Privacy: Commission guidance on the direct application of the GDPR

EUR-Lex - 52018DC0043 - EN - EUR-Lex: "Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council

Stronger protection, new opportunities - Commission guidance on the direct application of the General Data Protection Regulation as of 25 May 2018

 Introduction

 On 6 April 2016, the EU agreed to a major reform of its data protection framework, by adopting the data protection reform package, comprising the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)  1 replacing the twenty years old Directive 95/46/EC 2 (‘Data Protection Directive’) and the Police Directive 3 .

On 25 May 2018, the new EU-wide data protection instrument, the General Data Protection Regulation, ("the Regulation"), will become directly applicable, two years after its adoption and entry into force 4 .

The new Regulation will strengthen the protection of the individual’s right to personal data protection, reflecting the nature of data protection as a fundamental right for the European Union 5 ." 'via Blog this'