EU Commission pitches harmonisation measures for data protection enforcement
EU Commission pitches harmonisation measures for data protection enforcement
The European Commission presented on Tuesday (4 July) a legislative proposal to harmonise certain aspects of national procedural rules to speed up cross-border cases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The European Commission presented on Tuesday (4 July) a legislative proposal to harmonise certain aspects of national procedural rules to speed up cross-border cases under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The reform was requested by the chair of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body that gathers all EU data protection authorities, which pointed out several discrepancies in the national legal framework that prevented smooth cooperation among data regulators.
The draft law touches upon complaints over alleged data protection breaches, the procedural rights of parties under investigation, intra-authority cooperation and dispute resolution.
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