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Health

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) recognises data concerning health as a special category of data and provides a definition for health data for data protection purposes. Though the innovative principles introduced by the GDPR (privacy by design or the prohibition of discriminatory profiling) remain relevant and applicable to health data as well, specific safeguards for personal health data and for a definitive interpretation of the rules that allows an effective and comprehensive protection of such data have now been addressed by the GDPR. Processes that foster innovation and better quality healthcare, such as clinical trials or mobile health, need robust data protection safeguards in order to maintain the trust and confidence of individuals in the rules designed to protect their data.

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Apr
2009

Pharmacovigilance

Opinion on the proposals for a Regulation and for a Directive on pharmacovigilance, OJ C 229, 23.09.2009, p. 19

5
Mar
2009

Organ transplantation

Opinion of 5 March 2009 on the proposal for a directive on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation, OJ C192, 15.08.2009, p. 6

COM(2008) 218 of 8.12.2008
Available languages: English, French
2
Dec
2008

Cross-border healthcare

Opinion on the proposal for a Directive on the application of patient's rights in cross-border healthcare, OJ C 128, 06.06.2009, p. 20

COM(2008) 414 of 02.07.2008
Available languages: English, French
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