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UPDATE ON THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION

Submitted by christian on Mon, 06/23/2014 - 17:27

As a regulation the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be in force in every European Union Member State, and each state will only be allowed to pass its own data protection law if this is permitted by the GDPR, or if the subject matter of the law is outside of the GDPR's scope. Although there is some difference of opinion over the details, there is common political consensus that the European Union needs a modern, European-wide approach to data protection law. Furthermore, the GDPR should be adopted by 2015 in order to advance the digital Single Market. However, progress to date has been slower than anticipated, and hoped for, by the Commission- the GDPR has not yet been adopted and it expected that discussions will continue until at least 2015.

Due to the nature of the way the GDPR has to be passed- by agreement of each of the three independent bodies, the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council, each of which can propose amendments, it is difficult to be certain of the scope of the final consolidated text of the GDPR. In addition, some Member States have criticised the GDPR for not adopting a modern approach towards eCommerce and internet-related questions. The GDPR is supposed to provide answers to future as well as current questions, however, many stakeholders believe that the GDPR, to some extent, recycles the old EU Data Protection Directive.

At this stage, the European Parliament adopted the draft legislation, following its first reading. However, the vote does not mean that the GDPR has finally passed the European Parliament. Before it is finally approved the text will need to be agreed through tripartite discussions between the European Parliament's representatives, the Commission and the Council) and then approved.

At the moment it is unclear if the next European Commission will focus on the GDPR. Without determination and drive, there is a danger the newly elected European Parliament, and the European Coucil may lose the memorandum for reform. In the meantime, it remains to be seen, if some Member States might implement elements of the current data protection proposals ahaed of time.

Stakeholders Involved

  • Adobe
  • 2B Advice - the privacy benchmark and Technical University of Dortmund (Germany).
  • Agoria
  • Amazon
  • American Bar Association Sections of Antitrust Law and International Law
  • American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU)
  • ANEC the European consumer voice in standardization (ANEC)
  • Association of Consumer Credit Information Suppliers (ACCIS)
  • Association of European Chambers of Commerce (EUROCHAMBRES)
  • BEUC the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
  • BITKOM
  • Bits of Freedom
  • British Telecommunications
  • Bundesverband des Deutschen Versandhandels
  • Bundesverband Deutscher Inkasso-Unternehmen
  • Business Europe
  • Business Software Alliance (BSA)
  • Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
  • Commission des Episcopats de la Communauté Européenne
  • Confederation of European Data Protection Organizations (CEDPO)
  • Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
  • Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-Based Industries (CEEMET)
  • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Recht und Informatik
  • Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund
  • Deutscher Dialogmarketing Verband
  • Digital Europe
  • Digital Policy Alliance (EURIM)
  • eBay
  • Equifax
  • eurofinas
  • EuroISPA
  • European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB)
  • European Banking Federation (EBF)
  • European Digital Rights (EDRI)
  • European Direct Selling Association (Seldia)
  • European Federation of Building Societies (EFBS)
  • European Federation of Leasing Company Associations
  • European GSM Association (GSMA)
  • European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR)
  • European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF)
  • European Privacy Advisory Group (EPAG)
  • European Privacy Association (EPA)
  • European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
  • European Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry (COCIR)
  • European Small Business Alliance
  • European Social Networks Group (ESNG)
  • European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO)
  • Facebook
  • Federation of European Academies of Medicine
  • Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing (FEDMA)
  • First Data
  • Future of Privacy Forum
  • Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft
  • GKV- Spitzenverband
  • Google
  • GSM Association (GSMA) Europe
  • Handelsverband Deutschland
  • IAB Ireland
  • Insurance Europe
  • Intel
  • International Chamber of Commerce
  • International Pharmaceutical Privacy Consortium (IPPC)
  • Kirchen
  • Law Society of England and Wales
  • Microsoft
  • Nokia
  • Opower
  • Science Europe
  • Telefonica
  • The European Coordination Committee of the Radilogical, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry
  • The European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries (Bipar)
  • UEAPME the European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
  • Verband der Handelsauskunfteien
  • Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenveleger
  • Yahoo
  • Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft
  • Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks

 

 

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