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Summary of EDPB Draft Guidelines 04/2022 on the calculation of administrative fines under the GDPR
The EDPB guidelines are intended to create a single harmonised methodology to be used by the supervisory authorities (SAs) when calculating the amount of a GDPR fine. The guidance also documents practical examples to facilitate organisations in their understanding of how the calculation method can be applied with consistency. The guidelines define a five-step methodology in support of...
French Ministry of Labour- Study on the profession of DPO
The profession of Data Protection Officer (DPO) is relatively new in many private or public organizations. The conditions of practice, the forms of employment, the career paths or skills held or expected for the exercise of the profession of DPO need to be well identified and understood in order to provide the right answers in terms of employment and professional training. The AFCDP has worked...
Lake Como CEDPO Statement
Lake Como CEDPO Statement CEDPO held its first in person board meeting of the post COVID pandemic era on the banks of Lake Como. The objectives of the meeting were (i) to discuss the current European data protection legislative landscape, (ii) take stock of member observations and activities, and (iii) define common priorities and objectives for the CEDPO work program of 2022-2023. There were a...
CEDPO issues opinion on EDPB’s Guidelines 01/2022
On January 18th the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published Guidelines 01/2022 on the right of access under Article 15 of the GDPR. Access requests from data subjects and the obligations of data controllers to provide a copy of personal data are of great relevance for practice, but essential questions of detail regarding scope and extent are still unresolved. It is disputed, for example,...
CEDPO comments on Guidelines 05/2021
On November 18th, 2021, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published Guidelines 05/2021 which were supposed to clarify the definition of international personal data transfers. Since the GDPR does not include a legal definition of data transfer according to Art. 44, there are legal uncertainties for controllers and processors, especially when entering into processing agreements with...
Interview with Florence Gaullier (AFCDP) on recent EU legislative activities to create a digital market
On Tuesday, January 11th, 2022, SMART TECH (BSMART TV) received Florence Gaullier (lawyer at Vercken & Gaullier and Board Member of AFCDP). The interview was dedicated to the European digital regulation projects (DGA, DSA, DMA, IA act, Data Act, EIDAS) and their interaction with the GDPR. While these projects aim to facilitate the use and sharing of data by private and public sectors,...
