The principle of storage limitation is much more enhanced in the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), than it was in the Directive 95/46/EC.

Article 137 of the Italian Procurement Code applies to all offers containing products originating in third countries, with which the European Union ...

Two companies from two different EU Member States have entered into a contract in 2014 by exchanging forms via e-mail.

One of the main bases that authorize data processing is consent. Consent is an expression of will, with which the data subject authorizes the processing of data.

The year 2018 is expected to see great developments in the area of data protection, and not only across Europe.

As the date of the full implementation of the 679/2016 Regulation draws nearer (May 25, 2018), it is important to understand who it refers to and where does it apply.

On 14 September 2017, the European Court of Justice (‘ECJ') provided further guidance on how to identify an excessive pricing abuse under art. 102 lett. a) ...

The Italian Council of State (Section III) has ruled on the concept of exclusivity with sentence no. 748 of 5/2/2018, establishing that even if existing ...

The Regional Administrative Court of Milan (Section IV) has recently ruled (21/2/2018, n.500) on the principles of "exclusivity" and "non-fungibility" and on whether they are sufficient grounds ...

After the principle of lawfulness, which has been discussed in the previous article, the General Data Protection Regulation also introduces the principle of fairness.

The principle of data minimisation is part of the principles according with which data processing is carried out.

The long-awaited sentence by the Court of Justice on the Snitem - Syndicat national de l'industrie des technologies médicales (C.329/16) case concerning the ...

The EU Reg. 2016/425 - published in the OJ on 31 March 2016 - concerns personal protective equipment (PPE). The new Regulation applies from April 21, 2018 ...

On January 1, 2018, the Revised Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China has come into force. The new Law modernizes and simplifies the previous ...

Art. 5 of the new General Data Protection Regulation can be considered as the heart of the system. Indeed, it contains the principles that must be followed in data processing.

Medical research and data protection: in the last days, divergent comments and positions have appeared on the web regarding the text of the new Art. 110-a of the Privacy Code ...

It is a time of major changes in the private health sector. Foreign investment funds are purchasing healthcare facilities in Italy, and within the territory various mergers ...

Informing the data subject of who and how his/her data are processed, is part of the broader right to self-determination of the data subject.

It goes without saying that in the course of a public or private contract, the parties involved may have to manage and process a large amount of personal data of the interested third parties.

In line with the provisions of art. 9 of EU Reg. 2016/679, it seems that the patient's consent for the processing of their data for purposes of diagnosis and medical treatment will no longer be necessary.