On 4 May 2016, the text of the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) was published in the Official Journal of the
European Union, concluding over four years of intensive legislative
work on a new data protection legal framework for Europe.
The GDPR became effective on 25 May 2018 when it replaced the
existing EC Data Protection Directive (EC/95/46) (Directive),
bringing new legal rights for individuals, extending the scope of
responsibilities for data controllers and processors and enhancing
the regime for enforcement to include the risk of fines at up to 4%
of an organisation's worldwide annual turnover.
DLA Piper have designed this Guide to provide in-house lawyers,
Data Protection Officers and others dealing with privacy compliance
issues on a day-to-day basis with an easy-reference manual to the
GDPR.
