French National Data Protection Authority (CNIL) Adopts End Of February For 2013 Inspection Program

On March 19, 2013, the French Data Protection Authority (Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés) (CNIL) disclosed its annual inspection program, providing an overview of its inspections on data controllers in 2012, and a list of inspections it plans to execute in 2013. Some of the inspections from 2012 led to warnings, formal notices or sanctions.

The overview noted that the CNIL will intensify international cooperation by increasing its inspection and investigative powers in 2013.

Specifically, the CNIL announced it will perform approximately 400 on-site inspections. Among these, the CNIL intends to perform:

• Approximately 100 inspections concerning video surveillance and video protection (CCTV);