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European Union Parliament Committee adopts position on DMA The European Parliament announced, on 23 November 2021, that the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee had adopted its position on the DMA proposal, which sets rules on what companies with 'gatekeeper' status will be allowed to do and not to do in the EU. The proposed text of the DMA, as adopted by the Committee, would apply...

In September, the UK Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport released a consultation document, entitled Data – A New Direction about the future of data protection law in the UK whereby it proposes significant changes to the existing UK data protection law. CEDPO, the Confederation of European Data Protection Organisations, has made comments on one of the proposed changes, i.e., the one...

European Union EDPB publishes guidelines on the interplay between the application of Article 3 and Chapter V of the GDPR The EDPB published, on 19 November 2021, its Guidelines 05/2021 on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V of the GDPR. These guidelines aim to clarify the interplay between Article 3 of the GDPR and the...

National Authorities CNIL publishes guide to aid organisations with GDPR awareness The CNIL published, on 10 November 2021, a guide on awareness for organisations on compliance with the GDPR. The guide aims to recall the statutory requirements regarding data protection and provide best practices for organisations processing personal data. It outlines key GDPR principles, defines key concepts,...

National Authorities CNPD publishes guidelines on cookies The CNPD published, on 26 October 2021, guidelines on cookies and other trackers. These guidelines aim to help operators of websites or applications to comply with the currently applicable rules (as they emerge from legislation and case law). They draw the distinction between essential cookies and non-essential cookies and introduce...

European Union EDPB adopts Guidelines on Restrictions of data subject rights under Article 23 of the GDPR The EDPB published, on 19 October 2021, the final version of the Guidelines 10/2020 on Restrictions under Article 23 GDPR, adopted on 13 October 2021. The Guidelines aim to recall the conditions surrounding the use of such restrictions by EU Member States or the EU legislator in light of the...