General Data Protection Regulation: Difference between revisions

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| norm_title = General Data Protection Regulation

| alternative_name = GDPR

| norm_type = Regulation

| issuing_body = European Parliament; Council of the European Union

| jurisdiction_level = Regional

| country = European Union

| status = Active

| official_text = https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679

| related_norm = ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC; Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC; [[Directive (EU) 2016/680]]

| parent_framework = [[EU Data Protection Framework]]

| language = 24 official EU languages

}}

The '''General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)''' or '''Regulation (EU) 2016/679'''<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj Regulation (][[EU]]<span>) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council</span> 27 April 2016</ref> is a regulation designed to modernize and harmonize the data protection laws across the European Union (EU), giving citizens and residents of the EU more control of their data and providing a more consistent regulatory framework for businesses.<ref>[https://www.infolawgroup.com/2016/05/articles/gdpr/gdpr-getting-ready-for-the-new-eu-general-data-protection-regulation/ GDPR: Getting Ready for the New EU General Data Protection Regulation] Accessed on 8 February 2018</ref> This new EU data protection framework will replace the Data Protection Directive, or '''Directive 95/46/EC''' of 1995. Enforcement for the GDPR goes into effect on 25 May 2018.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/reform/index_en.htm Reform of EU data protection rules]. Retrieved 27 Jun 2017.

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+{{Norm
+| norm_title = General Data Protection Regulation
+| alternative_name = GDPR
+| norm_type = Regulation
+| issuing_body = European Parliament; Council of the European Union
+| jurisdiction_level = Regional
+| country = European Union
+| status = Active
+| official_text = https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679
+| related_norm = ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC; Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC; [[Directive (EU) 2016/680]]
+| parent_framework = [[EU Data Protection Framework]]
+| language = 24 official EU languages
+}}
 The '''General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)''' or '''Regulation (EU) 2016/679'''<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/679/oj Regulation (][[EU]]<span>) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council</span> 27 April 2016</ref> is a regulation designed to modernize and harmonize the data protection laws across the European Union (EU), giving citizens and residents of the EU more control of their data and providing a more consistent regulatory framework for businesses.<ref>[https://www.infolawgroup.com/2016/05/articles/gdpr/gdpr-getting-ready-for-the-new-eu-general-data-protection-regulation/ GDPR: Getting Ready for the New EU General Data Protection Regulation] Accessed on 8 February 2018</ref> This new EU data protection framework will replace the Data Protection Directive, or '''Directive 95/46/EC''' of 1995.  Enforcement for the GDPR goes into effect on 25 May 2018.<ref>[http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/reform/index_en.htm Reform of EU data protection rules]. Retrieved 27 Jun 2017.
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