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Data Protection Officer

 

Each EU institution, body or agency (EU institutions) has appointed a data protection officer (DPO). It is the DPO's duty to ensure in an independent manner the internal application of the data protection rules applicable to the EU institution. This also involves other tasks such as ensuring that controllers and individuals (data subjects) are informed of their rights and obligations, and cooperating with the EDPS at his request or on their own initiative. A list of data protection officers can be found on the EDPS website.

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        May
        2008
        Annual Reports

        2007 Annual Report - Enhanced data protection needs to be delivered in practice

        The report runs through the main features of the EDPS activities in 2007, notably with regard to his supervisory and consultative tasks.
        The report highlights a considerable increase in the number of prior-checks relating to processing operations of personal data in Community institutions and bodies. The EDPS also gave further effect to his advisory role on new EU legislative proposals having an impact on data protection with the publication of 12 opinions. 
        2007 saw the signing of the Lisbon Treaty that provides for an enhanced protection of personal data and whose impact for data protection will be closely monitored.

        You can obtain a paper version of this Annual Report on EU Bookshop.

        Full text of the Annual Report:
        Available languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish
        Summary:
        Available languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
        Topics
        Data Protection Officer
        International Cooperation
        Supervision coordination
        Judicial Cooperation
        Police Cooperation
        Privacy in the EU Institutions
        Security & Access to Premises
        Technologies
        16
        Feb
        2007
        Opinions

        European Police Office

        Opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision establishing the European Police Office (Europol)(COM(2006) 817 final), OJ C 255, 27.10.2007, p. 13

        Available languages: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
        COM(2006) 817 final of 20.12.2006
        Available languages: English, French
        Topics
        Data Protection Officer
        Interoperability
        Information Security
        Police Cooperation
        19
        Apr
        2006
        Annual Reports

        2005 Annual Report - Consolidating the EDPS

        While the first year was devoted to setting up the EDPS, the second year was one of consolidation. The office grew slightly and benefited from the establishment of a press service. At the same time, core business work developed, as the EDPS became more known among the EC institutions and bodies. The number of prior checks grew to 34 and a paper on the role of the DPOs was published. Some 6 legislative opinions were presented, mostly relating to the area of "Justice, Freedom and Security".

        Full text of the Annual Report:
        Available languages: German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish
        Summary:
        Available languages: Czech, Danish, German, Estonian, Greek, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Finnish, Swedish
        Press release:
        Available languages: English, French
        Topics
        Data Protection Officer
        Regulation 45/2001
        International Cooperation
        Privacy in the EU Institutions
        Technologies