The European Regulation On Data Protection And Brexit

After many years of negotiations, on 27 April 2016, the European Regulation concerning the protection of individuals in respect of the processing of personal data and the free movement of this data (hereafter, "the Regulation"), has finally seen the light of day.

This approval came at almost the same time as the vote by the United Kingdom on 23 June in favour of their exit from the European Union, which as we shall see may have an important effect as regards data protection.

Let us first see what are the principal new elements introduced by the Regulation, which will not come into force until 25 May 2018, until which time the current rules regarding data protection will continue to apply.