EU: General data protection regulation
01 May 2013
Council of the European Union:
Proposal for a Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (General Data Protection Regulation) - Specific issues (8825/13, pdf)
"This package comprises two legislative proposals based on Article 16 TFEU, the new legal basis for data protection measures introduced by the Lisbon Treaty...The following items are submitted to COREPER for consideration:
- Material scope
- Territorial scope
- Definition of consent
- Data processing principles
- Freedom of expression and access to public documents."