On November 9, 2023, the European Parliament adopted, by a majority of 481 votes in favor, 31 votes against and 71 abstentions, the final text of the Data Act.
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European Commission Proposes Regulation on the Harmonization of Rules Regarding Enforcement of the GDPR
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On July 4, 2023, the European Commission proposed a new Regulation laying down additional procedural rules relating to the enforcement of the GDPR at the EU level. …
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Council and European Parliament Reach Political Agreement on the Data Act
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On June 27, 2023, the Council and the European Parliament reached a Political Agreement on the Proposal for a Regulation on harmonized rules on fair access to and use of data.
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European Parliament Agrees on Position on the AI Act
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On June 14, 2023, the European Parliament approved its negotiating mandate regarding the EU’s Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence, and the vote in the Parliament means that EU institutions may now start trilogue negotiations. …
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UK Information Commissioner Delivers Opening Remarks at European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
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On May 23, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner, John Edwards, delivered the opening remarks at the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. …
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European Parliament Adopts EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Resolution
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On May 11, 2023, at a plenary session, the European Parliament voted to adopt a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework which calls on the European Commission to continue negotiations with its U.S. counterparts with the aim of creating a mechanism that would ensure equivalence and provide the adequate level of protection required by EU data protection law. …
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EDPB issues Its Opinion on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
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On February 28, 2023, the European Data Protection Board issued its Opinion 5/2023 on the European Commission Draft Implementing Decision on the adequate protection of personal data under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. …
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European Parliament Committee Opposes Adequacy Under EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework in Draft Opinion
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On February 14, 2023, in a Draft Motion for a Resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the proposed EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs urged the European Commission not to adopt the Framework, on the basis that it “fails to create actual equivalence” with the EU in the level of data protection that it provides. …
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European Commission to Start Adequacy Decision Adoption Process for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
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On December 13, 2022, the European Commission launched the process for the adoption of an adequacy decision for the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
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UK Finalizes South Korea Adequacy Decision
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On November 23, 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that it had completed its assessment of South Korea’s personal data legislation, and concluded that sufficiently strong privacy laws are in place to protect UK personal data transferred to South Korea while upholding the rights and protections of UK citizens.
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