Changes in the protection of personal data in the EU Member States
Legislate by the European Parliament and the EU Council the General Data Protection Act is designed to unify and harmonize the rules on this issue in the Member States. The implementation is scheduled to take place by May 25, 2018. It is therefore worth noting the new provisions, obligations and sanctions that are associated with the adoption of the new law. Paweł Dyrduł, a lawyer from KG Legal Kiełtyka Gładkowski Sp.p with its registered office in Krakow, analyzes the above issues.
What is the GDPA?
GDPA is an abbreviation of the General Data Protection Act. This is a legal act adopted by the EU legislature, which, as the name implies, is aimed at regulating the issue of broadly defined personal data. The official text of the Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 4 May 2016. However, the entry into force of the provisions contained in the Regulation was adopted on 25 May 2018. The Member States of the European Union are obliged to implement the provisions contained in the Regulation by 6 May 2018. The implementation of the provisions of the EU legal act will generally be followed by the adoption of relevant national Legal acts.