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.
EDPS Opinion 25/2023 on the Proposal for a Directive on the Union code relating to medicinal products for human use and repealing Directive 2001/83/EC and Directive 2009/35/EC
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EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council with measures to ensure effective access to emergency services through emergency communications to the single European emergency number ‘112’
EDPS Formal comments on the draft Commission Delegated Decision on further defining the risks related to security or illegal immigration or a high epidemic risk
EDPS Opinion on the Proposal for a Regulation on standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intendedfor human application and repealing Directives 2002/98/EC and 2004/23/EC