On Thursday, 19 December, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued new guidelines to help EU institutions and bodies assess the compliance of proposed EU measures with the protection of personal data.
The EDPS notes that protection of personal data has gained momentum in recent years and is increasingly seen as a factor that lawmakers need to take into account in all policy areas and most Commission initiatives.
“Any proposed limitation of the right to the protection of personal data must comply with EU law. This means ensuring that this limitation is both necessary and proportional”, the EDPS, Wojciech Wiewiórowski, said in a statement.
These new guidelines aim to make the assessment of necessity and proportionality quicker and easier for policymakers, by providing them with a list of practical, step-by-step checks to ensure that all new EU proposals respect the fundamental right to personal data protection.
To read the guidelines, go to: https://bit.ly/2Ez4FUr (Original version in French by Marion Fontana)