Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data

Summary:

On 10 January 2017 the European Commission presented a proposal for a Regulation on the handling of personal data by institutions and other bodies of the European Union. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached an informal agreement on this draft law on 23 May 2018, and the Regulation was adopted on 23 October.

Further information:

The aim of the proposal is to reform the existing Regulation No 45/2001 and to align it to the 2016 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The review of this Regulation also takes into account the results of enquiries and stakeholder consultations, and the evaluation study on its application over the previous 15 years.

The proposed review was put forward as part of a package of measures on privacy rules for electronic communications, which includes a Communication on exchanging and protecting personal data in a globalised world.

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2017)8: Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2017:008:FIN

European Parliament: Legislative Train: Protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-area-of-justice-and-fundamental-rights/file-jd-processing-of-personal-data-by-the-union-institutions

European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure file on Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and the free movement of such data http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil-mobile/fiche-procedure/2017/0002(COD)

Council of the European Union: Press Release, 23/05/2018: New rules on data protection for EU institutions agreed http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/05/23/new-rules-on-data-protection-for-eu-institutions-agreed/

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Commentary and Analysis

EPRS: At a Glance, September 2018: Protection of personal data processed by the Union institutions and bodies http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2018/625158/EPRS_ATA(2018)625158_EN.pdf

EPRS: Briefing, September 2018: Rules for EU institutions' processing of personal data http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2017/608754/EPRS_BRI(2017)608754_EN.pdf

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