Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 lays down the data protection obligations for the EU institutions, bodies and agencies when they process personal data and develop new policies. This regulation also defines the obligations of the EDPS, including his role as an independent supervisory authority of EU institutions and bodies when they process personal data, and to advise on policies and legislation which affect privacy and cooperate with similar authorities to ensure consistent data protection.
Consultation from an European Institution on the relationship with its contractor for providing travel agency services. The contractor considers that it should be a separate controller; the EDPS analyses the relationship at hand, the consequences of different legal constructions, and concludes that a controller-processor relationship is the most appropriate arrangement.
These comments refer to EASO’s draft implementing rules concerning restrictions on certain rights of data subjects (pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725).
EDPS Letter Consultation on agreement for payroll services for local employees in a third country
These comments refer to CEDEFOP’s draft implementing rules concerning restrictions on certain rights of data subjects (pursuant to Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725).
2019 could be described as a year of transition, across Europe and the world. With new legislation on data protection in the EU now in place, the greatest challenge moving into 2020 and beyond is to ensure that this legislation produces the promised results. Awareness of the issues surrounding data protection and privacy, and the importance of protecting these fundamental rights, is at an all-time high and this momentum cannot be allowed to decline.
This Annual Report provides an insight into all EDPS activities in 2019, which was the last year of a five-year EDPS mandate. EDPS activities therefore focused on consolidating the achievements of previous years, assessing the progress made and starting to define priorities for the future.
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