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EU: Council of the European Union: Data Protection Regulation: Data Protection: Council agrees on a general approach

15 June 2015

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See the full text: Data Protection: Council agrees on a general approach (Press release, pdf) and: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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) - Preparation of a general approach (201 pages, 11 June, pdf):

"All changes made to the original Commission proposal are underlined; where text has been deleted, this is indicated by (…). Where existing text has been moved, this text is indicated in italics....The comments of delegations on the text of the Regulation.... are reflected in the Outcome of proceedings of the meeting of the Permanent Representatives Committee on 9 June 2015 (9788/15)." [emphasis added]

Council document: 9788-15 (pdf) with 649 Member States' positions still on 9 June.

The previous: Consolidated version of the Council's negotiating position as at 5 June 2015: 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) (LIMITE doc no 9657-15, pdf) With 268 pages and still 646 Member States' positions.

European Parliament: Data protection: Parliament’s negotiators welcome Council negotiating brief (Press release, pdf) and: EP negotiating position set out in the Annex to this report (pdf)

EDRI and PI: Privacy and Data Protection under threat from EU Council agreement (pdf)

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