position on ePrivacy Regulation containing data governance measures

The Council adopted a position on the EU Commission proposal for the ePrivacy Regulation. The council position changed a variety of features. Firstly, the Regulation now applies to all the users located in the EU, without regard to whether the data …

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2017-01-11
under deliberation

The European Commission introduced a proposal for a Regulation concerning the respect for private l…

2021-02-10
under deliberation

The Council adopted a position on the EU Commission proposal for the ePrivacy Regulation. The counc…

2025-02-11
under deliberation

On 11 February 2025, the European Commission announced a work programme withdrawing the proposal fo…

Key regulatory dimensions

Regulated subjects

The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type Any
Economic activity cross-cutting
Category All

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
data (any form): storage (any form)
Regulatory tool
User consent: Permit user opt-out
Local representation requirement
Private right of action
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
data (any form): data processing
Regulatory tool
Purpose/processing limitation
User consent: Permit user opt-out
Local representation requirement
Private right of action
Sanctions
Fine
Regulated subjects
1
cookies (any source): operate

Policy change by business practice

The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.

data (any form): storage (any form)

data (any form): data processing

cookies (any source): operate