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On July 19, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a law allowing class actions in Belgium for GDPR infringements (source document in French and Dutch).

On February 10, Belgium enacted a law (source document in French and Dutch) that regulates the automated processing of personal data related to Belgian passports and travel documents...

On September 5, the official journal published the Belgian law implementing the GDPR (source documents in French and in Dutch).

On June 11, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled the Belgian law (source document in French) that required electronic communication operators to retain data for one year.

On October 10, Belgium issued a Royal Decree (source document in Dutch) establishing a federal Belgian Cybersecurity Center.

On December 16, 2015, the Privacy Commission issued an opinion (source document in French) on draft legislation establishing electronic communications in judicial procedures.

On July 1, the Commission released an opinion on draft legislation (source document in French) expanding the number of individuals within the customs/excise duties administration allowed to receive personal data from the police.

The opinion reviews key articles in the bill and highlights ambiguities and shortcomings.

Privacy Commission Provides Opinion On Draft Legislation On Electronic Mortgage And Life Insurance Data

On June 29, the Privacy Commission published an opinion denying the U.S. embassy's request to obtain from Belgian authorities the biometric data of four individuals subject to EU sanctions.

The review addresses the content of the assessment, the compulsory nature of impact assessments, and stakeholders involved the process.

On June 8, the Privacy Commission issued a recommendation (source document in French and Dutch) on how to process judicial data to comply with foreign anti-bribery obligations.

On November 23, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") published a status report on GDPR implementation (source documents in French and in Dutch).

Following a draft academic report published on March 31, the Belgian Privacy Commission announced that it is assessing a social media company's compliance with Belgian data protection law.

On July 19, the Belgian Federal Parliament adopted a law on the protection of physical persons with regard to the processing of personal data (source document in French and Dutch).

On June 14, the Privacy Commission released a Recommendation (source documents in French and in Dutch) providing guidance on the GDPR requirement to maintain records of data processing activities.

During this Digital Law Series, Gerrit Vandendriessche and  Erika Ellyne discuss a mix of data protection news, such as...