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National authorities hail Safe Harbor ruling reaffirming their jurisdiction

Brussels, 08/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - The Article 29 Working Party, which brings together the national data protection authorities of the 28 member states, welcomed the ruling delivered by the Court of Justice of the EU in the Schrems/Safe Harbor case on Tuesday 6 October (see EUROPE 11404). This ruling reaffirms that “data protection rights are an inherent part of the EU fundamental rights regime”, it said in a press release on Tuesday evening.

The national data protection authorities...