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>They actually have to pass a new law before 2018. There's a EU directive, and the way these work is that they require the member states to pass laws implementi
by temp-acct5914 10y ago
>They actually have to pass a new law before 2018. There's a EU directive, and the way these work is that they require the member states to pass laws implementing them ...
Assuming you're referring to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), it is in fact a regulation as opposed to a directive. The difference being that directives have to be implemented at the member state level, but regulations do not. Regulations are effective union-wide once they come into force.
- matt4077 10y agoI thought so as well – considering they have largely changed to using Regulations. But, to quote the article: > The law - which aims to implement European Union data protection directives, set to come into force in 2018 - was roundly condemned [...]
- temp-acct5914 10y agoI thought it was something lost in translation, or just a mistake. But it turns out there actually is an accompanying directive "for the police and criminal justice sector" (Directive (EU) 2016/680).
- TazeTSchnitzel 10y agoNot quite. There's a new regulation which does much of what the old directive did, but there's also a new accompanying directive for some parts.