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European Union Commission publishes its adequacy decision pursuant to Art. 45 of the GPDR for the transfer of personal data from the EU to the Republic of Korea You can read the press release here and the decision here.   EDPB adopts statement on its guidelines The EDPB adopted, on 16 December 2021, a statement on cooperation on the elaboration of guidelines. According to the EDPB, its...

National Authorities Germany: Administrative Court of Wiesbaden issues preliminary decision prohibiting University from using Cookiebot The Administrative Court of Wiesbaden issued, on 6 December 2021, a press release on its preliminary decision  where it prohibited the RheinMain University of Applied Sciences from using Cybot A/S's consent management platform Cookiebot CMP. The Court found that...

European Union Council and Parliament reach agreement on Data Governance Act The Council of the European Union announced, on 30 November 2021, that it had reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on the DGA. The provisional agreement is subject to approval by the Council, and will be submitted to the Council's Permanent Representatives Committee for endorsement. You can read...

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...