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ARTICLE · 16 DECEMBER 2011

A First Glimpse Of The New General Data Protection Regulation

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A draft version of the European Commission's legislative proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation has been leaked from Brussels.

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John Armstrong
John Armstrong
Emma Burnett
Emma Burnett
Sarah Cole
Sarah Cole
Rachel Sherratt
Rachel Sherratt

A draft version of the European Commission's legislative proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation has been leaked from Brussels. The draft Regulation will be the subject of various discussions and reviews by the Directorates-General of the European Commission ("Commission"), with the final proposal anticipated by late January 2012, and is ultimately intended to replace Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC. Whilst the leaked version could be liable to change, it does provide a first glimpse into the Commission's approach to the new European data protection framework. It provides for wholesale changes to data protection law and suggests an even tougher regime going forwards.

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