European Union: Adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) including data transfer requirements
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Adopted Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) including data transfer requirements
On 27 April 2016, the European Parliament and the Council adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), creating comprehensive data protection regulations within the European Union. The regulation restricts personal data transfers from the…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2012-01-25
under deliberation
2016-04-27
adopted