Protection des données personnelles

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  28.03.2023

  Europe

  Eu­ro­pean Par­lia­ment and Coun­cil ready to start ne­go­tia­tions on EU Data Act – Eu­rope gets clo­ser to adop­ting a data law

  In February 2022 the European Commission presented its proposal for the EU Data Act, which – if adopted - will introduce a far-reaching legal regime on access to and use of non-personal data in the EU and will, similar to the GDPR, be applicable to businesses established outside the EU. The proposed regulation contains a set of rules defining how various forms of data can be used and by whom for purposes across all economic sectors with the aim of creating a new data-agile ecosystem. While the new law will bring new opportunities, it will also create legal challenges for all actors in the...

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  28.03.2023

  United Kingdom

  UK go­vern­ment re­sumes pro­po­sed re­form of UK data pro­tec­tion laws

  On 8 March 2023, the UK government resumed its proposed reform of UK data protection laws with the introduction to Parliament of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, a replacement to its earlier reform bill.The earlier version of the Bill was published in July 2022 (under prime minister Boris Johnson) but was then put on ice by the UK government following the appointment of Liz Truss as prime minister in order to allow time for ministers to re-examine the scope of proposed reforms.In a speech given at the annual conference of the Conservative party in October 2022, the...

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  14.03.2023

  Chine

  China has ac­ce­ded to the Hague Con­ven­tion of 5 Oc­to­ber 1961 Abo­li­shing the Re­qui­re­ment of Le­ga­li­sa­tion for Fo­reign Pu­blic Do­cu­ments

  On 8 March 2023, the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has (finally!) acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Convention").The Convention between the PRC, as the acceding state, and other member states (which will not have raised an objection; see below) will enter into force as of 7 November 2023.This constitutes a long-awaited and very positive development.Please click here to read the full article.

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  13.03.2023

  Turquie

  Tur­kish cen­tral bank pu­blishes Gui­de­line on data sha­ring in pay­ment ser­vices

  On 30 December 2022, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (“CBRT”) published the Guideline on Data Sharing Services in Payment Services, which examines data-sharing services in payment services (“DSSPS”) included in the scope of open banking (i.e. when the customer has provided the third party provider with access to the data in the financial system). To this end, the Guideline assesses common business models for payment-initiation and account-information services (also regarded as DSSPS) regarding whether these models require an operating licence, and offers guidance...

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  23.02.2023

  Europe

  EU Data Act - Fo­cus on Cloud Ser­vices: swit­ching charges - who should shoul­der the cost?

  In the third Law-Now in our cloud services series on the EU Data Act (the “Act”), we focus on the proposed measures to reduce and remove switching charges. The Act aims to facilitate customers switching between cloud service providers and other data processing services. In pursuit of this aim, the Act will regulate how cloud service providers can charge for switching and what customers can be expected to pay to switch to another provider. It’s likely that switching charges will be a topic of significant negotiation during the trialogue, as evidenced by the various amendments to...

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  16.02.2023

  EU

  CJEU is­sues land­mark ru­ling on DPO dis­mis­sals and con­flicts of in­te­rest

  On 9 February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in case C‑453/21 regarding the justified grounds for the dismissal of and the conflict of interests requirements relating to data protection officers (DPO) under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The full text of the decision can be accessed here.In general, DPOs fulfil a critical task by monitoring compliance with the GDPR, other provisions of EU law or of the law of the member states on data protection and the policies of the controller or processor in relation to the protection...

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