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It hasn't been enforced because the law itself says it shall apply from the 25th of may 2018 (art.99 par. 2). So no, the GDPR is not in force yet.
by jsiepkes 8y ago
It hasn't been enforced because the law itself says it shall apply from the 25th of may 2018 (art.99 par. 2).
So no, the GDPR is not in force yet.
- jsiepkes 8y agoOh right, I see what you mean now. Yeah, pure technically the law came in to force in 2016.
- Hamuko 8y agohttps://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L:2016:119:FULL&from=EN https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:... > This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. "This Regulation" referring to the General Data Protection Regulation. The date on the journal is 4 May 2016, so GDPR entered into force on 20 May 2016.
- YeGoblynQueenne 8y agoTo quote the whole thing: Article 99 Entry into force and application 1. This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 2. It shall apply from 25 May 2018. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 April 2016. I guess you're arguing about a fine point and being downvoted for pedantry, then?