CHAPTER 3: THE REGULATION
The GDPR was adopted by the EU Council and Parliament in April 2016, and took effect in every EU Member State in May 2018. The GDPR is a long document, setting out requirements for organisations and for Member States, and making provision for an EU Data Protection Board. This chapter aims to provide a quick overview of the key points that you need to be aware of to comply.
The full text of the GDPR can be found on the EUR-Lex database (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/) in every language of the European Union.23 National supervisory authorities are, where necessary, providing local guidance on compliance and their websites should be consulted as part of your compliance drive.
While you undoubtedly need to engage with your professional ...
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