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Transfers of data

The transfer of personal data outside of the EU is only allowed under certain conditions as set out in Directive 95/46/EC and also in the General Data Protection Regulation which will be fully applicable as of May 2018. If a country is deemed by the European Commission to offer an adequate level of protection, it will be subject to the same rules as an EU Member State, which means that the recipient of the data in that state will not be obliged to take specific measures to allow for the transfer. Transferring data to a country without an adequacy decision requires appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or binding corporate rules. Derogations to this rule can be obtained in very specific cases. The European Data Protection Board, of which the EDPS is a member, will provide the Commission with Opinions on this subject.

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11
May
2012
Opinions

Union Registry for the trading period commencing on 1 January 2013

Opinion on the Commission Regulation establishing a Union Registry for the trading period commencing on 1 January 2013, and subsequent trading periods, of the Union emissions trading scheme

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Topics
Transfers of data
Information Security
Internal Market
Police Cooperation
18
Apr
2012
Opinions

Open-Data Package

Opinion on the 'Open-Data Package' of the European Commission including a Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/98/EC on re-use of public sector information (PSI)

More information on  re-use of public service information

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Topics
Transfers of data
eGovernment
Transparency
Technologies
Open Data
13
Apr
2012
Opinions

EU-Canada Agreement on supply chain security

Opinion on the Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Canada with respect to matters related to supply chain security

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Topics
Rights of the Individual
International Agreements
Transfers of data
7
Mar
2012
Opinions

Data protection reform package

Opinion on the data protection reform package

More information on EU Data Protection Reform Package

Available languages: German, English, French
Executive summary
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Topics
General Data Protection Regulation
Rights of the Individual
Accountability
Transfers of data
10
Feb
2012
Opinions

Markets in financial instruments

Opinion on the Commission proposals for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Recast), and for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments and amending Regulation on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories, OJ C 147/01 25.05.2012, p1

See also the text of the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on markets in financial instruments repealing Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Topics
Transfers of data
Information Security
Finance & Economy
Technologies