EU Decision on rules concerning the EU Commission Data Protection Officer

On 6 July 2020, the European Commission published a decision laying down implementing rules concerning the Data Protection Officer, restrictions of data subjects’ rights and the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 governing the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. The latter Regulation sets out rules and principles governing the processing of personal data within EU institutions while relying on the similar principles as those provided under the (EU) Regulation 2016/679 (“GDPR”).

Comparable to certain principles contained in the GDPR, each Union institution or body shall be able to designate a Data Protection Officer.

More detailed information on this decision can be found in the related article published on our website.