Drafts of the new Polish Personal Data Protection Act
("PDPA Draft") and Provisions Implementing the Personal
Data Protection Act ("Amending Act Draft") were published
on 14 September 2017. The Amending Act Draft amends 133 sectoral
acts, in this client alert we describe changes to the Labour Law.
The drafts are now subject to social consultations. The proposed
regulations are to ensure the successful implementation of
Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 27 April 2016 ("GDPR").
PDPA DRAFT - WHAT IS NEW
There are several important changes proposed in the PDPA Draft.
Firstly, a new state agency will be created: the Personal Data
Protection Office. Conditions and procedures have been established
for the appointment of personal data protection inspectors, i.e.,
new bodies whose authority will be similar to that of the present
Administrator of Information Security. Two-instance proceedings
regarding the violation of data protection
